Album lore

Nesta’s 2022 release Hope It Gets Better arrives via Black Wax, threading together eleven tracks across UK drill, grime, and a spectrum of West African-inspired rhythms like azonto and hiplife. The album’s production leans into grime’s clipped percussion and drill’s staccato flow, while also weaving in afrobeats and UK R&B elements, creating a textured backdrop for Nesta’s vocal delivery.The featured track “Jah Knows” exemplifies this blend, balancing rhythmic urgency with melodic undertones. Though modest in broader circulation—garnering just over 6,000 Last.fm listeners—the record stands as a document of hybrid UK urban styles circa 2022, reflecting the cross-pollination shaping British underground music. Black Wax’s imprint situates Nesta within a lineage attentive to both drill’s grit and the buoyancy of Afro-diasporic sounds.

Album lore

Nesta’s 2022 release Hope It Gets Better arrives via Black Wax, threading together eleven tracks across UK drill, grime, and a spectrum of West African-inspired rhythms like azonto and hiplife. The album’s production leans into grime’s clipped percussion and drill’s staccato flow, while also weaving in afrobeats and UK R&B elements, creating a textured backdrop for Nesta’s vocal delivery.The featured track “Jah Knows” exemplifies this blend, balancing rhythmic urgency with melodic undertones. Though modest in broader circulation—garnering just over 6,000 Last.fm listeners—the record stands as a document of hybrid UK urban styles circa 2022, reflecting the cross-pollination shaping British underground music. Black Wax’s imprint situates Nesta within a lineage attentive to both drill’s grit and the buoyancy of Afro-diasporic sounds.