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Sha Ek is gang, gang, gang with the 'Level I'm At'

If you need a workout playlist, make sure you add Sha Ek to it. The hip-hop artist goes extra hard with the cinematic treatment to his ‘Level I’m At’ anthem.

The song alone hits hard but the visual forces you to move around. Turn up, turn up.

Teeming with explosive energy, rising Bronx drill star Sha EK (pronounced Sha-Eee-Kay) uncovers the music video for his single “Level I’m At” today. Watch it HERE. It remains yet another standout from his forthcoming new mixtape Return Of The Jiggy, out December 9, 2022.

The track’s frenetic head-rattling production layers sharp melodic keys above a manic beat. Meanwhile, Sha EK’s gruff delivery pummels as he warns, “Can’t get to the level I’m at!” The accompanying clip mirrors this kinetic flurry. The rapper turns up in an otherworldly room adorned with comic book-style illustrations and furniture on the ceiling. The visual breaks all kinds of boundaries and positions him as a disruptor in the genre.

"Level I'm At" sets the stage for Return Of The Jiggy. The anticipated mixtapeilluminates every side of Sha Ek's approach as an undeniable and unapologetic force. He turns up with hard-hitting bars and hypnotic hooks against a backdrop of seething, scorching, and sharp production.

He teased out the project’s arrival with the three-song bundle O To The G. Beyond reacting on streaming platforms, those bangers—“O To The G, “Billboard Baby, and “Level I’m At”—earned widespread acclaim. In addition to plugs from Grunge Cake, TheHype Magazine, and more, NPR touted O To The G on “Heat Check” and proclaimed, “Recent drill music has been defined by great, singular rap voices: the late Pop Smoke, of course, but also Headie One in the UK, and now Ice Spice. Sha EK has such a voice – a shout that threatens to tear his songs open at the seams.