Diawnté – Tupac Told Me Smile

“Tupac told me smile, so I’m a do that.” With that mantra, Tyler, Texas native Diawnté unveils Tupac Told Me Smile—a debut album that plays like scripture from the soul. At once street-hardened and spiritually aware, the project honors Tupac’s legacy not through imitation but invocation. These are bars that baptize, confessions with cadence. The sound of healing in real time. Track Highlights: “Love Is A Gem” – A lush, melodic ode to the transformative love of a Black woman. Equal parts romantic and reverent. “Gratitude” – A moment of clarity turned into scripture. A poetic anthem about survival, sacrifice, and reclaiming joy. “Ugly Win” – The bruised-knuckle finale. A slow-burning reflection on struggle, trauma, resilience, and the weight of earning everything the hard way. “GemFromMyReflection” – A spoken-word invocation that roots the album in personal growth and universal truth. Blasphemy Freestyle, a fiery standalone track released ahead of the album, served as a raw promotional piece that introduced the tone: unfiltered, spiritual, Southern. It doesn’t appear on the official tracklist, but its impact is felt throughout. Diawnté pulls from many lineages: the urgency of Tupac, the soul of Scarface, the introspection of Kendrick, the spiritual weight of Jay Electronica. But his voice is distinct—grounded in East Texas soil, shaped by pain, sharpened by purpose. This is rap as ritual. Tupac Told Me Smile is for the seekers, the builders, the believers, the broken, and the becoming. credits released May 6, 2025