2016
PAWN
The debut. PAWN is where Mack Heath made his first move on the board — calculated, deliberate, independent. Released in 2016, it announced an artist with no interest in playing by industry rules.
The chess metaphor runs deep: a pawn is underestimated, positioned to be sacrificed, and yet — played right — it becomes the most dangerous piece on the board. That's the whole story of this record.
They keep me on the front line like a pawn
But every pawn that makes it 'cross the board
Becomes whatever it was made to be
I been patient, now it's time to be free
— PAWN, INTRO TRACK