Wizkid flips things around for this one, showing an R&B leaning as he takes on the hook.
Wizkid continues to defy gravity and chase success on all fronts. The singer is on Jeezy’s new album, which was released on December 15, 2017. How does he sound?
Jeezy returns to heat up the winter with his latest offering in the form of his eighth studio album, “Pressure.” The 13-track LP calls on a diverse list of artists for tuneful features throughout the project including Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole connecting on "American Dream." Rick Ross, Puff Daddy and fellow trappers 2 Chainz and Tee Grizzley assisted on the LP as well. Wizkid is featured on ‘The Life’, alongside Trey Songz.
Wizkid has proven over time that his artistry has no limits. His entire international campaign with Disturbing London and Sony have had that as the bedrock of all his achievements. For Sony, who signed him up to a deal with RCA Records in 2016, he’s had to restructure his sound formation to the Caribbean, where he was able to focus much of the work on his album “Sounds From The Other Side.”
But there’s another layer to it. Wizkid has more juice in the tank. Enough juice to switch it up no matter the record. And on this one, he comes through.
‘The Life’ is an introspective record about life, Jeezy is revisiting his life experiences, throwing perspective about his choices, friends and family. It’s a mid-tempo record about the lifestyle, on which Jeezy raps “Spent a rack on the belt, sip by myself/Stay away from suckers cuz they bad for my health..”
Wizkid and Trey Songz combine forces for the bridge and the hook. The duo have worked together on ‘Gbese’ off Wizkid’s SFTOS project, and so the chemistry is never in doubt.
Wizkid starts off with, “With Giorgio Armani, speakin' Italiani, spend my 30 stacks in a weekend down in Milan/Oh yeaa, Yea we party with mamacitas, we don’t wear them Rollies, unless the real girl….” And then he combines with Trey Songz to deliver the rest of the hook.
Wizkid isn’t the version of himself that we know on that record. Here there’s no Afrobeat or patois. There’s just pure English, with R&B being the fused genre with the rap record. Wizkid shows versatility on this one, and he rides it home to victory. It’s a great song, perfect for driving around, or as an accompanying track to when you wake up at 3.AM to think life through.
Wizkid wins again with this collaboration. Here’s to hoping we see more sides of him in 2018.