deem spencer Wants to Shake Stagnancy with Funky New Single “To Have It All”

It’s the Queens rapper’s first release since his 2021 album Deem’s Tape.

deem spencer Wants to Shake Stagnancy with Funky New Single “To Have It All”

It’s the Queens rapper’s first release since his 2021 album Deem’s Tape.

Words: Margaret Farrell

Photo: Ramshah Kanwal

November 09, 2022

Queens rapper deem spencer shared a new single today called "To Have It All" along with a gumball machine–destroying video directed by Mike Weir. The track is funky and minimal, and it's kept afloat by headstrong percussion and barbed guitar riffs. Spencer's words are both playful and poignant as he mimics the warring wants of our minds: "I wanted it all / Forgot I gotta give / And by the time I did / All the stuff I wanted (gone) / I forgot I got it all / The fuck I wanted this for? / I must've wanted them to give a fuck about it."

"When I wrote 'To Have It All' I was in a period where I needed something to shake," spencer said. "I felt stagnant and lost the optimism for this dream that I dedicated myself to. I was questioning why become famous at a time like this? Why become another rise and fall story? A lot of times when you come from nothing you can be consumed by desire. I want people to think about what they do have and recognize the value in it."

Watch the video for "To Have It All" below.