Milwaukee rapper Dubb Saq has never been one to shy away from emotional weight, but his latest single might be his most vulnerable offering yet. The track—titled “A Story From My Childhood That I Never Told Anyone Because Saying It Out Loud Hurts Just As Much As Remembering It”—carries that burden right in its name.

Clocking in at just under two minutes, the song wastes no time getting to the heart of the matter. Built on a warm, acoustic-leaning foundation, the production still moves with an undeniable groove—something you can nod your head to even when the subject matter asks you to sit still and listen. That tension between the danceable rhythm and introspective lyrics is what makes Dubb Saq such a compelling voice in the city’s hip-hop scene.

Elijah Herriges, the man behind the moniker, has been steadily carving out his space in Milwaukee’s rap ecosystem. Between collaborations with local artists like SubMuzik Boss on tracks like “Bird Watchers” and his recent single “memories” featuring LITFRANK, he continues to prove that vulnerability and versatility can coexist in the same breath.

This new single feels like a diary entry set to a beat—confessional, raw, and decidedly not for those looking for surface-level bars. Sometimes the stories we’ve kept locked away the longest are the ones that need to be heard the most.

Stream “A Story From My Childhood That I Never Told Anyone Because Saying It Out Loud Hurts Just As Much As Remembering It” now on Spotify: