Words are able to describe feelings, but they themselves are not feelings. Language can be evocative, but it can never invoke on it’s own; the interpreter gives words their power. What makes D.R.A.M. such an essential interpreter in contemporary music is that he doesn’t just explain to you how he feels — he stresses each syllable with enough force to squeeze out every ounce of emotion. He wears his confidence firmly on his tongue, which hangs so far out of his grin that it never once meets his cheek. Hailing from Hampton, Virginia, D.R.A.M. tiptoes a fluid state between rapper and [...]