Atfer dropping “Symmetry” just last week, Blanco comes back with another release, this time a music video for last years “Time Out” track. Taken from his City of God released last year, this music video reminds us of just how many bangers Blanco packed into one album. Watch the music video for “Time Out” below:

While not one of the more popular tracks of the album, “Time Out” is surely worthy of having its own video. Its sound is a typification of the City of God albums sound; bouncy, funk carioca-influenced dancy beats, overscored by Blanco’s signature contagious flow.

Despite Blanco musically distancing himself from his former drill sound, as well as from Harlem Spartans to form his own path, he still pays tribute to his fallen members. The video features a Manchester United shirt with the name “Biscuit” on the back, a tribute to fellow HS member who was tragically stabbed to death just over two years ago.

Biz, real name Crosslom Davis, was a major player in Harlem Spartans, with a promising career ahead of him, though tragically died at only 20 years old. No matter how independent Blanco becomes in sound and style from his old group, it is clear that he will never let his fallen friends go forgotten.

Produced by Litek, the beat for “Time Out” is one of Blanco’s most gorgeous; the wah-wah guitar licks, punctuated by a perfectly muted click-clack of the carioca drums, the beat does just enough to bring full-bodied, dancy vibes without being too overstimulating or maximalist. His lyricism follows a similar to flow to other hits like “Shippuden” and “Pull Up”, clearly having found a formula, yet the beat selection is what makes this track so refreshing. A stand-out track from City of God, “Time Out” did all it needed to do to deserve its own music video and then some.

Blanco, starting out in UK Drill music, has found a completely new sound in the last couple years in the form of funk carioca. Speaking on the new musical influences to his sound, Blanco says: “When I make those songs, it just kinda flows. Songs like ‘Pull Up’ [from English Dubbed’] are actually baile funk, not afroswing, and people really liked that. And it was natural. I came across that sound on YouTube one day looking for something, and when I came across this, I was like, “This sounds good, so I used it. I didn’t actively look for it but this is the sound.”

Listen to Blanco’s most recent album, from which “Time Out” is taken from, below: