ScarLip: There's 'No Statements' being made in the new music video
It’s a New York thing. Big Apple native ScarLip comes more than correct with her new ‘No Statements’ anthem providing a music video to the hard-hitting new single for the masses to embrace.
Packed with its own message as the title suggests, Scar takes things up a few notches with the cinematic rollout. Tap in.
New York City’s rap’s 2020s resurgence is entering its post-drill era, and ScarLip continues to state her case as one of the movement’s crown jewels with “No Statements.” The record comes equipped with ScarLip’s trademark sinister delivery, aggressive but deliberate, with a chorus that’s instantly infectious, which led to the social media hype. In just one week pre-release, ScarLip generated over a million views of “No Statements” snippets and previews, teasing and acquainting her highly-engaged audience with her newest single.
Their reward is one of ScarLip’s most complete works to date, a versatile new song that flaunts ScarLip’s growth as a songwriter and entertainer but retains the raw energy that initially put her on the national radar. Swizz Beatz, one of ScarLip’s early star supporters and collaborators, makes a cameo on the heels of featuring the Bronx born and bred rapper on Hip Hop 50 Vol. 2, the collaborative EP with Nas-led Mass Appeal Records Swizz produced.
As ScarLip’s catalog grows, so does her profile. Billboard named “This is New York,” ScarLipr’s star-turning single released earlier this year, as one of its 50 Best Songs of 2023. In a roundtable segment titled, “Are Women Saving New York Rap?,” Complex featured ScarLip as one of the women helping to carry NYC’s rap scene into its next phase of dominance.
This summer, ScarLip made her New York Fashion Week debut, collaborating with stars like Summer Walker, Quavo, Offset, DDG and Coi Leray for previews of “No Statement” at Tommy Hilfiger’s NYFW brunch, and an appearance at the preview of Future’s collection with high-fashion brand Lanvin. ScarLip also took “This is New York” on a victory lap this summer, performing the song everywhere from Angela Yee’s star-studded Angela Yee Day concert at Barclays Center to the main stage of the BET Awards, where she was joined by Busta Rhymes, who is featured on the hit song’s remix.
ScarLip’s stars are aligning and her ceiling continues to grow. Despite her new song’s title, she’s making plenty of statements, and is poised to finish 2023 on a high note.
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Bronx bred rap phenomenon ScarLip gained traction in the Spring of 2023 with the release of her menacing New York anthem “This Is New York.” The song has continued to grow, cracking the two million mark on YouTube for the music video and nearing half a million streams on Spotify alone. The song has also received critical acclaim most notably being featured on Billboard’s 2023 Best Songs of 2023 So Far: Staff Picks. Her latest single “No Statements” is sure to keep the fire burning. The record comes equipped with ScarLip’s trademark sinister delivery, aggressive but deliberate, with a chorus that’s instantly recognizable, thanks in large part to its social media hype.
However, ScarLip’s success story is a long time coming. From growing up in the system to enduring the loss of her mother at 12 and going viral on Instagram through a collection of singles and spoken word poetry, ScarLip’s life is full of ups and downs that she plans to detail in the release of her debut Scars & Stripes. Discovered by Swizz Beatz, the Epic Records signee is ready to take over rap, with cosigns ranging from legends like Busta Rhymes to superstars like Cardi B. The sky is limit for ScarLip, and she’s just getting started.
