Red Velvet Papi is a 23 year old rapper, singer and producer from New York. He found himself writing songs in secret in his early years because his first passion was to be a producer alone and when the frustration of people continually telling him they couldn't get anything going on his beats reached was, at its boiling point, he put all those song he was writing writing to use. He began to experiment and hone his skills. Soon, Red Velvet Papi had his own sound. His sound is a blend of elements from Hip Hop, R&B and Bedroom Pop, which he affectionately refers to as "Bedroom Hip Hop and R&B". Since 2018, he has released one mixtape and three EPs and a handful of singles, the latest of which is his latest EP, "Genki", which released on July 31st.
“Genki” hones in on that bedroom sound with an instrumental that reminds us a lot of the early clario tracks that really set off the genre. The instrumental features catchy drum patterns that, aren’t super complex and loaded with sounds, and a poppy Rhodes piano hoping on the chords. Red Velvet keeps the lyrics simple, to the point, and above all else, catchy. The track as a whole is more than a vibe. It’s an atmosphere.