The tape is played over a powerful, but soft and angelic hum that fades out and repeats. Suncity begins with "9.13," an interlude that lasts less than a minute and features a recording of the mayor of El Paso granting Khalid the key to the city on September 18. But our most relatable celebrity still misses home. He's earned five Grammy nominations, collaborated with top artists like Logic, Halsey, Normani, and Lorde, and had a certified platinum album. While the twenty–year–old artist has praised his hometown before, reminiscing about “the city of the 915, where all the girls are pretty and they’re down for the high” in American Teen, the EP reminds us of his love for Texas and the homesickness following his rise to fame. And Suncity, a "love letter" to El Paso, Khalid's hometown, makes you miss the Texas town even if you've never set foot there. Listening to his lyrics as a young adult, you somehow become nostalgic for this age even though you are in the midst of living it yourself. In a seemingly simplistic fashion, he magically makes teen recklessness and the problems they face, beautiful. In his seven–track EP Suncity, which came out on October 19, he once again does what he does best: acting as the voice of the teenage generation.
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