![]() ![]() This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. It also helps that “Holy Ghost” isn’t beholden to anything resembling the breakout hype and ensuing online discussion of “Panda” or “Tiimmy Turner”-both created internet moments that propelled and handicapped how we discuss the legitimacy of Desiigner’s art.Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. It is by far Desiigner’s best vocal performance to date. The SoundCloud loosie “Holy Ghost,” which was later released on major streaming services with “Thank God I Got It” and “Up,” continues the trend. Desiigner liked it so much he used similar lyrics and delivery for the bridge of “Thank God I Got It.” It’s a moment good enough to exist as its own main course. That “Outlet” ends on the melodic outro “Ball out champion, fall out champion” is no coincidence. Even “Outlet,” which matches the intensity of “Panda”-if not the immediate pop appeal-spends the first minute of its run time allowing Desiigner to sing the lyrics “Ooooo all the way it go.” It is a prime example of the “everything should be a hook” ethos developed by the young artist. Desiigner’s haunting gothic chant of “Tiimmy-Tiimmy-Tiimmy Turner” is the type of style over substance delivery that has reigned supreme in the G.O.O.D. It was the R&B inverse of “Panda,” from the start of his now-infamous XXL freestyle video. “Tiimmy Turner,” for all intents and purposes, is one long hook. Each one finds the Brooklyn rapper throwing away his traditional staccato delivery for guttural, soulful, and infectious singing. However, in the wake of New English, Desiigner has released five singles. After the less-than-enthusiastic response to Desiigner’s debut mixtape, New English, many wrote the rapper off as a one-hit wonder whose shining moment would be a glorified remix on Kanye West’s fourth best album. ![]() However, they do point toward an interesting path for G.O.O.D. “Thank God I Get It” and “Up” aren't Desiigner’s best songs. The Auto-Tune garble of “I been riding through the city/They tryna fuck my night up” undoubtedly references the night many thought Desiigner would get locked up, for felony drug and weapons charges, late last year. The expected adlib athleticism is present, but it’s sharper than usual. The CashMoneyAP- and Juicy J-produced track samples Three 6 Mafia’s “Tear Da Club Up,” but ironically Desiigner delivers one of his most understated performances to date. His hook, by contrast, seems never ending. ![]() Desiigner’s first verse alone fits into 140 characters. In the world of Desiigner, hooks are verses, verses are hooks, and adlibs are the main course. It has enough ideas for three songs, but never lets you digest any single one. By the time the saxophone sample slides in, Desiigner has been sweetly singing nonsense for 30 seconds. The lyrics are usual rap fare-insert any real or fictional boxer beating up a certain body part and you get the idea-but the delivery is ripe with potential. By the second verse, R&B Desiigner is loose all over the track. Over the course of six minutes, Desiigner spits three freewheeling verses, sings two hooks (depending on how loosely you define the term), and spins melodies and harmonies into the ether with reckless abandon. “Thank God I Got It” is a wild, kinetic mess. And thankfully, this week’s offerings, “Thank God I Got It” and “Up,” make “Panda” feel like even more of a fake out. The accusations have followed him since, but the issue should’ve been deaded when he conjured another internet-stealing moment from the remnants of an overrated Nick show. When Desiigner burst onto the scene with the boisterous, Future-esque “ Panda,” he elbowed his way into flow appropriation conversations. Conventional wisdom dictates that his star should have burned out by now. Music’s brightest rookie is still here is an achievement in and of itself. ![]()
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