?nowledge’s Higher Ground carries a story of rebuilding. In Creative Loafing’s October reporting, the Tampa-connected rapper, also known as Elgin Cintron, described returning to music after Hurricane Ida flooded his New Jersey home and destroyed his studio.
A return shaped by loss
The outlet identified Higher Ground as his first new full-length in a decade. Its report also connected the project to losses within his family and named collaborators including Rahim Samad, Sponatola and Zace.
Read the original reporting. These personal details come from the artist’s account to that publication, not a separate Trap N Loud interview.
More than an announcement
A release show was advertised for October 16 at Velvet Gypsy. That date is now past, and this article does not claim to review the event.
The lasting angle is the relationship between rebuilding a life and returning to creative work. For listeners, that context can shape how they approach a project without dictating how they should hear it.
Trap N Loud’s focus is the documented return and the local collaborators around it. The story belongs alongside coverage of new artists because an independent scene also includes people restarting after long interruptions, bringing history and relationships back into the work.
