Rapper love-sadKiD Begs Us to "Look At The Time" [PREMIERE]

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At a notably young age, Ben McGibboney sacrificed a promising career in football and created the innovative moniker, love-sadKiD (which goes by they/them pronouns), to serve as their entry way into the booming rap world. With an impressive discography consisting of countless singles and two collaborative EPs with Dahm, as well as a tour with Hobo Johnson under his belt, love-sadKiD is currently working on more music for their burgeoning fanbase. The Texas-native is only 16 years old, but love-sadKiD's developed lyricism speaks wonders as they explore complex relationships in the introspective new single, "Look At The Time."

love-sadKiD's rare ability to be sincere in every outstanding release is prevalent in "Look At The Time," a chilling track about one of love-sadKiD's troublesome past relationships. love-sadKiD suggests that their ex couldn't be close to what they needed or wanted so their once-undeniably strong connection eventually went adrift and was never resuscitated. With charming elements of lo-fi, "Look At The Time" will make you join love-sadKiD in reflecting on your own past romantic partners and realizing how much you've grown since removing yourself from those situations.

love-sadKiD exclusively shared with Ones To Watch:

"I wrote this song about an ex of mine whom I had a rather contentious relationship with. I wrote the hook on it a few months ago and based it on a text I sent her about not being childish anymore."

Ones To Watch has your first listen of "Look At The Time" right in time for Valentine's Day below:

You can catch love-sadKiD on tour with Oliver Tree and at Young Love with Cuco on February 16:

02/15 Los Angeles, CA - Catch One *
02/16 San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom $
02/18 Portland, OR - Hawthorne #
02/19 Seattle, WA - Crocodile #
02/22 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex #
02/23 Denver, CO - Globe Hall #
02/26 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall #
03/12 Nashville, TN - Exit In #
03/14 Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Art Co. #
03/15 Houston, TX - White Oak #

* = w/ Dream Girl
$ = w/ Cuco (Young Love Fest)
# = w/ Oliver Tree

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