Detroit is a city of reinvention, a place where genre doesn’t collapse — it combusts. On “Yes, I Can,” producer JMT teams with vocalist Daniel Hex to deliver a sleek, muscular single that sits at the intersection of GhettoTech and R&B, gleaming with intention. The track, plucked from the upcoming GHETTOTECHTROPOLIS, doesn’t just nod to tradition; it dismantles and reassembles it with audacity.
What makes “Yes, I Can” remarkable isn’t just its fusion of styles — it’s how naturally they coexist. The track begins deceptively soft, a slow pulse and warm, synth-laced textures giving space for Hex’s vocal to breathe. His voice isn’t ornamental; it’s elemental, a guide through a track that soon accelerates into full GhettoTech territory. The drums kick harder, the BPM rises, and what started as introspection becomes propulsion.
This transformation mirrors the track’s genesis. As the story goes, the song was born during a rainy afternoon in Heaven Studios, and you can feel that duality throughout — water and fire, groove and grit. JMT leans into that polarity, crafting a beat that is as emotionally resonant as it is physically kinetic. It’s rare to find a producer so comfortable in such extremes.
Hex, for his part, handles the dynamic shift with ease. His vocal performance never chases the beat; instead, it lingers just behind it, creating tension and texture. He brings warmth to JMT’s mechanical edge, making the song feel lived-in even at its most synthetic moments.
“We wanted to make a GhettoTech track that felt like a classic R&B record, but with the new energy coming out of Detroit…and we did just that,” says JMT (Joshua Turner), reflecting on the creative vision behind the song.
In “Yes, I Can,” JMT offers more than a dance track. He offers a vision — a reimagining of what Detroit dance music can be when unbound by expectation. The result is intoxicating: a future-facing sound that doesn’t just deserve attention, it demands a response.
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