Demps, Napoleon / It's so Hard b/w It's so Hard (Part Two) – New 7"

The big voice from Flint Michigan, that brought us the smash hit Norma Jean is back with "It's so Hard". A deeply soulful beat-ballad with a message, "It's so Hard" tells a tale that we unfortunately know too well: a couple promising kids whose lives get cut short when they inadvertently get caught up in the hustling, drugs, and guns that surround them. Fortified with a toughness that's unmistakably Detroit, the track takes you on a cross-country journey, marrying the cool, east coast swagger of T-Neck era Isleys with the laid back groove coveted by the WC lowrider soul scene. A raw expression of the violence far too many young folks have to bear.