South London’s Sface Grounded the Art of Freestyle in the Woozy Semi-Lucidity of ‘Stolen Flow’  –

Media rarely reflects reality, and that disconnect feels like a societal disease in itself; as a remedy, the South London rapper Sface keeps everything grounded in Stolen Flow. Teaming up with Off the Record and pairing the release with a stripped-back visual shot outside his local off-licence, Sface freestyles in a way that quietly redefines the art form. The setting alone speaks volumes. There is no artificial gloss, no performative theatre. Instead, his bars remain effortlessly mellow, kicked with charisma that never strains for attention. That organic presence carries the performance piece, allowing his thoughts to cascade unfiltered into the mic while the cadence stays locked into a groove that melts into woozy, style-driven instrumentals drifting like a semi-lucid dream.

With Stolen Flow, Sface opens an honest conversation. The freestyle format grants him space to speak plainly, letting melody and realism co-exist without forced theatrics. The track was born instinctively. Heading into a four-hour studio session with a plan in place, he heard a different instrumental en route that mirrored exactly what he was navigating at the time. He wrote to it in transit and scrapped the rest, committing to that one beat. That first-reaction energy hums through the release, giving it an immediacy that can’t be artificially constructed.

Growing up in South London informs the subject matter and tone. His records document day-to-day pressure, ambition, and the push forward without fictional detours. Since officially releasing music in 2020, after early teenage studio experiments, he has built his catalogue independently, accumulating hundreds of thousands of streams and performing at venues including O2 Islington. Measured, melodic, energetic, and real, Stolen Flow stands as a clean snapshot of his instinct-driven approach.

Stolen Flow is now available on all major streaming platforms; for the full experience, watch the official music video on YouTube. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast