spence.wav is a DMV producer who’s come on the scene in the past few months. With production credits on the collaboration tape between 301Music and BoBoBeatz, The Whole Kill, on its third track “Rain On Yo Head”, before going on to produce three breakout tracks in No Wrong featuring local rapper After.Fame, Locked In, featuring Des, and KILLAMANJARO ft. ILYFÁLL and After.Fame. The latter two are actually on the project we’re here to present to you today.

Take a look at our five favorite tracks off the tide-crashing Ride The .Wav 😈

STUCK IN THESE WATERS (ft. pablo skyes & Des)

“Stuck in These Waters” projects the image this album is trying to convey to a tee. Spence is the wave and people need to hop on before he crashes the game. Des and pablo skyes make an amazing duo, with the former walking on water with lyrical plays in pockets native to the DMV area. Des’s verse can make any listener stop what they're doing just to nod their head, scrunch up their face, and release a quiet “Damn.”

pablo skyes’ chorus takes us away from the thrashing waters of Des’ verse and sails us to a paradise of vocal runs. sykes makes a point of encapsulating the entire premise of this track, he won’t drown in these waters.

Where its sink or swim, the latter always prevails.

COLD FEET (ft. N.A.I)

Cold Feet is simply a masterpiece. R&B is a new genre that is slowly re-emerging within the DMV area, and spence.wav captured the essence of that vibe perfectly. Introducing DMV singer/songwriter, N.A.I, the two create a beautiful world, one where the singer is caught between decisions, feeling as if she’s floating away from what could be a great thing, however, at the same time, knows the pressure of this situation could drown her if she keeps holding on.

With gorgeous production and beautiful vocal performance, Cold Feet gets an A+ from us.

FIRST CLASS (ft. TracyDeuce)

First Class takes the DMV culture and injects it straight into the beat and flow of this entire track. TracyDeuce throws crazy bars over a heavy trap beat, produced by the wave himself. Spencer leaves enough space for Deuce to do his thing without letting listeners forget whose tape this is.

Tracy’s infectious hook is really what made the song for us. Great song all the way through.

AQUARIUM (ft. Teebow & CP3)

Teaming up with fellow DMV producer, BoBoBeats, Aquarium gives off a haunting vibe, meshing the two producer’s styles of heavy 808s and experimental melodies. CP3 and Teebow do a great job tossing bars back and forth like alley-oops. Braggadocious bars underneath a beautifully eerie production give the song a deep-sea feel, keeping in line with the aesthetic of the album itself, something we, at Nefarious Supply, absolutely love.

Concepts are a big 10/10 for us, in the sounds, artwork, and visuals artists use.

LUIGI (ft. Yv Keem)

Luigi is just a vibe.

Yv Keem dances over the waves of the guitar-led, slow trap beat. Though the production is somewhat calm, Keem speaks on the realities he’s had to deal with on his journey to becoming a rapper. Not having a proper place to sleep at night, being a young black man with no degree, and trying to make it by any means necessary.

Spencer has made it clear he is great at creating worlds for artists to live in, and with this being the last track of the album, it feels as if listeners can finally catch their breath.

But that’s only until the next wave hits.

Hopefully, they can catch it.

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