#TOKEN RAPPER MOVIE#

Feeling like you’ve lost a piece of yourself, then that resulting in me feeling defeated. That waking up the shit in me that I haven’t felt since I was so young. It’s a story of this breakup happening, the first breakup I’ve really been through. How was it creating from such a vulnerable place and reliving those moments?įor me, it’s really amazing to listen to the album because it’s literally my last two years. I feel like you’re in your prime right now. While Token is always introspective in his music, this album touches on his most vulnerable moments, including struggles with depression, anxiety, and even an eating disorder.įlaunt caught up with Token in Los Angeles to discuss the new project, the meaning behind it, making the trailer, being a fan of Rico Nasty before working with her, collaborating with Benny The Butcher, his fashion sense, goals, and more! Released via his own label Never Too Different in partnership with Atlantic records, the 18-track project features all-star appearances from Rico Nasty, Benny The Butcher, JID, and Lil Skies, with production from Ronny J, Digital Nas, and Danny Majic. Ever since then, it’s been all the way up.įast forward to 2021, Token unleashes his most meaningful project to date: Pink Is Better.

#TOKEN RAPPER MOVIE#

During that time, he had the ultimate co-sign from Mark Wahlberg, who even helped Token get an acting role in the movie Patriot’s Day.

Real name Ben Goldberg grew up listening to the likes of 50 Cent and Eminem. In fact, it’s his vulnerability and honesty has drawn in audiences from all over the world, building a core fanbase that most artists only wish they could have. Hailing from a small town near Boston, Massachusetts, the rapper has consistently proven himself over and over again, arriving on the scene with a spitfire flow, relentless bars, vivid storytelling, and speaking nothing but the truth. Token scattered a handful of singles over the next couple years, and put together the Atlantic-distributed Pink Is Better, which landed in 2022.Token is the definition of a lyricist, someone who can rap on par with all the elites. Between Somewhere followed in 2018 unlike the debut, which contained no guest appearances, it featured verses from the likes of Tech N9ne, Bas, and IDK. By 2017, singles like 'Doozy' and 'Exception' were amassing millions of streams, and Token set out on a major tour of the U.S.

Token's debut album, Eraser Shavings, arrived in 2016, followed by a tour of France and an appearance at the Chorus Festival. He made his breakthrough in 2015 with 'No Sucka MC's' - the official video quickly amassed views in the millions - and expanded his audience with a performance on hip-hop DJ Sway Calloway's Sway in the Morning SiriusXM show. Growing up north of Boston in Marblehead, Ben Goldberg began rapping under the name Token, producing tracks in a confident rapid-fire style reminiscent of Eminem. The Massachusetts native went on to self-issue the albums Eraser Shavings and Between Somewhere, and landed a distribution deal with major-label Atlantic, continuing his artistic progression with the 2022 release Pink Is Better, his third full-length. Impassioned and reflective rapper Token earned his stripes at a young age, writing his first songs at ten and building an audience through his YouTube page where, at only 17, his track 'No Sucka MC's' went viral and earned him national recognition on blogs and in the rap community.

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