Saba Gets on His “Soap Box” on New Song

Saba's brand is starting to pick up steam. While his alliance with Chance The Rapper piqued most fans' interest in the Chicago spitta, he continues to build off the momentum with his new single "Soap Box."

Co-produced by Saba and Phoelix, the track is a strange mix of slow burn and upbeat, juxtaposing weighty guitar riffs during the verses with a smooth piano and boom bap combination while the chorus rides. The 21-year-old MC drives the track with passion in his voice, hopping on his soap box and spitting about his everyday surroundings.

XXL chopped it up with the up-and-coming Windy City native late last year and he had a message for all the good kids in mad cities saying he wanted to influence the youth. "To put that hope in a young mind, in a young lost mind, in a young wandering mind, that shit is unmatched," he said. "Music reaches you in a way that no other thing can. So to be that voice, to be that conscience that leads you to the light. Just as a young person, I feel like that shit is important and that’s what I would like to be for a young child out there somewhere. Preferably from the West Side of Chicago so they can know that this shit is possible. And not even this shit like, 'Hey go be a rapper,' but go take that risk and go be what you want to be."

Listen to "Soap Box," below.

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