LA-born artist Ando San continues his shape-shifting run with the new single “iLL,” following “Thick Neck” and last year’s ‘OH KAY’ EP. Known for moving from instrumental math rock to jazz-leaning hip hop and boom-bap funk fusion, he now leans fully into the collision of his metal and rap roots. The result is tense, heavy, and rhythmically sharp.
“‘iLL’ is a song that highlights how trying to build a career as an independent artist requires so much work and so many decisions to be made all the time, that it can physically make you unwell,” he shares. “Musically, this song is a culmination of my metal and hip hop roots… I actually started out as a metal vocalist before I was a rapper.” The track brings that history forward with force.