Ghanaian rapper Essumann shifts gears on “Too Many Riches,” another cut from “Ghetto Therapy PT II” – and this one’s chasing joy instead of confession.
After the vulnerability of “Pray For Me” and “Second Chance,” this record swings hard the other way. Essumann wants abundance here – not a little, but overflow. He’s dreaming out loud about going from having nothing to having more than enough, and wishing that same overflow onto everyone around him while shutting out the jealousy that tends to follow success.
The production matches that shift completely. Warm acoustic guitar strums sit under lovely electric piano melodies, with snappy percussion shakers keeping the whole thing light on its feet. Nothing here weighs the track down – it’s built to lift, not to sit heavy.
Essumann doesn’t just talk about riches in the obvious way either. He reaches for clever turns of phrase and analogies that dress up the ambition rather than just stating it flat. That’s what turns “Too Many Riches” from a basic flex record into something closer to a victory chant for anyone still grinding toward their own version of overflow.
As a solo cut with no features, this one’s entirely his – his flow, his conviction, nobody sharing the spotlight. On a tape that mixes confession with celebration, “Too Many Riches” is where Essumann lets himself dream without apology.
Stream “Too Many Riches” off “Ghetto Therapy PT II” and tell us – does this one match the energy you needed today?
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