Not resting after Moon Boy hit the Top 20 in 2021, Bleu released an EP at the end of that year, and mere weeks later started offering previews of his full-length follow-up. First was "Walk Through the Fire," an atmospheric piano ballad featuring Ne-Yo, and then came the sad banger "Love in the Way," a heart-to-heart with Nicki Minaj that became Bleus fourth Hot 100 single as a headliner. TANTRA, containing both cuts, alternates between commercial and street-oriented material, a quality most obvious in the drastic shift from the sleek and yearning pop of "Fire Inside" (featuring ZAYN) to the trap-styled broadside "Fuck Her Face." Lil Wayne, Kelly Rowland, and Lucky Daye are among the additional guests. Bleu co-produces nine of the tracks (credited under his Moon Boy alias), the majority of which are among the albums emotionally deep moments. ~ TiVo Staff
Rovi
ファースト・アルバム『Moon Boy』(2021年)で一歩抜けた人気を博し、客演などでもよく名前を見るようになったアラバマのラッパー、ヤング・ブルーのセカンド・アルバムが待望のフィジカル化だ。サム・トンプキンズ"Whole"をネタ使いした"Love In The Way"、タイ・ダラー・サインとのメロウ・チューン"Feel It Inside"、ニーヨとの"Walk Through The Fire"、ケリー・ローランドとのキャッチーな"Freak Freak"など、メロディアスで耳残りするタイプの曲が贅沢に並ぶ。なかでもフレンチ・モンタナと組んだドリル作法の"Life Worth Living"など、全17曲をカラフルに楽しませてくれる一枚。
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