5/6/2023 0 Comments Transitions dj khaledCan we make this happen? Anyone? James Van Der Beek, you out there, bro? Good to see Diplo switching up the template: the guitars and steely beats join the dots between The xx and ‘The Morning’-era Weeknd, with a sense of fun that’s more more-ish than all those donuts in the video. Lil Yachty & SantigoldĪl Horner: I really like this, but not nearly as much as I’d like a full sitcom where Santigold and Yachty run a bakery for real. All of these things happened, but I was not prepared for Bey’s “top off the coupe and it look like Freaknik / In the hood, hollerin’, ‘Free Meek’,” which made made it all worth it. (4)Ĭlaire Lobenfeld: Before I heard this song, I was sure I knew exactly what it sounded like – glitzy, overdone beat (check), repetitive swag rap hook (check), maybe some lame brags from Jay-Z despite the vitality he displays on 4:44 (check) – and I heard that Beyoncé had a not-so-sneak diss about making Tiffany Haddish sign an NDA if they hang out again. Her spot rescues a flat, oversized production (another one!) from a man who is more meme than musician in any serious sense in the year 2018, let’s be real, guys. ‘Top Off’ struggles with the former box, and waits late in the game to tick the latter: Bey’s 45 seconds here see her slalom through a series of sung-rapped rhymes about courtside seats, NDAs and the need to free Meek Mill, to exhilarating effect. Which is all very well when the beat has any kind of spark to it, or when the stars enlisted are on the kinds of winning streaks where they could belch last month’s utility bill into a mic and still somehow conjure a hit. (4)Īl Horner: I’m convinced 99% of Khaled’s songwriting process these days is combing through his iPhone contacts list and deciding which mega stars to connect. There’s just no chemistry between the guests at all. This therefore feels more like a page from her exercise book than the clash-of-the-titans enormo-hit it was perhaps meant as. So really I’m interested in hearing what she’ll do over any track at all, because her voice continues to evolve year on year as she tries on new vocal styles and new personas. But when Bey’s voice finally cuts in, I still get that little involuntary shiver from hearing a voice that’s so damn good, and so often unpredictable. Jay-Z, Future, Beyoncé – ‘Top Off’Ĭhal Ravens: A pretty dull beat with a pretty phoned-in Future hook and a totally fine Jay Z verse – so far, so expensive. This week, DJ Khaled brings a triple-hit of star power to his new track ‘Top Off’, which features Jay-Z, Future and Beyoncé, while Diplo teams up with Lil Yachty and Santigold for ‘Worry No More’.Įlsewhere, Iranian-Dutch force of nature Sevdaliza is back with a lunar phenomenon-inspired new single, electroclash veterans Ladytron leap back onto the scene with ‘Animals’ and there’s a new Run The Jewels remix of Lorde’s Melodrama banger ‘Supercut’. Each week on the FACT Singles Club, our writers rate and slate the biggest new tracks of the last seven days.
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