The Venice Kid laid boom bap wisdom over mellow mic drops in Say Less –

THE VENICE KID pulled up with a grin and a mantra on Say Less, a Christmas Day drop from the Venice Beach-raised wordsmith, producer, and melodic mood-setter. Known by those close as Luck, the LA-based artist uses his unique tone and knack for flipping expectations to find the sweet spot between laid-back and lyrically lethal. And in Say Less, he lays out a bible’s worth of bars without breaking a sweat, packaging self-awareness in swagger and wrapping it in a ribbon of mellow boom bap.

He isn’t barking orders or posturing. He’s cruising through revelations with a zen calm that never tips into self-indulgence. The track’s bones are pure golden-era hip-hop, but the flesh is cut with irony, comedy, and the kind of emotional depth that sneaks in when you least expect it. The beats hit hard, but leave enough oxygen to let the verses breathe, giving space for the reflections on over-explaining, staying grounded, and moving through life with less noise and more impact. It’s nerdy hip-hop charisma wrapped in grown-man peace.

After losing his older brother, THE VENICE KID poured his grief into music, developing a signature sound that captured the laid-back pulse of Venice Beach without sanding down his sharper lyrical edges. Say Less doesn’t mark his arrival – with five albums already out in the world, including his cult-acclaimed Lucky EP, he’s well past that. This is more like a self-aware upgrade that flips the script on Cali hip-hop through charisma alone.

Say Less is now available on all major streaming platforms, including SoundCloud and Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast