Who is this Norman Sann?
This is another artist I have to assume came up in an Apple New Music playlist algorithm. Since I heard glimpses of Chance the Rapper, Joey Purp, Public Enemy, and Ice-T as I listened and all of those artists are in my music library it makes sense.
My favorite discoveries are ones like this. Something captures my ear so I add it to my ongoing yearly playlist. I spend time throughout the year putting said playlist on shuffle. Song plays, I say to myself, “who is that?” Norman’s record did that endlessly this year until I finally realize we had struck gold.
Creative. Original. Familiar. The familiarity convinces me how steeped in hip-hop history Norman is and how talented he is.
Feel the old school on this track.
Whoever Norman Sann is his album reigns as my favorite rap album of 2024.
Get to know Norman in this Sheen Magazine interview.
Also, Norman has dropped two releases since this one, catch up with him at https://www.normansann.com/