Let us now praise Muck Sticky. The pioneering stoner rapper’s been spreading good vibes since the 1990s.
Most of that time, he’s been dressed in nothing but pajamas. He believes July 1st, 2002 — the date of his best friend’s funeral — was the last time he wore hard pants.
But that doesn’t mean he’s lazy. His 16th(!) album Man In Pajamas weighs in at a robust 22 tracks. While The Sticky Muck has never been a stickler for genre, this album demonstrates the most musical diversity of his long, dank career.
Case in point is “Never Give Up”, the newest single from Man In Pajamas. Shot by producer Nik Nil and directed by Muck, the video shows the artist chilling on the Central Gulf Coast beach where he spends most of his time these days.
“It’s a departure from my normal sound for sure,” says Muck. “It’s a ballad, and I’m not known for doing many of those. I feel like the lyrics are a message from God. Sometimes we write the songs, and sometimes the songs write themselves through us. This is one of those that I was blessed to be the channel for.”
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