Whereas the world has been speculating on Quavo and Lana Del Rey’s relationship, we solely know one factor for certain: that the 2 make a terrific set of collaborators. Out with their new music, ‘Powerful’, the duo have taken a daring strategy, melding western sonics with the hip hop sound in essentially the most fastidiously chosen (but daring!) manner doable.
Reverb washed drums cowl the sonic bedrock as Lana and Quavo harmonise collectively on the hook, revealing an attractive and unlikely mixture of voices and genres. The duo beforehand teased a snippet on Instagram, the place the 2 may be seen by a farm fence, collectively holding a gun and able to shoot. Rapper Tobe Nwigwe expressed his appreciation for the music, calling it “laborious”, whereas followers exclaimed and rejoiced, revelling in how “lure Lana is again!”
The observe comes with a music video that completely captures the aesthetic of the sounds, shot and edited in a montage impressed by previous memoir-esque residence footage movies. The uneven, nearly gradual motioned and shiny visuals are harking back to previous post-VHS video high quality, which blends seamlessly with the nation impressed guitars. Lana and Quavo each deliver equal soul to their performances, and specific themselves in a manner that’s by no means been heard earlier than. Take a look at the music under!