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Rising New York artist JUSTY has released an impressive new single called "Rinse, Repeat, Regress."

The new track is a refreshing offering, reflecting on practicing self-love while also accepting loss. Drawing notable influence from the likes of Noname, Anderson .Paak and Lauryn Hill, the Brooklyn-born jazz-hop artist, who happens to be a queer music-maker in the world of hip-hop, is making music which is honest and vulnerable, as evidenced by this new song.

"This past summer I had an awful breakup—like my ex currently dating the friend I introduced her to bad," says JUSTY. "And I felt so defeated, unlovable, worthless, and pointless. Against my own wants, I decided to pursue therapy because I knew I wasn’t hanging on to life by much. I was existing but I wasn’t living. My therapist reminded me that people’s actions are always a reflection of themselves. I realized the same applied to my life."

She continues: "Everything I had done in life was rooted in me not truly loving myself. I almost lost myself for someone else but I wasn’t even willing to save myself for me. From that point on, I made a promise to fall for myself, to learn for myself, to heal myself, and to trust myself. I knew that if I could do that I could find love again because I wouldn’t be searching for a filler, I would simply be living."

Listen to "Rinse, Repeat, Regress" below.