What happens when the haze clears and the person holding the mic has something to say?

Some rappers want to sell you a fantasy. Others want to tell you a story. And then there’s METAPHYSICAL, an LA-based lyricist stepping into “Hemp Poet” with a blunt in one hand and a personal history that hints at something deeper than the smoke.

Released October 18, 2026, “Hemp Poet” wastes little time establishing its territory. The opening lines get straight to the ritual: “Let me hit that spliff, hold on for a second.” No grand entrance. No cinematic monologue. Just a man asking for a moment before he gets into the music.

It’s casual, almost deliberately unpolished. And that’s the point.

From Chemical Escapes to Hemped-Out Reflection

The line that gives this track its identity comes just a few bars into the supplied excerpt: “Back in day I did the chemicals now I’m Hemped Poet.”

There’s a whole potential autobiography tucked inside that contrast. On one side, a reference to past chemical use; on the other, a present-day identity built around hemp and poetry. METAPHYSICAL frames the change as a personal evolution, though the excerpt leaves the specifics of that journey untouched. No need to invent a redemption story when the artist has already given us a compelling tension to sit with.