My favourite of all time is Sweet Female Attitude’s 'Flowers'—this track is heavily influenced by that. That’s why I used a pseudonym—Rina's not her real name.
Then the middle part is quite experimental. I didn't want to do the same pattern I'd done last time and copy the other two 'Wifey Riddim' tracks. I don't want to sound too gassed, but in my opinion, I'm definitely one of the best-sounding with drill. I felt lonely and alienated. Obviously because I don't have a label, we can't just hit up the machine and be like, 'Yo, can you plug us in with this guy?' I was just experiencing success and money, so that all kinda locked into the track and I thought, 'I need to save this one for my album.’”Jackpot“I've been a fan of Maaly Raw from before I was known. Everyone is gonna be moshing. Not3s)“The only thing that tainted the success of this track was people calling it Afroswing. Everyone really wants me to jump back on drill, but the lifestyle that I’m living isn’t compatible with this music type. There’s always gonna be haters, but most people show a lot of love to me in the West.
I’m not living the kind of lifestyle that I rap about in drill, so I don’t feel like I’m in a position to be releasing more of that kind of music. For me as a rapper, experimental is always going to be singing. It's kinda like football, when it goes to a penalty shootout: Not necessarily the person who's best at striking will go first at the penalty. This was my first girlfriend—she's a really respectful girl, so she doesn't really like the image I'm portraying of her. I’d recently found success and I was in a bit of a weird space emotionally.
A lot of people want to hear 'Packages' AJ [his 2016 single]. Alakazam (2017) Butterflies (2018) Cat Pack (2019) Dinner Guest (2020) Floss (2019) Ladbroke Grove (2019) Mimi (2018) Psych Out! Jay Critch)“Jay Critch and me will be in the studio, getting drunk, getting high, someone will put the beat on and one of us will say, 'I've got something for this.' “I’m versatile and I do what I want,” the West Londoner tells Apple Music. Writing this song, we just went at it on the spot. I love African music but I'm not African, so it would be cheeky of me to make African music. This is a UK take on dancehall.”Necklace (feat. In the rap community, if you're wearing Chanel, you call it Double C’s. As AJ Tracey continues to build his case as one of the region’s most intriguing rappers of our time, we trace his career to date. I'll give you a tiny bit of what you want and I'll sit on the drill drum band, but since I'm a country star now, I gotta still use guitars.” Psych Out!“My mum asked me, ‘Why do you always make aggressive music?’ It’s kinda true, so I wanted to try new things. AJ Tracey knew his own mind when approaching his long-anticipated debut album. I'm from Trinidad, and this is definitely a dancehall-influenced track. It blows up every venue with brute force, but I wanted a song that blows up every venue with aggression and fast pace. He texted me like, ‘We're not gonna talk about that verse change you did.’”Horror Flick“The first part of the album is just rap, basically. Every time I play it for someone new, they bop their head. I constructed the drum pattern so it has a really long intro. I was definitely drunk. I’ve known her for a while, and it's really cool that we've both come a long way. Then SahBabii, I’m a massive fan—he doesn’t give out features.”. I do feel like the saviour.”Floss (feat. N.O.T. It’s different from a lot of drill beats, with a classic AJ flow and a couple of cheeky punchlines.”Cat Pack“I made this with shows in mind. A lot of my music is current, it’s about how I’m feeling right now, because I’m influenced by everything that’s going on day to day. The thing is, I do have a song like that—it's 'Buster Cannon' [from the 2016 EP Lil Tracey]. Join Tracey for his track-by-track guide to the new-and-improved album.Plan B“This is the oldest track on the album.
There’s also a Jorja Smith sample on the vocal. Hopefully that inspires people to go hard and get the things they want.”Zelda (feat. AJ Tracey Song list. Not everything that sounds tropical-influenced is Afroswing.
It’s a sound that people know is real. Young Adz)“This is me and Young Adz going back to back.
I used to listen to his productions on Lil Uzi Vert. AJ Tracey is a British rapper and grime MC. If you ask Adz, he did better and if you ask me, I did but we’ll leave that to the fans to decide.”Migos“Don’t take my word for it, but this is probably my last drill tune. Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All Rights Reserved. I grew up on garage. But I know what that’s about.”Wifey Riddim 3“This track is tongue-in-cheek. I was doing sessions for the sake of doing sessions—just to kill some time.
