Izzy-S, one of Montréal’s most renowned rappers, begins the new year with a gift for his fans, sharing his latest single, “Mérité,” with frequent collaborator Shreez via Universal Music Canada/Maison Barclay Canada. The two rappers trade verses about how they earned everything they have, maintaining that their rise to the top has not always been easy. Beginning the song with a declaration that he will never accept the minimum, Izzy states his value of being able to provide for his family before singing that he receives a lot of love from the streets because “hustlers can recognize themselves in his albums.” He continues in the melodic chorus, “Sometimes you’re down, sometimes you’re up/The fast life is too fast/We must do well for the family/The famine is over/Everything I have, I earned i...