Monstrosity started when a producer named Quiet sent me some beat packs.

I had emails from him sitting in my inbox for a while before I could find time to listen.
But, when I did, one beat in particular stood out to me right away.

So much so, I asked him to sell it to me before I had written anything to it!
Which was a first for me.

I can't remember now if I wrote the first lines right before or right after, but I normally write lyrics before trying to buy whatever beat it is I was writing to, since I want time to sit with the song and know I am going to release it first.

But, for this one, I knew I had to have it.

The instrumental itself sort of informed the main vibe and concepts behind the song.
I wanted it to be about being a beast.

Kind of in a motivational, gym rap song kind of way.

Around this time, I had also recently started buying a couple of nicer outfits.
Nothing too crazy, one or two business casual pieces.

I had interviewed at an office for the first time for a corporate gig
and couldn't shake the feeling of being a “monster in a suit”

I felt like such a misfit in the environment I found myself in.
Almost like I was some wild beast masquerading as a professional.

I don't claim to have had some really rough upbringing or anything like that.
But, everything is relative. And I felt like the beast in the room I was in.

Those feelings are scattered throughout the track, but the motif is established with:

"There’s a monster in a suit
Nightmare in the office

Chupacabra on the move

Werewolf in the conference
Room

A nuisance on the loose
And it’s no use

In gettin blue

If I see red
When I see you"

I also was thinking a lot about how people who have had rougher period in their early life
successfully, or not so successfully manage to outgrow or evolve their own identity.

Mike Tyson in my eyes is a great example of that. 

And as the concept of the song evolved more into its final state, 
it helped the mood of the song to include clips of his interviews and fights.

The song became an outward show of bravado, with a storm brewing under the surface.
Kind of how many monsters are just as scared/tormented internally as those who they haunt.  

I went out to Music in Focus studio to have it recorded, mixed and mastered.
As always, Dennis filmed the performance video. We filmed it at Prophecy film studio.

It was fun to throw on some costumes for this one.
After recording videos for 11 other songs this year, I eventually had to start trying any idea lol.

I did the Joker makeup myself at the last minute!

It was fortunate timing that the new Joker sequel was announced to come out around the time of this song.
Although, I hope this song has a better reception than the movie did.

Hope you enjoy the track!

Talk soon,
- Sin