Marc E. Bassy’s storytelling makes his star rise

MANY OF you know him for some of his previous albums like ; “East Hollywood’, But many were introduced / reintroduced to Marc E. Bassy in 2016 when he dropped his second EP “ Groovy People” or maybe you know him by his platinum breakthrough single, “ You and Me”  featuring G-eazy. Sound a little more familiar?

If you know how good that song is then you know that the anticipation was high prior to his release of his debut album, Gossip Columns that dropped Oct. 13.  

Featuring Artists just as talented like the already familiar voice G-Eazy, YG, Kehlani, Kyle, and Bobby Brackins.

When asked where his inspiration for the album and its name came from, he said, “I chose this album title [Gossip Columns] because these tracks are essentially sensationalized stories from my personal life, experience and observation,” as stated in an interview by Bianca Alysse on the billboard.com website. Can you say deep?!

Although Bassy points out the personal and emotional side of this album, he wants his fans to know prior to the release of this groovy, storytelling R&B album, “We put the same amount of effort and care into all the music. The rest is up to the people,” as stated on the billboard.com website.

Not only did he give us a little taste of greatness when he dropped a single on the album “You and Me.” He let us preview the personal part and one of the features of the album by also releasing “Plot Twist” featuring Kyle earlier in 2017.

Love is a lot of things, but one thing for sure is it’s complicated, “Plot twist’ is the perfect song to describe it. When asked where the inspiration for the song came from and what it meant specifically to Bassy he said, “It’s about when a situation with a love interest turns into something more serious than you thought. [You] thought it was just gonna be like a one night stand, a casual sexual encounter, and then it turns into something more real, and something that lasts longer. And it kinda happened to me. So that’s where the song came from,”  as stated on the iheart.com website. Relatable? Personally, yes.

My favorite song? Hard choice, but it’s “Made Love First” featuring Kehlani, an artist already added to my playlist. The song is about their relationship getting complicated by hooking up first before connecting emotionally. The theme is a relatable one.

This whole album was a relatable one, It was the perfect closure to my feelings and 2017. What’s next for Bassy? Another album? A tour? The eagerness is real. When asked by Billboard’s Alysse what he had planned, Bassy said,

“We are going to do this U.S. tour. And then my team is going to visit Europe, in December. We will be in 11 different European cities, for the first time. My band will be playing in small, intimate venues. It is really Gossip Columns season. We will be pushing the album everywhere,” as stated on the billboard.com website.

All I can say is to bring the gossip to Salt Lake City, because after that album, everybody’s gonna be in love with Bassy.