Influenced by the likes of Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar and Rod Stewart, Michael Ekow brings his velvety voice to alternative hip hop with his new single Ocean Black Light, in collaboration with producer and guitarist May. 

Of Ghanaian descent, Michael Ekow is an Amsterdam based alt- hip hop artist, sonically paving his path between indie, trap and rnb & moving alongside the spaces of culture and art. His unique style, ecstatic energy, and poetics in fashion set him in Amsterdam's new generation of talent, merging genres beyond the expected. This collaboration with hip hop/pop producer May brings his signature compelling melodies and riveting arrangements.

Blending together English punk inspired vocals, hip hops' poetic storytelling and RnB/pop fused melodies, Ocean Black Light is a single that encompasses the struggle for autonomy in a failed relationship.

The song depicts three different stages of paranoia; a woozy anxiousness, a desperate cry for help and lastly the fight or flight instinct. Each verse is devoted to a stage of paranoia during the break-in described in the song. 

Ultimately the song not only describes the pursuit for autonomy but also from freedom of trauma. Ocean Black Light is titled after the dark blue light of a black light. The Ultraviolet rays (Black Lights) expose the things that are not visible to the naked eye. In the song the black lights are the traumatic events that the artist lives with, unable to see the world without it being overshadowed by pain.