Ice Cream Man

“It’s been a long time since Top 40 had such a brutally confessional song like “Ice Cream Man” with a message, that also happens to be incredibly catchy. RAYE’s brilliance even during her caged-up years at her label was that despite not having creative control, she always left her mark in even the most standard dance-pop fair. That’s because at her core, she’s a fantastic songwriter and she’s always been able to spit bars without batting an eye no matter what the content (from “Tequila” to “Natalie Don’t”). I really hope this is released as the next single because empowerment never sounded this big a hit!” I wrote this when Raye released her LP “21st Century Blues” and featured the track on HOT. While the song did generate praise and the video is a tough one to get through, I’m sorry that programmers opted not to follow up the success of the artist’s “Escapism” with this. I’m sure the song has already helped so many out there, radio and playlists embracing the song and giving the track attention could have been even proven more powerful. Shame on the Grammys for omitting the artist from all categories. Hands down one of the best songs written this year.