Lou The Human, a 21-year-old Brooklyn-born, Staten Island-bred rapper, is starting to bubble. The budding upstart previously dropped the videos for his singles "Macklemore" and "Brink." Now he's back with his newest record "Slim Buddha."

"Only 20 but I been a vet, been a threat/ Been a winner since I been a sinner, so it's been forever," Lou raps as if he's deranged but it's amazing to listen to.

In a recent interview, he talks about the importance of coming from New York.

"New York is very important," he said. "New York shaped me into the individual I am today. Growing up in New York and rapping, you kind of have to want to be the best. And that's the thing that's kind of lost in rap right now. But New York, it's the birthplace. It's the Mecca. I've left a bunch of times and I always find out there's nowhere else like New York. It's really important to me with my process. I'm actually in New York right now. I came back to record my second project."

Bump "Slim Buddha" below.

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