• Artist: Joell Ortiz
• Track: Music Saved My Life
• Feat. B.o.B
• Producer: The Heatmakerz
• Album: House Slippers

If you're here browsing the Booth, I probably don't need to tell you that music is some powerful ish. The right combo of melody, harmony, rhythm and lyricism can sustain you when you're a hair's breadth from giving up entirely, as evidenced by the story Joell Ortiz tells on his latest single, Music Saved My Life. And he's far from the only one; ATL heavyweight B.o.B and DJBooth newcomer Mally Stakz lace The Heatmakerz' soaring, string-laced beat with equally poignant examples of salvation through sound. Rraw Films directs the cut's cinematic accompaniment. Feeling it? Then watch our front page for more fresh singles leading up to the September 16, release of Ortiz's latest full-length, House Slippers.