If you’ve spent any real time in the underground rap scene over the past few years, the name SummRS — born Deante Adam Johnson on November 18, 1999, in Eunice, Louisiana — probably hit you like a slow-motion wave you didn’t see coming. One song, maybe it was Swing Ya Pole or something off What We Have, and suddenly you’re three hours deep into his SoundCloud catalog at 2 a.m., wondering how this guy hasn’t been in every music conversation you’ve ever had. That’s the SummRS effect.
As one of the most important pioneers of the PluggnB subgenre — a sound that blends the melodic softness of R&B with the atmospheric weight of plugg production — SummRS built his reputation track by track, project by project, largely outside the mainstream spotlight. From the hazy bedroom-rap energy of his early Revived days to the more confident, fully realized sound of FALLEN RAVEN and B4DARAVEN, his catalog is a genuine journey worth taking. Whether you’re new or you’ve been riding since day one, these 20 best SummRS songs represent the absolute peak of what he does — emotionally, sonically, and lyrically.
Grab your best pair of headphones before diving in, because SummRS is the kind of artist whose nuances — the subtle pitch shifts, the layered ad-libs, the way the 808s breathe under his vocals — only fully reveal themselves when you’re really listening.
Back 2 Da Basics Nothing More Nothing LESS
If there’s one track that crystallizes what SummRS does better than almost anyone else in his lane, it’s Back 2 Da Basics. Released on the 2021 project Nothing More Nothing LESS, this song strips everything down to its emotional core — just SummRS, a hazy, melodic plugg instrumental, and a vocal performance that oozes vulnerability without ever feeling forced. The production hums with a lo-fi warmth that makes every syllable feel confessional, like you’re overhearing something deeply personal. SummRS uses his signature Auto-Tuned delivery not as a crutch but as an instrument itself, bending notes to carry emotional weight that raw speech couldn’t achieve. It’s the kind of song that sounds just as powerful alone in your room as it does in a car rolling through empty streets at midnight.
Swing Ya Pole FALLEN RAVEN
Swing Ya Pole is arguably the most widely recognized SummRS track from his pivotal 2022 album FALLEN RAVEN, the project that brought him to a much wider audience while keeping his underground credibility fully intact. The beat construction here is masterful — a rolling, synth-drenched plug instrumental that gives SummRS the perfect playground to let his cadence do the heavy lifting. His flow switches between rapid-fire bursts and drawn-out melodic runs in a way that keeps listeners slightly off-balance in the best possible way. It’s a perfect case study in how PluggnB works at its finest: not aggressive, not traditionally hype, but undeniably infectious and impossible to skip.
nobody knows nobody knows
From his 2024 single release, nobody knows showcases SummRS in a more introspective, stripped-down space than some of his more energetic cuts. The song leans into emotional ambiguity — the kind of feeling you can’t quite name but recognize immediately — and SummRS navigates that territory with impressive restraint. His vocal layering is particularly effective here, stacking harmonics that feel less like production tricks and more like genuine expressions of conflicted emotion. For fans who follow his growing catalog of songs, this track signals that his pen and his sound continue to evolve in compelling directions heading into his mid-twenties.
I BEN I BEN
Another 2024 standout, I BEN arrives with the confident energy of an artist who knows exactly what he’s built. The title itself carries a self-affirming quality — a declaration of presence and perseverance — and SummRS backs it up with one of his more direct vocal performances. The beat is crisp and spacious, letting his melodic delivery cut through cleanly while still maintaining that atmospheric PluggnB texture his fans have come to expect. There’s a sense of earned authority in this track, like he’s addressing years of grinding and underground dedication and saying, simply, that he’s been here the whole time. It hits differently when you’ve actually followed his journey.
just cant What We Have
What We Have as a project is essential SummRS listening, and just cant is one of its most emotionally resonant moments. The track captures a kind of romantic friction — wanting something, knowing it’s complicated, and being unable to walk away — that SummRS delivers with his characteristic melodic softness. The production sits in a twilight zone between plugg and R&B, with synths that feel both nostalgic and futuristic simultaneously. Lines don’t need to be complex when the delivery carries this much emotional texture, and SummRS understands that instinctively. It’s a song that gets more meaningful with repeated listens.
