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ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH

Are You Man Enough is a performance-driven funk record built for the stage, the crowd, and the moment. Rooted in the Minneapolis Sound and accelerated for today, the track moves with tight, dry drums, snapping snares, elastic bass, and sharp funk guitar that cuts instead of floats.

What makes this record different is control. The music stops on command, drops into intentional silence, and hands the spotlight to spoken, sensual crowd interaction. Breath, confidence, and attitude become part of the rhythm. From there, the song rebuilds with HBCU-inspired drumline energy—rolling snares, high-hat flourishes, horn hits—before slamming back into an up-tempo funk groove that feels earned and explosive.

Vocally, the delivery is tomboyish, commanding, playful, and unapologetic. Talk-sung verses glide over the pocket while chant-ready hooks and call-and-response moments turn the audience into part of the song. Laughter, ad-libs, and repeated phrases act like percussion, blurring the line between vocalist and bandleader.

This isn’t confrontation.It’s confidence.Not noise—authority.

Silence to explosion.Swagger with discipline.Stage ownership from the first beat to the last call.

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