CocoDrops' "TeaTime" is an anthem of self-empowerment and resilience

From Belgium with roots deeply grounded in Zambia, CocoDrops, also known as The Emerald Queen, brings her heart to her official debut single, "TeaTime." It's a message with a bold, boppy hip-hop anthem that serves as a calling out of self-worth, toughness, and pure, unadulterated truth.

Co-produced with Focuss and at the Music Production School (MTM), "TeaTime" is CocoDrops's first significant statement in the world of music, and she's already making that statement fearlessly. Beat for beat and bar for bar, CocoDrops provides a rhythmic reckoning between sharp metaphors and her earnest delivery that recounts her experiences with discrimination based on her body size and skin tone.

"TeaTime" is not a celebration of struggle. Instead, it flips the script. It's the sort of track that makes you want to sit up straighter, stand a little taller, and own your story, no edits, no apologies. The beat-riding production is bouncy and head-nodding here, layered with attitude and purpose, and acts as the perfect canvas for CocoDrops to spread the message. Her voice is biting and cheeky but doesn't fail to affect a combination of openness and strength.

CocoDrops "spill the tea," getting the phrase back as an empowerment moment. What might have become especially hushed is a testament to a defiant individuality's pulse. It's a reminder that the things that people try to use against us, our shape, our skin, and our roots are the things that make us unstoppable.

"TeaTime" has raw authenticity that makes it so fascinating. There is no over-polished veneer here, just a hungry, dynamic voice waiting to be heard. And even though this may be her first rodeo, CocoDrops already sounds like an artist who knows exactly who she is and what she's standing for. On "TeaTime," CocoDrops introduces herself with grace, grit, and groove. The Emerald Queen is in the building and about to bring the heat.

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