Michael Vincent Waller partakes in that search on his 2021 album, CLASSIC$. Teaming up with multiplatinum producer Lex Luger [Waka Flocka Flame, Kanye West, Rick Ross, JAY-Z, Princess Nokia], he has discovered the missing link between classical orchestration, hip-hop beat-work, and bars, yes, lots of bars. These eight tracks revolve around an inimitable axis orbited by eloquent symphonic transmissions and poetic lyrical firepower all at once. He’s closed the gap separating polar opposites, building a new sonic union. As such, he’s done the most classic thing possible and broken the mold altogether. This is a roadmap of CLASSIC$.