Rap aficionado, Joyner Lucas, sharply pivoted
into tender contemplation without warning by
dropping “Fall Slowly Feat. Ashanti”. The single
is a notable departure from the sentiment we’ve
come to expect from Lucas after hearing such
songs as “isis (feat. Logic)” and “Revenge.”
The MC disregards discussion of a nail-biting
criminal mindset in favor of detailing the highs
and lows of his love life.
Still present, however, is the murkier depths of
thought listeners have come to expect. With
each verse, he explores the complexity of his
own emotions while recognizing the irony of
having had both feelings of antipathy and
elation with the same person.
Lucas Raps, “You crazy too, that’s why they say
love is hell/and it’s forever so I hope you never
up and bail/ and if you ever left me for
someone, you gon’ get someone killed.”
Ashanti accompanies Lucas with the arrival of
the chorus, wherein her ethereal vocals recite
the song title, “Falling Slowly” with an echoing
falsetto.
Her initially sparse vocal inclusion emphasizes
the importance of her solo performance of the
outro, a fittingly somber chunk of lines placed
over a lo-fi piano.
This is the first release off Lucas’ upcoming EP,
Evolution.
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