The haunting song contains a transcendent but proggy flute sample that’s stretched out to imitate the howls of a lost lamb. “It’s a freedom in admitting it’s not going to get better / washing your hands of people you’ve known forever,” the veteran underground rapper billy woods boldly proclaimed on 2022’s “Remorseless,” creating an instant mantra for thousands unsure of how to embrace life amid a bleak future filled with irreversible climate change and AI pretending to be Biggie Smalls (more on that later).