Top Off / House Arrest What We Didn’t Have
The 2023 project What We Didn’t Have served as a kind of spiritual sequel to the beloved What We Have tape, and Top Off / House Arrest is one of its most memorable cuts. The double-header structure works brilliantly — two vibes, two pockets, connected by SummRS’s unmistakable vocal identity. The first half has a looser, almost carefree energy before the song shifts gears into something more brooding and introspective with the second section. It’s the kind of song that rewards active listening, revealing new production details — a buried synth line here, a subtle vocal harmony there — each time you revisit it, especially on quality earbuds or headphones.
put out fye What We Have
The title is a mission statement: SummRS put out fire, and this track proves it. put out fye rides one of the stronger beat selections on What We Have, a punchy, bass-forward production that gives his flow room to really move. There’s a looseness to his delivery here that feels genuinely playful — a reminder that beneath all the emotional depth, SummRS can also just rap with pure confidence and swagger when the moment calls for it. The hook lands with the kind of effortless catchiness that makes you realize it’s been stuck in your head for two days straight before you even consciously noticed. Clean, precise, and unapologetically fun.
cut so deep What We Have
If just cant is the romantic complication, cut so deep is the aftermath — the wound that doesn’t close. This track is emotionally gutting in the quiet way that SummRS does better than nearly anyone in his lane, using understated melodic phrasing to convey heartbreak that could easily have been overwrought in less careful hands. The production is minimal and airy, with the instrumental pulling back just enough to let the vocals sit front and center. It’s a masterclass in emotional economy — saying more by holding back, letting the silence between phrases carry as much weight as the words themselves. A genuine standout on an already strong project.
Z06
The 2021 standalone cut Z06 taps into the more flexed-out side of SummRS’s personality, the side that doesn’t always get as much attention as his emotional deep cuts but is equally authentic. Named after the high-performance Corvette trim, the song carries that kinetic energy throughout — there’s velocity to his delivery, a momentum that matches the subject matter. The beat is hard-hitting without sacrificing the melodic texture that defines his sound, and his flow adaptation here shows genuine range. For fans who know his catalog, Z06 is a reminder that SummRS’s versatility is one of his most underappreciated qualities.
bfo2 What We Have
bfo2 is one of the more underground-leaning cuts on What We Have, the kind of track that dedicated fans tend to claim as their favorite precisely because it doesn’t chase accessibility. The production is raw and slightly unpolished in a way that feels completely intentional — a SoundCloud aesthetic that grounds the track in the independent, DIY spirit that built SummRS’s entire reputation. His vocal performance is relaxed and conversational, slipping between rapping and singing in that fluid PluggnB way that his early adopters fell in love with. It’s an artist being fully himself, with no concessions to outside expectations.
out da window What We Have
out da window captures the feeling of something slipping away — a relationship, a chapter, a version of yourself — with the kind of casual emotional precision that SummRS has made his signature. The metaphor is simple but effective, and he doesn’t over-explain it; he trusts the listener and the instrumental to fill in the gaps. The beat has a floating, dreamlike quality that suits the lyrical content perfectly, and his vocal tone carries just enough melancholy to make the theme land without ever veering into self-pity. Among the many strong cuts on What We Have, this one has aged particularly well.
So Much Cheese FALLEN RAVEN
Alongside Swing Ya Pole, So Much Cheese became one of the breakout tracks from FALLEN RAVEN and helped introduce SummRS to a broader listener base in 2022. The song has a brightness to it — almost playful in its confidence — that provides a nice tonal counterbalance to some of the heavier emotional content elsewhere in his catalog. The chorus is sticky in the best way, hooky without being simplistic, and the production has that glossy-yet-underground quality that defined the best PluggnB releases of that era. It’s the song you send to a friend who hasn’t heard SummRS yet because it converts people quickly and cleanly.
BIGGEST BIRD Mansion Musik
This track represents an important moment in SummRS’s career trajectory. Featured on Trippie Redd’s 2023 album Mansion Musik, BIGGEST BIRD placed SummRS in front of a massive mainstream audience while he maintained every bit of his artistic identity. The chemistry between the two artists is natural and unforced — their melodic sensibilities align well, and neither overshadows the other. SummRS’s verse demonstrates exactly why he was tapped for a collaboration of this visibility: his energy is magnetic, his technical execution is sharp, and his ability to inhabit a song’s emotional space while making it feel personal is on full display. A landmark moment in his discography.
Martin & Gina What We Didn’t Have
Named after the iconic couple from the beloved 90s sitcom Martin, this track leans into relationship nostalgia with a warmth that feels both personal and broadly relatable. SummRS uses the cultural reference not as a gimmick but as a genuine emotional anchor, building a song around the idea of that ride-or-die partnership while his melodic delivery gives the concept real feeling. The production on this What We Didn’t Have cut is lush and layered, with atmospheric synths that create an almost cinematic backdrop for the love story he’s narrating. It’s romantic without being saccharine — a delicate balance he pulls off with ease.
Can’t Take It! B4DARAVEN
The 2024 project B4DARAVEN showed SummRS continuing to sharpen his sound, and Can’t Take It! is one of its most immediate and visceral moments. There’s a tension running through the track that feels almost physical — a sense of emotional overflow that his vocal performance channels with real urgency. The production is more aggressive than his typical output without abandoning his melodic roots, creating a hybrid energy that feels fresh and genuinely exciting. It’s the kind of track that rewards listening through quality audio equipment — the mix has layers that reveal themselves slowly, rewarding the patient listener. Comparing different earbuds with this track is actually a great way to test how equipment handles complex vocal layering.
