1. “ Concrete Roses”

Nitty Scott, MC: “I’ve always seen myself as a concrete rose. As someone who is still going to emerge as a beautiful soul and a beautiful person despite being in this concrete jungle. Despite being surrounded by struggle and having a real past, and dealing with pain and being trampled on, but still emerging as a beautiful flower as I am. I always personified myself with that.

“Then the record itself, it’s just a really solid introduction. I think it sets you up for what you are about to hear. I think it has an anthem-y feel. It’s just all about the present and that record is me really just declaring to the world that I am here. We’re here. You are about to completely immersed in my world. That’s what it’s all about. Even with the soul sample, I was just so melodic and soulful, I think from the minute you hear the EP, you hear something fresh. You hear something fresh that will capture your attention and once again is sonically different from what people have heard from me.

“Yuri Beats is the first official Boombox Family producer. He’s down with us. He’s riding with the Boombox Family. I see him playing a huge part in my future sound. Most definitely. Yuri just brings the heat. From the minute I heard it, I think I just heard the first record for The Boombox Diaries, Vol. 1. When I heard it, I said, ‘That’s the one.’”