Forte Bowie, ‘Vice Haus’
The #NewAtlanta movement has a long list of artists on board, all of whom bring their own flare to what had become a redundant corner of hip-hop in recent years. One artist who’s found his niche and is making a lot of headway this year is Forte Bowie. At first glance he may seem like just another trap rapper from Atlanta, but give a listen to his Vice Haus mixtape and that perception quickly fades.
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Although Vice Haus is only seven tracks long, each number brings quality and diversity to the table, showing off the duality of Bowie’s voice as he switches from rapping to singing - all the while keeping your attention with only one feature (Miloh Smith) throughout the whole thing. Subjects like money and strippers are looked at from a different perspective on tracks such as “M.O.B. Pt. 1 and 2,” and he even moves into some pop terrain with “Little League Love.” In the end, “Take Em to Church” offers a more spiritual approach, expressing his faults and concerns with a higher power - one of many surprises from yet another promising artist from the south side of Atlanta.