Keedron Bryant & Symba, I Know I Been Changed | Single Notez 🎶

The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the song 🎵 “I Know I Been Changed,” by Keedron Bryant & Symba featuring Gary Clark Jr.  

🎵 Single/Song/Track: “I Know I Been Changed”

📻 Genre: Gospel, hip-hop, rap, R&B, soundtrack

🎙¹ Lead Artist/Band: Keedron Bryant, Symba

🎙² Featured Guests: Gary Clark Jr.

🎼 ✍ Songwriters: Avery Earls, Curtis Washington, Demario Raynel, Donnie Meadows, Dwayne Abernathy Jr., Gary Clark Jr.

🎛️ Producers: Dem Jointz

💿 Album: American Skin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Single Notez 🎶:

➕ Love the enigmatic, mysterious opening; sets something of a dark vibe

➕ Once the vocals come in, Bryant sings the main part of the traditional spiritual (“I know I’ve been changed… you know the angels in heaven done signed my name”)

➕ Symba has a tough tone, flow; serves up some thoughtful, woke rhymes

➕ Nice how the traditional spiritual is weaved into this new record

➕ Great, bluesy soloing by Gary Clark Jr. as always

➕ Overall nice production by Dem Jointz; comes up with a soulful yet contemporary backdrop 

➖ I love Bryant’s vocal tone, but I question some of the vocal production and autotune here

Memorable lyric:

“You see, riots ain’t changing rules and looting’s not changing laws
Marches ain’t helping shit ‘cause they fight us with firearms
So maybe we should go get a license to fire ours
And turn the gangsters and the mob to a ghetto National Guard.”

🔏 In Closing: Teen gospel/R&B singer Keedron Bryant & rapper Symba join forces for the thoughtful, woke “I Know I’ve Been Changed” from the motion picture, American Skin. They tap 🏆 Grammy-winner Gary Clark Jr. for the assist.   

🎙 Keedron Bryant & Symba • 🎵 “I Know I Been Changed” (Ft. 🎙 Gary Clark Jr.) • 🏷 Warner • 🗓 1.15.21

[📷: Warner]