To Anywhere - De aquí, a donde sea

“Now that I'm growing up, I realize... I do deserve to be happy. And even though things are hard to do, once you do them, you're really fucking happy you did.” -Snow Tha Product

To Anywhere (2022)

As we enjoy the recently released project, Before I Crashout, and prepare for tour, let’s talk about Snow Tha Product’s last album from 2022, To Anywhere. While the most recent album (Before I Crashout) has a lot of fast-paced rapping, true to Snow’s familiar fashion, To Anywhere was a turn in a slightly different direction. This album provided you with almost every vibe in the book; heartbreak, partying, hype-up, singy-song, and still a bit of rapping, all in English and Spanish. With collaborations across the board (Lauren Jauregui, Juicy J, Santa Fe Klan, and more), this album had a song for everyone. Here’s a breakdown of each one, highlighting my favorites. (And some pics from the To Anywhere Tour :))

“There We Are (Intro)” (English)- This 40-second intro provided us with a nice, joyful starting message (quoted at the start of the blog), and a throwback to one of Snow’s old songs called “There We Are” (released on YouTube during her Woke TV era). A great, vibey intro to a great, vibey album.

“Waves” (English and Spanish)- One of my favs. “Waves” explains the ups and downs of life; while keeping the beat happy and bubbly, the lyrics explain the hardships you sometimes go through to get to a good place in life. Snow goes through this up and down motion in both English and Spanish, highlighting personal experiences with her family and how she feels like she has to do everything she does for them.

“Bájala” feat. Santa Fe Klan (Spanish)– A party anthem for sure. This track incorporates both slow and fast tempos, amping up the speed with the bass as the song goes on. In the fun tune about partying in Mexico with Santa Fe Klan, Snow highlights a trip that she actually took to Mexico to record music videos for other songs; emphasizing the great music, pretty women, and maybe some participation in other activities that exhibit the party-lifestyle. Santa Fe also obviously popped off, this is the kind of music I feel like best suits him; fast-paced, fun, and makes you want to turn the bass up.

Photo taken by Magdalena Tapia

“Ranchito” (Spanish and English)- A short, yet powerful track. In 49 seconds, Snow was able to showcase her bilingual bars while explaining where she comes from, who she is, and how she isn’t afraid to express it. The name, “Ranchito,” also ties into her journey of buying a ranch to continue making her independent artist dreams come true. Es de rancho, y sigue siendo del rancho, viviendo en el rancho.

“Cash Cash” feat. vf7 (English and Spanish)– Another party track, but more on the rapper-lifestyle side. This song, fittingly about having cash, popping champagne, and being that guy, Snow and V rap about living that rapper lifestyle that every rapper seems to have. I think the best part about this song is that the artist featured (vf7) is only 18 years old! Not only is it great that Snow is sharing the stage with newer, younger artists, but V ate it up frfr, she repped her homeland (PR, shoutsout) and put herself on the map with Snow’s growing audience.

“Not Today” feat. Juicy J (English)– A throwback for those who know. This song was supposed to be completed years ago (right after the “Say Bitch” era), and fans finally were awarded with the completed version on this album. Totally tapping into the gay™ on this track, Snow and Juicy J tell the story of a girl (whose babydaddy ain’t it according to the first line of the song) going out to party and leaving her kid at home with said babydaddy. Again, more geared towards the rapper lifestyle with having a lot of pretty girls around, but a great party anthem, nonetheless.

“Butter, Pt. 2” (English)- A sequel. If you haven’t heard Butter, definitely listen to that first and then come back here. All I will say is, super gay. Love it. A song about androgyny, women, women, and of course, baddies (women).

Photo taken by Magdalena Tapia

“Tulum” (Spanish)- One of my favs. Our first taste of heartbreak on the album; “Tulum” promptly starts off with “La palabra amor no está en mi dicionário, un ‘te amo’ no está en mi vocabulario.” A story about going to Tulum and doing everything except falling in love because that’s too dangerous after being heartbroken. What happens in Tulum stays in Tulum. At the end of the song, there’s a clip of Snow asking, “How do I get over being angry at wanting my old self back?”

