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Bonus Episode
In this episode of Rap Nerd Reviews, Derek “D-Sick” Moore, founder of Rap Nerd Radio, dives deep into MEntal HELLth Despondent, the concept LP from lyricist T.O. Lestat. This project is dark, personal, and cinematic — a reflection of Lestat’s 2023, shaped by real-life struggles, pain, and growth. With a Boom Bap foundation, intricate wordplay, and vivid storytelling, T.O. Lestat paints raw, emotional pictures through his Reality Rhymes. The album plays like an autobiographical movie, complete with a hidden track that caps off the journey.
🎧 Album Credits Artist / Executive Producer: T.O. Lestat Co-Producer / Engineer: CrackeRican Beat Production: Imminent Productions Recording Engineers: CrackeRican, JSLUGG Studios: ShadowWorks Ent., Salt Mine Studio Oasis, GAS Labs Mixing / Mastering: CrackeRican, KC Jones Artwork / Concept: T.O. Lestat Label: The Armed & Educated Ent.
🧩 About the Artist T.O. Lestat brings a style that’s unmistakably his — Boom Bap at its core, but with a poetic and introspective edge. His Reality Rhymes cut deep, depicting everyday life with honesty and craft.
📱 Follow T.O. Lestat: IG / Threads / TikTok — @to_lestat FB — @TO Lestat | @TO Lestat TheWize X — @TO_Lestat Twitch — @TOLestat3 YouTube — TO Lestat The Wise Bandcamp — TO Lestat
🎧 Stream on all DSPs (now) | Soon exclusive on Own Ln.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2zZE3axOIySrZyWklUi3rN?si=Y12xyen4Qhu1jN69cMDGlg
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