2016 Couldn't have ended on a higher note for Erick Rush. He dropped Swoosh, finished his marketing degree, and then laid down 3 classic verses on Nasty C's album Bad Hair which stole the hearts of hip hop heads worldwide. Rather than staying in South Africa for the rest of the year. He decided to take a trip back home to Alberta, a trip he calls his #NewAgeVoyage.
"I take this trip at least once a year. Going home renergizes me, it helps me re-focus, and it pumps my inspiration to its highest level. I knew things were about to pick up with my career so I decided to make the trip back for 3 months before things got too hectic. The plan was to go home, touch base with my family and city, and work on a project with a concept that documented it all. This project is called the New Age Voyage. It's a fairly personal project that celebrates the year I've had with songs like Celebration and Have Mercy and continues to anticipate a great year to come."
The concept picks up right after #BadHair's release, then goes on to songs like All Access and Memory Foam that talk about being in your city and all the shenanigans that goes with being back at home with your day ones and people who watched you grow up. Songs like Mama's House and All Ball speak on the emotions and frustration one goes through and the sacrifices one has to make in order to keep his dream alive. It ends with Erick returning to South Africa with No Apologies getting ready to level up in 2017.
Peep the tracklist after the jump:
