Pre-Release Review of "Success In Retrograde EP" by @Darcwonn of EmilioSparks.com

Loyalist. Father. Frat brother. This is how I’ve gotten to know (but never met face to face) the man known as John Graham. Instead of giving in to the whims of commercialized music, he chooses to go a different route. John wants to make more positive music that lacks a lot of gratuity and foolishness. You will be hard pressed to hear curse words, misogyny, or hood tales glorified. What you WILL hear is a “teacher teaching the masses”. Think KRS One without being as preachy. In fact, Success Is Retrograde is actually a lyrical lashing over infectious production.

John’s lyrics tend to have intentional meaning and concepts that flow like the Tigris/Euphrates. On “Modus Operandi”, he reflects on “what’s the point of having listeners if all I sell is fantasy” and “dreams that keep up division”. With the “Top 1%”, he gives scenery of how it would be to be young, rich, and fabulous through lyrics of opulence and wealth accumulation.