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Lil Durk and Jhené Aiko’s newest collaboration, “Can’t Disguise It,” is all of the extra cause we’d like for extra rap and R&B duets. On Friday (March 21), the Grammy winner debuted the swoon-worthy document forward of his ninth studio album, Deep Ideas.
The music opened with Durk lastly confirming his marriage to India Royale earlier than delivering bars like, “Name you out the blue ‘trigger she do not ship nudes, I wanna see your physique once more/ And I am so egocentric, I can’t deny it, that is why I do not belief none of your mates.”
Aiko undoubtedly picked up the slack with some suggestive and raunchy traces of her personal, like, “Both manner it goes, I would like you to know I am tryna see what that is hittin’ for/ No want in makin’ it tough/ Simply say the phrase and it’s a go.” On the very least, it’s a reminder of how good the artists sound when leaning into what they do greatest. Take heed to “Can’t Disguise It” under.
Jhené Aiko And Lil Durk Love A Good Rap-R&B Crossover
Aiko clearly understands the magic of a very good duet. TWENTY88 with Massive Sean is the plain instance, however her two most up-to-date albums — Chilombo and Journey — carried that very same power, too. She’s additionally one of many uncommon feminine powerhouses that male artists appear to genuinely love collaborating with, as evidenced by Moneybagg Yo’s “One in all Dem Nights” and Ty Dolla Signal’s “By Your self.”
Durk himself undoubtedly is not new to rap-R&B crossovers, both. One in all his earlier hits, 2015’s “My Beyoncé,” noticed him and DeJ Loaf leaning into their chemistry on wax. Plus, there are all of the data he devoted particularly to Royale: “India,” “India, Pt. II” and “India, Pt. 3.” We additionally obtained one other glimpse of that his-and-hers power along with his visitor verse on Queen Naija’s “Lie To Me,” simply one of many higher data from her missunderstood:The Diaries.
Lil Durk’s ‘Deep Ideas’ Releases March 28
Deep Ideas is slated to hit streaming providers on March 28, however sadly, Durk will not be residence to completely soak in all of its success. The “All My Life” hitmaker continues to be locked up because of his murder-for-hire case, which he and prosecutors agreed to reschedule from Jan. 7 to Oct. 14. That being stated, followers have been getting occasional updates on how he is doing, because of Ye, Royale and clearly the promotional video he shared for the album.
The 17-track effort is preceded by singles like “Late Checkout” with Hunxho, “Flip Up A Notch,” “Opportunist” and “Monitoring Me,” although the Aiko collab may simply be the strongest of the bunch. Durk additionally teased one other team-up with Future, however we’ll have to attend a bit longer to see who else made the ultimate minimize.