Go Thru Trees Virtuous
From the 2022 project Virtuous, Go Thru Trees operates in that contemplative, late-night space that SummRS navigates better than most. The song has an almost meditative quality — unhurried, introspective, built around atmosphere as much as lyrics. The instrumental is lush and immersive, creating a sonic environment that rewards full attention rather than passive listening. SummRS’s vocal approach here is notably restrained, letting phrases breathe and resonate rather than filling every available space with sound. It’s the kind of PluggnB track that reminds you the genre, at its best, is as emotionally intelligent as any singer-songwriter work being made anywhere in music right now.
Perfect Timing FALLEN RAVEN
Perfect Timing from FALLEN RAVEN is exactly what its title promises — a track that feels perfectly constructed and perfectly placed within the project’s sequencing. The production captures that sweet spot between plug instrumentation and melodic pop structure, giving SummRS a canvas that’s simultaneously expansive and focused. His lyrical content here touches on opportunity, readiness, and the feeling of being aligned with what you’re working toward — themes that feel autobiographical given where he was in his career trajectory in 2022. The hook has a genuine lift to it, a melodic payoff that makes the verses feel like purposeful build-up. One of the most complete songs in his catalog.
Bird Allegiance Bird Allegiance
The title track from his 2022 release Bird Allegiance is one of SummRS’s most thematically rich songs, carrying strong personal and cultural symbolism — the bird imagery connecting to his Albanian heritage and the double-headed eagle that appears throughout his visual identity. The song has a gravity to it, a sense of meaning and belonging that elevates it beyond standard PluggnB fare. His vocal performance is some of his most controlled and intentional, every note placed with clear purpose. It’s a statement track in the truest sense — one that tells you who this artist is, where he comes from, and what he’s committed to, all wrapped in production that’s moody, immersive, and completely compelling.
listen Revived
Going back to 2018 and the project Revived is an essential exercise for understanding everything SummRS became. listen is an early indicator of what made him special from the start — even at this relatively formative stage, the emotional intelligence in his writing and the natural melodic instinct in his delivery were already present and already distinctive. The production has that raw, SoundCloud-era quality that defined so much of underground rap in the late 2010s, and his vocal approach fits the moment perfectly. Hearing this track alongside his 2024 work is genuinely illuminating — the seeds of everything he’d later develop are fully visible here, just waiting to bloom.
Bloods Always Thicker Nothing More Nothing LESS
Closing out this collection with Bloods Always Thicker from Nothing More Nothing LESS feels right — it’s a song about loyalty, connection, and the bonds that survive everything else, and that sense of enduring commitment tracks with what SummRS has given his dedicated fanbase across years of consistent, authentic music-making. The production is warm and enveloping, built around SummRS’s melodic strengths without unnecessary complexity. His delivery carries genuine conviction throughout, the kind that comes from actually believing what you’re saying. It’s a fitting representation of everything that makes his catalog worth exploring from first track to last: raw emotion, melodic intelligence, and an artistic identity that never compromises.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is SummRS and what genre does he make?
SummRS, real name Deante Adam Johnson, is an American rapper and singer born on November 18, 1999, in Eunice, Louisiana. He is widely recognized as one of the pioneering figures of PluggnB, a subgenre that fuses the atmospheric production of plugg music with the melodic sensibility of R&B. He built his early fanbase through SoundCloud and has since signed with 10K Projects.
What is the most famous SummRS song?
While opinions vary across his fanbase, Swing Ya Pole from the 2022 album FALLEN RAVEN is often cited as one of his most widely heard and recognized tracks. So Much Cheese, also from FALLEN RAVEN, and Back 2 Da Basics from Nothing More Nothing LESS are also frequently mentioned among his biggest songs.
What albums has SummRS released?
SummRS has released numerous projects across his career, including Revived (2018), What We Have (2021), Nothing More Nothing LESS (2021), FALLEN RAVEN (2022), Virtuous (2022), What We Didn’t Have (2023), and B4DARAVEN (2024), among others.
Has SummRS collaborated with any major artists?
Yes. One of the most notable collaborations in his discography is his feature on BIGGEST BIRD from Trippie Redd’s 2023 album Mansion Musik. He has also worked with artists from the Slayworld collective and various underground producers throughout his career.
What makes SummRS sound unique compared to other rappers?
SummRS stands apart through his seamless blend of Auto-Tuned melodic delivery, emotionally direct lyricism, and his natural instinct for atmospheric plugg production. He uses vocal processing as an expressive tool rather than a gimmick, creating a sound that carries a distinctive melting, melodic quality. His Albanian heritage and personal experiences also give his music a cultural specificity that adds depth and authenticity.
Where can I stream SummRS music?
SummRS music is available on major streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and SoundCloud, where much of his early catalog and independent work lives. SoundCloud in particular remains a key platform for his deeper cuts and earlier projects, with over 13 million plays on the platform across his career.