Paris Texas Slowly Peel Back The Layers On Personal Single “Rokkout”

Paris Texas, experimental rap rock duo from L.A. are back solo for the first time this year with “RokKOut.” Throughout the first 10, almost 11 months, Felix and Louie Pastel have been playing the feature role for Haich Ber Na, Bien et Toi, and Kenny Mason. However, they are ready to reintroduce themselves for those who may have forgotten about them. They really broke through last year with their MID AIR album, as fans were extremely high on it. “RokKOut” could be the start of the next album rollout, but that remains to be seen for now.

At the beginning of this near four-minute cut, Felix and Louie keep the mood pretty casual and braggadocious. In typical Texas fashion, the instrumental is anything but normal as there’s a funky synth loop and quirky background vocals added in for good measure. However, things get steadily more personal and introspective after the second verse. Louie raps about severe levels of addiction run in his family, as well as his issues with his father and the insecurities he harbors. Felix wraps things up with a similarly heavy dose of painful bars about his late dad and how he wasn’t around for his final breaths. He blames himself mercilessly for it and it still weighs on him to this day. It’s progressive, emotional, and hard-hitting and we think it’s one of the best releases so far this week.

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“Rokkout” – Paris Texas

Quotable Lyrics:

And what I got, to show for it is every drop of pain
I hope my pops, his blood wash over me like DMX
To this day I still regret not being there for his last breathe
Before he dropped-
I couldn’t help but fall victim to change
To be my biggest fan and balance somewhat-pseudo fame

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Kenny Mason, Paris Texas, And Many More Will Appear On The ‘See You Next Year 2’ Compilation

Pigeons & Planes has teamed up with the indie label Big.Ass.Kids to release a second special compilation album, See You Next Year 2. Combining everything from hip-hop to alternative, the record will feature Kenny Mason, Paris Texas, Monte Booker, and many more, per a press release.

The first glimpse of the project dropped today with the release of “Big Bank” by Paris Texas, Kenny Mason, and Billy Lemos. Lemos managed production on the track, crafting a fast-paced hip-hop beat that pulls listeners in. Meanwhile, the duo Paris Texas handles the verses alongside Mason.

See You Next Year 2 was recorded at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La Studio. “There was a collective energy unlike anything I’ve ever experienced – operating at a different vibration than the online world where we spend so much time creating and consuming,” Jacob Moore, Pigeons & Planes’ founder, shared.

“The current era of music comes with a lot of pressure and expectations, but this album was the result of an environment that felt pure and free in ways that are so rare today,” he added.

Check out Paris Texas, Kenny Mason, and Billy Lemos’ “Big Bank” above. Below, find a complete list of the artists who will be on the forthcoming compilation.

Kenny Mason
Paris Texas
Monte Booker
Skaiwater
King Isis
Binki
Billy Lemos
AG Club
ICECOLDBISHOP
Deb Never
Chase Plato
Love Spells
Hamond
Junior Varsity

See You Next Year 2 is out 3/29 via ADA Worldwide.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.