“Sola” feat. Ceky Viciny (Spanish)– Another fav, bringing in some dembow to the album with Ceky! A total 180 from the last song, “Sola” is a top tier party song. Similar to the vibe of Bad Bunny’s “Yo Perreo Sola,” this song is an independent anthem; coming to the party alone, being able to do what you want, porque tás sola.

“Piña” feat. Lauren Jauregui (Spanish)– A vibey conversational song between Snow and Jauregui, a take on the common phrase “piña para la niña,” where piña is... a different kind of want. Another vibey wlw song, though a bit more subtle than “Not Today” or “Butter, Pt. 2.” Lauren and Snow’s voice mesh so well in this song, casually handing each other the chorus back and forth. Worth the listen for sure.

“De Muestro” feat. Rotimi (Spanish and English)– Another slight heartbreak track, this song leans more towards the moving-on aspect after a breakup, showing that you don’t need the other person. Rotimi’s verse is more forward with the message, “Cause, you just want what you can’t have. We got history, but I left you in the past.” At the end, there’s a small clip of an unreleased song as well. Vibes fasho.

“Avioncito” (Spanish)- Another fav. Now we lean more into the angry part of the heartbreak process, though not raging, Snow definitely expresses her annoyance at the ex she’s speaking of. “Que tanto me llamas, si dices que soy lo peor?” and “Compré casa, compré carro, compré perro, y al final, el pinche perro me dejó” showcase the frustration felt during and after the breakup, wanting the other person to just leave you alone (and leaving you with a dog you bought for them I guess).

“Jarabe” (Spanish)- Favorite off the album, for sureee. Jarabe is an emotional song, really leaning into the sad part after the breakup that we’ve talked about. Snow talks about the depression she goes through during this time, mentioning how she doesn’t do things she used to because of the thoughts that keep clouding the mind. Drinking jarabe to forget all about it (not recommended) is how Snow describes the coping process. The song overall is vibey, it gives “looking out the window on a rainy day” vibes. The vocals, the backtrack, the melody, all of it. Vibes. 10/10

“Uh Huh” (Spanish)- Maybe tied for favorite.. I have too many. This is for sure another one of our singy-song vibes, something that makes you float, probably want to listen at least 5 times in a row. Talking about what happened is hard; it’s hard to think about how you feel after a break up, to think about what the other person or you both wanted or needed, and definitely hard to to think about what they’re up to, especially since you’re sad in the moment (in this case, ‘you’ is Snow). How does she deal with it? “Uh huh...yeah” Move on. Don’t think, just vibe.

“No Hay Más” (Spanish and English) - An angry TUG on the heart. A breakdown of what led up to the breakup (BETRAYAL, gasp), the feelings that followed, the regret, the anger and frustration. Truly worth a repeat to hear how the story played out from Snow’s perspective. Snow ends the song with an audio clip saying, “Lo que yo pensé que seria ganar en la vida, como que ya siento que ya, ya lo excide, o sea ya yo estoy contenta con lo que tengo, gracias a Dios, muy agradecida, entonces, de aquí a donde sea, pues chido,” followed by a clip of an unreleased song with the sung lyrics, “Si no quieres que me vaya, you gon’ have to make me fall in love again.” (De aquí a donde sea = To anywhere)

“For Real” feat. Aj Hernz (English) - A THROWBACK! This song was originally released as part of the VIBEHIGHER mixtape back in 2018 (unfortunately no longer available to the public due to relationships with the artists on the project). This song, like many others on the mixtape, is a chill, sort of questioning-the-relationship-we-have-slash-don't-have? kind of way. This song is literally asking, is what we have for real? Is it worth my energy and time? (Spoiler alert, as we heard from the rest of THIS album..... maybe it wasn’t for real.)

Snow ends the entire project in a full circle moment, going back to “There We Are” and playing a bit of a electro-reggaeton remake version of it as the project fades into our memories.

Photo taken by Magdalena Tapia

I think it is safe to say that this is one of my most favorite albums of ALL TIME. I’m glad to have gone to the tour that came after this drop, and excited to go to the ‘BEFORE I CRASHOUT’ tour (and write about that one too!). This write-up was long overdue, but I am happy to bring this album to your attention anyways!

From here, to anywhere.