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The first time I heard Teyana Taylors voice, she was telling people toGoogle her.
(orKeep That Same Energy) closes out G.O.O.D.
Musics battery of month-long Wyoming projects on a self-assured high note.
Like a light rain at the end of a scorching summer day,K.T.S.E.feels like relief.
K.T.S.E.is different from the last three Wyoming records becauseit seems slight but also fussed over.
Her lines in 3Way drip slowly over gossamer production like syrup over pancakes.
At its root,K.T.S.E.is just a succession of well-placed soul and gospel chops.
The production team Mike Dean, Che Pope, BoogzDaBeast, and Kanye, alongside a few more G.O.O.D.
For the most part, the songs are named after lyrics they borrow, like an old Dilla tape.
Rose in Harlem snatches the first line of the Stylistics Because I Love You, Girl.
3Way reducesan old Sisqo sex songto thick jam.
Hurry and Issues both repurpose small-band soul vamps without much embellishment.
The only mistake is the closer, WTP, and really its only a tonal one.
Go figure that WTP is track eight.
Kanyes rule of sevens for the Wyoming projects was ultimately smart business.
With the right commitments, the biz could run like this all the time.
