Welcome back to Sound Bite! This week I’ll be covering single releases from Travis Scott, Bruno Mars and Djo as well as covering Central Cee’s latest album “CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS”. But before I jump into the music I’d like to thank everyone who reads Sound Bite every week. This issue marks my 20th entry into the Sound Bite series and I can’t wait to keep it going as long as you all keep reading!
Starting this week with Travis Scott’s latest single “4×4” which differs a good bit from some of his older music. The single itself is a fun song, I like the vocals and I think it’s another solid entry into the Travis Scott catalog. However, the music video is where this song really shines. I love the visuals of the band in the background, I love the kid hanging from the helicopter really I just love the video in general. If you get a chance, give it a watch, it’s worth it.
Next we have a very controversial entry into Sound Bite history with Bruno Mars and Sexyy Red dropping a collab song entitled “Fat Juicy & Wet”. I don’t think I need to get too much into the content of the song as most of you will be able to infer what it might be about by the title alone. Personally, I don’t find the song offensive but I do find it pretty boring. It’s an interesting collaboration that I didn’t see coming, but I wish that Bruno Mars had put more of a unique twist on his first entry into the more adult side of the music industry.
Lastly in the singles category we have a new song by Djo. The song, entitled “Basic Being Basic” is honestly fairly underwhelming. I like the direction, I love the creativity, but even if the song is just a teaser of what’s to come I wish it had more replayability than it does. Overall it’s pretty standard for the actor turned artist, and I still have hope for his future as a musician.
Before we end this week’s Sound Bite, I want to cover one album released this past week that I think was pretty fun. “CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS” by Central Cee is a classic entry into his incredibly consistent catalog. With features from Dave, 21 Savage and more this album boasts a solid lineup of exactly what you would expect to hear from a full length Central Cee album. It didn’t blow me away, but I wasn’t disappointed either. If you’re a fan you’ll love it, but if you don’t care for his music this definitely won’t be the project to change your mind.
