The world of rap has seen some of the most innovative and creative artists for the last few years. While pop and hip-hop have been the talk of the town for a long time, people have slowly started acquiring the taste for rap too. Thanks to the ones who go beyond what is mainstream and experiment with different elements into their music. While we have a long list of names that come to our minds when we think of such artists, alternative rap is not everyone's piece of cake.

Therefore, when it comes to alternative rap, Paw Paw Rod knows to "hit where it hurts." This LA newcomer has hit just the right notes with his debut single "Hit 'em where it hurts." Hailing from Oaklahoma's Great Plains tornado belt, this emerging artist has got the right amount of groove in his voice to pull off genre-bending sounds at such a young age.

His new single is a living testimony of how much potential he has to go forward in the world of rapping. The way he has blended elements of 60s soul, rap, and indie shows that this move is not something every artist can pull off. The fact that his only song so far has been able to catch many people's attention speaks volumes on what is next to come from him.

He is currently working under Godmode, the same label that introduced the world to Yaeji and Channel Tres. Rodney Hulsey or Paw Paw Rod is known for his production quality and experimental and wacky take on music.

Even though he only has one song to his name so far, he is someone you should definitely look out for in 2021 if you’re in search for some good mood-boosting work. Since all we have from Paw Paw Rod is his groundbreaking first single, we must say that its laid-back intro and funky baseline is nothing similar to what the world has seen before. 

So far, Paw Paw Rod has been successful in acquiring a decent fan base. He is slowly rising on the mainstream social media platforms, too, such as Instagram. Moreover, he currently has 682,957 monthly listeners on Spotify. Imagine accumulating a following as large as this with just a debut song. There's more, too, as his debut song "Hit 'em where it hurts" has been streamed 9,195,134 times.

It is not new for hundreds of people to debut every year, but it's monumental for someone to keep their listeners at the edge of their seats only after their first song. This is what Paw Paw Rod has been doing so far. Only in the first few seconds, you know that this kid is on a mission, and the mission is to save music. Although it’s just been a few months, fans can't wait for his comeback and for him to build on the hype he left them hanging with.