Nappy Nina - "Prayer Posture (feat. JusMoni)" from the 2023 album Mourning Due on LucidHaus.

On her latest LP Mourning Due, Nappy Nina, as she puts it, "considers grief a currency and questions who is owed what." The Oakland-born/Brooklyn-based artist delivers vulnerable lyrics in her distinctive rapid-fire style, like a conversation with a friend who's had too many cups of coffee. 

Mourning Due features a plethora of guests, including Moor Mother, Mavi, lojii, maassai, Cavalier, Stas Thee Boss, and on today's Song of the Day, JusMoni. The track is produced by Nina's frequent collaborator, Nelson Bandela. "Prayer Posture" explores the uncertainty of life. As Nina raps "Shit won't last on some quarter notes / I may laugh but I'm hoarding hope and reading my homies' horoscopes," JusMoni coos in a following line, "I feel like the worlds on fire / none of us know how to swim." It's a relatable emotion, that resonates throughout the whole reflective album. 

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Nappy Nina - "Prayer Posture (feat. JusMoni)" from the 2023 album Mourning Due on LucidHaus.
On her latest LP Mourning Due, Nappy Nina, <a href="https://nappynina.bandcamp.com/album/mourning-due" data-cke-saved-href="https://nappynina.bandcamp.com/album/mourning-due">as she puts it</a>, "considers grief a currency and questions who is owed what." The Oakland-born/Brooklyn-based artist delivers vulnerable lyrics in her distinctive rapid-fire style, like a conversation with a friend who's had too many cups of coffee. 
Mourning Due features a plethora of guests, including Moor Mother, Mavi, lojii, maassai, Cavalier, <a href="https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/fresh-off-the-spaceship/2022/4/1/stas-thee-boss-pays-cost-change/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/fresh-off-the-spaceship/2022/4/1/stas-thee-boss-pays-cost-change/">Stas Thee Boss</a>, and on today's Song of the Day, <a href="https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/fresh-off-the-spaceship/2022/4/22/universal-mother-jusmonis-love-practice/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/fresh-off-the-spaceship/2022/4/22/universal-mother-jusmonis-love-practice/">JusMoni</a>. The track is produced by Nina's frequent collaborator, Nelson Bandela. "Prayer Posture" explores the uncertainty of life. As Nina raps "Shit won't last on some quarter notes / I may laugh but I'm hoarding hope and reading my homies' horoscopes," JusMoni coos in a following line, "I feel like the worlds on fire / none of us know how to swim." It's a relatable emotion, that resonates throughout the whole reflective album. 
<a href="https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/2023/3/7/nappy-nina-prayer-posture-feat-jusmoni/">Read the full story at KEXP.org</a>

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