People still might be like, 'Oh, 'Quicksand' is my favorite, but I like 'Low Key,' or, ''Low Key' is my favorite but I like." But I feel like 'Switched Up' gets lost in the middle. So I think 'Switched Up' is probably one of those songs where it got overshadowed by 'Low Key,' but it still gets love. What’s your most slept-on song, and why?: "I don't feel like everything is being slept on, because I feel like every song up is up to people's opinions. And that's when I felt like, You know what? I really might have something different." When someone calls you, you don't know who they are, but they believe in you. And when you get a random call from somebody like, 'Yo, your song is fire and I want to talk to you about maybe pushing your career,' that's when you know you have something. I had put the song out, but it wasn't really doing well at all. I’m going to blow up because: "Well, the first time I realized that it was good was when I got hit up by Moe. If you're taking the time to listen to me, you can compare me to who you want to compare me to, long as you're listening, and I appreciate that." So, I got comparisons of like, of course Rod Wave, Roddy Ricch, Mo3, who else? Shit, I got CeeLo Green comparison, which was fucking amazing. My style’s been compared to: "I get a lot of comparisons. I would listen to R&B and mostly R&B in my early days though." I grew up listening to: " Drake, Mo3, Usher, things like that. In late December, Morray got on the phone with XXL to discuss his journey so far, and his mindset as he takes each new step. As far streams, "Switched Up" is nearing 900,000 on Spotify. Since "Quicksand" arrived in October, Morray has released three more songs: "Switched Up," "Low Key" and "Dreamland." All three tracks are seeing success on YouTube with the latter creeping up on a million views-"Switched Up" sits at over 2 million views while "Low Key" has over 1 million. Cole, who praised "Quicksand" on Instagram, and even Jay-Z, who added the track to his 2020 Vision COVID-19 playlist on TIDAL. He got onto the radar of hometown rap superstar J. Now, the song has over 4 million Spotify streams.Ĭurrently signed to Pick Six Records and managed by Moe Shalizi of The Shalizi Group, who also manages lauded DJ Marshmello, Morray has created a lot of noise for himself this year based off his hit song. The song, coupled with a video showing off Morray's block and his friends, took off fast, hitting nearly 10 million views in a month. What's really striking about Morray is his singing voice, which was honed during his childhood as a kid in the church choir. "Since a jit, stood tall with a kickstand/Thinking of a plan to get quick bands/Falling in deep with the quicksand/Flag out my ass, no quick brand," he delivers over a guitar-driven beat produced by Ant Chamberlain and Hagan. "Quicksand" features Morray singing about surviving the streets, growing up being poor, having beef with friends and other aspects of his earlier years.
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