Ace Poetik, a hip-hop artist and rapper from Louisville, Kentucky, defies categorization with his versatile style. His debut album, Deeper Than Most, released in 2020, showcases a diverse range of styles, from underground beats to trap to R&B-flavored melodies. Ace seamlessly adapts his flow to each genre, demonstrating his skill as a gifted storyteller and lyricist who understands the nuances of meter and tone.
Born into a musical family—his mother a talented singer and his grandfather a pianist and songwriter—Ace Poetik had a natural affinity for words. He was published at the age of ten, but his true passion was always music. Combining his talents, he began releasing music in 2020 and has enjoyed increasing success, with his most popular track, “Lost Souls,” amassing over 150,000 streams on Spotify.
Ace’s latest track, “Tears of a Melody,” is a deeply personal and meaningful piece that highlights his storytelling prowess. The song recounts the trauma he experienced in a car accident in 2023, with a riveting flow that draws listeners into his story.
“This song came from a car accident that almost took my life. The wreck was a huge eye-opener for me. So yes, the song is sad, but there’s also motivation in its recipe. It’s a reminder that tomorrow is promised to no one, and if you have a dream, you should let nothing stop you from turning that dream into reality. It’s your dream for a reason. Only you can make it true,” Ace shares.
Set to a classic 90s R&B beat with haunting vocals backing him, Ace‘s verse evokes the chill and grainy quality of Warren G and Nate Dogg’s classic “Regulators.” However, the subject matter is far deeper. Ace not only recounts the accident but also offers an uplifting perspective, sharing the lessons he learned from the near-death experience and his journey of healing.
“You have to learn to be selfish when you’re creating your forever. When you reach your lowest, God is resetting you to rebuild stronger. There’s a lesson in every situation. One thing every heart feels is pain. It’s not what you go through; it’s how you choose to get through it,” Ace explains.
“Tears of a Melody” was released on the one-year anniversary of the wreck, July 4, and is available now on all major streaming platforms.
Artist Biography:
Ace Poetik is a hip hop artist and rapper from Louisville, Kentucky whose style can’t be pigeonholed. In his first album, Deeper Than Most, released in 2020, contains a gallery of different styles. Anything from underground beats to trap to R&B flavoured and melodic appears on the album, and Ace is able to change his flows to fit each one. Not only a gifted storyteller and writer from a young age, it’s clear that Ace understands meter and tone need to be interpreted by a lyricist, and he does it beautifully.
Born into a musical family with his mother a talented singer and his grandfather a pianist and songwriter, Ace Poetik was always good with words as well. He became published at the age of ten, but his focus was always on music. Eventually, he learned to marry the two and has been releasing since 2020 with increasing success, with his most popular track, “Lost Souls” reaching over 150,000 streams on Spotify.
Ace tells his story: “I was born in Louisville ky. Welcomed into the world by only my mother I never got a chance to have my father. He was killed by a drunk driver on his motorcycle when my mother was only 2 months pregnant. With a short end of the stick start to life I faced a life of poverty. Saw things I wasn’t supposed to see n also did things that wasn’t good for me. With a natural gift of putting words together. I became a published writer at the early age of 10. Unknowing what writing could do for me. It was never my main focus. With music bein a foundation of my family tree. From my mother having the voice of an angel to my grandfather who could write a song go to his piano and play the perfect Melody while he sung his own words to bring them to life. Sometimes people are just meant to do something. Music is what I’m meant to do.”
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Artist Contact Email: aduncan2126@gmail.com