Ronnie Gotcha & Odeljones honoured homemaking heroines in soul-stirred hip hop with ‘Ms. Inez’

Rarely does rap lean towards the sonically sublime, yet Ronnie Gotcha and Odeljones find new terrain in hip hop with their single, Ms. Inez. It’s a soulfully scintillating cut that paints a vignette rooted in quiet resilience and tenderness. With Ronnie Gotcha narrating the lives of women who never demanded centre stage yet devoted themselves to lifting others, the track becomes a hymn of gratitude and reverence. His verses are wrapped in warmth, acknowledging sacrifices that shaped his own path, while Odeljones layers the atmosphere with cinematic weight, allowing the harmonies to rise and leave you pierced by their sincerity. Ms. Inez channels Ronnie Gotcha’s lifelong devotion to the woman who raised, supported, and guided him, while extending the aural light to every selfless figure who lives their life by giving. Where other hip hop records seek dominance through force, this one moves with humanity, carrying a slow-burning intensity that lingers long after the beat drops away. Ronnie Gotcha, an African Trinidadian American writer and emcee born in Long Island and now based in Colorado Springs, has built his name on politically aware themes and his refusal to bow out of relevance in the later years of the rap game. […]

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