DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: SobaSmokey - "Magic"

In this new entry in our 'Diamonds In The Rough' category, we would like to introduce you to upcoming artist SobaSmokey and his brand new single titled "Magic".



Emerging from the shadows of late nights and neon city glow, SobaSmokey returns with "Magic"; a hypnotic new single out now. Released on November 14th, the track slips effortlessly between trap and alternative R&B, pulling listeners into a world where confidence meets confession and nothing feels fully real... or fully safe.

Driven by heavy 808s, spacey melodic textures, and vocals that hover between whispered intimacy and quiet unraveling, "Magic" feels both cinematic and deeply personal. It's not polished to perfection,c and that's the point. The raw edges, the emotional cracks, the breath between the lines... it's all part of the spell. SobaSmokey captures the adrenaline of new love, the danger that lingers beneath the surface, and the beauty of surrendering to something you don't yet understand. Beneath the swagger sits something fragile, a tension between desire and vulnerability that keeps echoing long after the track fades out.

For listeners drawn to the late-night worlds of Travis Scott, Don Toliver, The Weeknd's early era, and Bryson Tiller, "Magic" hits that same sweet spot: sensual, atmospheric, and slightly dangerous. It belongs in playlists soundtracking heartbreak, hedonism, neon-lit drives, or love stories whispered under flickering streetlights.

At just 19 years old, SobaSmokey is already shaping his own universe. Born in Toronto and raised in Barcelona, he carries a global perspective woven through every melody, every rhythm. Fluent in English, Russian, French, Spanish, Catalan, and German, he builds songs from a mosaic of cultural influences; a blend of cities, languages, and lived experiences. Music has always been his first language: piano, guitar, self-produced beats, and poems turned into verses long before he could drive.

Influenced by giants like A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott, Don Toliver, The Weeknd, Bryson Tiller, and even jazz legend Oscar Peterson, SobaSmokey calls his sound psychedelic emotion, a fusion of rap, trap, R&B, indie, and rock. With three albums and two EPs already released, he's not chasing flawlessness; he's chasing feeling. His lo-fi textures, experimental choices, and atmospheric worlds are deliberate reflections of mood and honesty.

"Magic" is the next step in his evolution: an echo of everything he's lived, a snapshot of the moment he's in, and a hint of where he's headed next.

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