He’s been one of UK rap’s golden boys since earning his spurs across a raft of EPs, and this delivers on that promise. I heard it and I was just mad inspired.
From the Lane to LA, follow the west Londoner’s rise with a batch of his best tracks. That one I just used to big up my mum a little bit.”Ladbroke Grove“I think for UK people, garage is the ultimate feel-good music. View AJ Tracey song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and … March 4, 1994. artistfacts. (feat. It’s a happy subject rather than talking about violence, doom and gloom and the woes of my life. It's basically just me saying, 'No one can put me down.
I knew it was going to be a big song because of its authenticity. 1. I told my manager, 'I'm a big fan of this guy, can you get in contact?' I don’t think I’m a singer, but it sounded all right.”Butterflies (feat. I'm saying how my life is now, and like it or lump it, this is how it is. I knew it was going to do well, but I didn’t know it was going to do what it did.”Doing It“Of all the tracks on the album, it's very easy for me to make a song like 'Doing It'. Seven months after its release, the album has been augmented with five extra tracks for this deluxe version. (2019) West Ten (2020) You Don't Know Me (2017) More Songfacts: Super FreakRick James. This is me. Maaly Raw is my brother, every time I ask him for a beat he comes out with something crazy. There’s a couple of rappers in West London but none doing that beat—just making sure everyone understands. I like talking about things that make people feel happy and energetic. It had to happen more organically, which I really prefer, so it's a blessing.”Rina“I don't know about writing love songs; this is the closest I will ever get.
SAFE, my brother from Toronto, we were overdue to make a record, and his melodies are better than mine. Merky Ace & AJ Tracey) - EP. “If people don’t want me to branch out and try new things, they need to not listen to my music.” The album is a confident flexing of diverse creative muscles—embracing grime, garage, dancehall and, in an unexpected twist, country.
You’ll notice my verse isn’t very lyrical, it’s more just a vibe. “I’m versatile and I do what I want,” the West Londoner tells Apple Music. I've been listening to him since I was a little kid. Giggs)“Giggs, what a legend. I am from Ladbroke Grove and I love my hood. I also tell my head teacher to go fuck himself, and I know when all the kids from my school hear that they're going to love it.”Country Star“This beat is a perfect fusion of country (obviously the guitars) and drill (the drum pattern). I like bragging on records. I’ve never done a song with Steel Banglez, so I thought, ‘Let me just jump in the studio and see what we can make on this topic.’”Double C’s“The original name for this track was 'Chanel', but it's such an obvious name, and I'm not really the one to use obvious names. SahBabii & SAFE)“I love ‘Zelda’, it’s a wicked tune. Editors' Notes AJ Tracey knew his own mind when approaching his long-anticipated debut album. AJ Tracey. Then the end bit here is darker, more aggressive and fast-paced.”Triple S“When I watch a lot of artists perform live, I'm like, 'Yo, why don't I have a song like this that just blows up every venue?' This song's really just me popping my shit. We’re both lyricists, so we try and outdo each other. The Temptations sang backup on "Super Freak" by Rick James. I don't really use female vocalists much, but she's one of my favourite vocalists. You're waiting for the drop, and when the drop finally comes, it blows everything up.”Halloween (feat. Editors' Notes ‘Country Star’ and this track have the same kinda root. We’re just talking about a bit of bravado, showing off. He had me under pressure, I'm not gonna lie. I like making those feel-good records. MoStack & Not3s)“I recorded this video in Tape, the nightclub. The verse he gave me, I was just like, ‘That's one of the best Giggs verses I've heard.’ I'll be honest with you, my first verse isn't the one that's on the track now, because I heard his and had to go back to the drawing board. I'm proud of my achievements.’ It's just me beating my chest.”Nothing But Net (feat. The line ‘West London call me the saviour’—that’s how I feel. So I just reminiscence on the past and how I used to MC. Wifey Riddim. “I wanted to give the fans a little bit more music to tide them over,” he says. That’s what I call home. I thought, ‘I have to sing on this because the melodies are crazy.’ I flexed my vocals and practised for this one. His dad’s a former rapper from Trinidad, and his mum is a Welsh former drum and bass DJ. It's nostalgic. We’ve been cool for a long time. It's whoever feels confident enough in the moment.”Prada Me“I heard someone say 'Prada Me' and I thought, ‘That's a fire little phrase, let me use that.’ I love using little fire things I find in life. I made it around two years ago in New York.
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