These three tracks form a cohesive constellation around self-definition, contextual survival, and emotional integrity. Lex and stevieray refuse to bend for industry expectations; N0M4D gives voice to lived scars; B.A. Badd and Bub Styles shoulder their truth publicly on the hook.
🎧 Lex Leosis x callmestevieray – Ain’t No Way
Lex Leosis and callmestevieray team up for Ain’t No Way, the lead single from their forthcoming collaborative album Sorry For Asking (dropping July 25, 2025). Recorded during an intensive one-week session in L.A., the song showcases their shared commitment to authenticity over commercial conformity — Lex calls it “an anthem for staying authentic to yourself and curving the pressures of society”. With a hook that lands hard at 0:42, the track blends pop-rap brightness and conscious themes with intimate, lived-in production.
Lex’s gravelly flow and freestyle-honed agility — honed through TikTok breakout success and time with The Sorority — meets stevieray’s melodic confidence to reinforce Folded Waffle’s mission: music built on identity, not algorithms. The synergy between them — “our synergy is undeniable” as Lex puts it — sets the tone for an album designed to uplift without compromise.
🔥 N0M4D – newsickle
Toronto’s N0M4D, released newsickle on June 12 via No Man’s Land as his third single. Rooted in gangsta rap, the song confronts “harsh environments” and personal tribulations, reflecting life at a crossroads . Though online info remains sparse, newsickle serves as a sonic declaration of survival, distancing itself from glamorized violence and instead delivering lived experience with purpose.
Its atmospheric, minimalist beat leaves space for N0M4D’s voice — weary yet defiant — to carry the weight. In juxtaposition with Ain’t No Way, the track acts as the shadow side of authenticity: even as one resists external pressure, they also resist self-erasure amid trauma. It’s a reminder of the real environments that many Folded Waffle readers inhabit and reckon with.
🎶 B.A. Badd x Bub Styles – Heart On My Sleeve
From their collaborative album Painted In Hunger, B.A. Badd and producer Sypooda release Heart On My Sleeve featuring Bub Styles. SpitFireHipHop notes the track as “a potent hip‑hop banger” driven by an off‑kilter piano loop and propelled by B.A.’s dark-game verses alongside Styles’ second-act energy. Born from an online connection and recorded in Buffalo, the song blends grunge-laced production with vulnerability and lyrical flair.
Heart On My Sleeve is the emotional apex of this narrative: unfiltered confession in the booth, colored by survival and humility. It’s the perfect companion to Lex’s self-definition and N0M4D’s context: all three reject repressing their interior landscapes, choosing transparency over tone.
Together, they speak to a Folded Waffle audience that values art as testimony. These aren’t songs crafted for clickbait—they’re affirmations, declarations, survival songs. Our mission is clear: fold space for voices that matter, even when they don’t fit the formula.
