By: Enoch Whitaker Welcome to the third edition of New Music Friday, where I will be reviewing the most notable releases from last Friday. This includes albums, EPs, and singles from a variety of musical genres. After listening to each project a couple times, I will give my personal thoughts and opinions on it, then a score out of 10. This week I will be reviewing “Scary Hours 2,” the latest collection of songs from Canadian Rapper Drake, and “Feels,” a single by rising American popstar Khalid, and WATTS.
To start off, we have three new songs from one of the world's biggest artists: Drake. This is the second “Scary Hours” project with the first one being released just about three years ago in 2018. The whole concept of the “Scary Hours” series is to tease a bigger and grander upcoming album. The last time a “Scary Hours” album was released it contained two songs with a run time of just under eight minutes. Those two songs would later be featured on Drake’s next album, “Scorpion,” which was released about five months later. This time around we were gifted with three songs with a run time of just under thirteen minutes. Just like the last “Scary Hours,” these songs will most likely be featured on Drake’s highly anticipated upcoming album, “Certified Lover Boy.” The first song on this compilation of singles is “What’s Next,” a song with a hyper electronic synth based instrumental. Drake seems to just bounce and flow extremely well over this beat for the entirety of the two minutes and fifty eight seconds. This was a fantastic opening track and really sets the stage for the other two songs. The next song is titled “Wants and Needs” and includes a feature from Atlanta Rapper, Lil Baby. This song is a lot more mellow and has an interesting instrumentation with distorted synths providing the main melody. This track did not seem very special to me if I am being honest, just more of what we have already heard from Drake. The last track is titled “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” and contains a feature from Floridan Rapper, Rick Ross. This track is pretty long with a run time of six minutes. Despite its long run time, I did enjoy this one a lot. The feature from Rick Ross is excellent and the instrumental compliments both his and Drake’s voices pretty well. Unlike the other two songs where Drake is very braggadocious, he actually opens up about himself, his life, and his past. This makes the song very chill and is a great way to end the collection of songs in my opinion. From the highs of “What’s Next” to the chill vibes of “Lemon Pepper Freestyle,” I can say that this was an enjoyable listening experience. I would definitely recommend this and I am feeling a seven out of ten on Drake’s “Scary Hours” The next and final thing that I will be reviewing this week is a brand new single from American singer Khalid and a rising artist WATTS. This is the first song both artists have put out since last year and I’m happy to say that they’re both starting out on the right foot. This track titled “Feels” is an R&B track with an outstanding instrumental full of synth piano chords, gentle drum hits, and soft but heavy bass. This creates an aura of upbeat and calm vibes around the listener. Going into the song, I did not know how WATTS’ and Khalid’s voices would work with each other because they are pretty similar in style. I was worried that they would awkwardly compete and try to outperform each other, but my worries were soon put to rest. Both of their voices seem to grace each other and they often find themselves harmonizing together. Nothing crazy or something we haven’t heard is found on this song, but it works for the better I feel. This song is a great example of what I want and expect from artists such as these. I thoroughly enjoyed this track and I find myself coming back to it time and time again. “Feels” by WATTS and Khalid is a fantastic song with excellent production and vocals. I am feeling a strong eight on “Feels” and would recommend it to anyone who’s looking for something new to listen to. This week we had a lot of highs when it comes to new music being released. From Drake’s strong raps to the sweet melodies of WATTS and Khalid, there was plenty of great music released last Friday. I would like to thank you for reading the latest edition of New Music Friday and I hope to see you next time.
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