2013’s winner is “Somebody Else,” a song so packed with stuttery, chugging drive and dreamy bubblegum concerto sweep that it can’t be torpedoed by Chris Brown or improved by Frank Ocean. The same can’t be said for Polow da Don, who has dropped at least one deathless track more or less every year for the past decade. John Seroff: In the polarizing wake of Yeezus (“ Bound” aside), it’s difficult to remember when pre-808 Kanye regularly released sample heavy, soul-soaked greatness without faux gravitas or over-the-top contrivance. The Polow Da Don-produced beat was reportedly his before Mario got a hold of it. The Minaj verse is tight, and in her pattern, better than the male star who is supposed to lead the track. Chris Brown drops his version of Mario’s Nicki Minaj-assisted single Somebody Else. Here, they’re swapped and switched like three-card monte, and no matter what’s chosen, it proves more compelling than Mario himself.Īnthony Easton: I like that the percussion has a rock and roll energy, all reworkings of kick drums and snares. It’s not even a stellar verse by her standards, but “You dead now/Sign of the cross on your head and your chest now” makes sense of both the carefully handwaved gaps in Mario’s narrative and the gothic excess of the production.īrad Shoup: Mario seems to enjoy the challenge of unifying disparate production approaches. Iain Mew: Maybe all breakup songs should provide both sides of the story? “Somebody Else” takes on a whole new life when it emerges that Nicki Minaj is there to contest rather than co-sign. I find the way the track fizzles out after a good (if not scene-stealing) Nicki verse to be a touch unsatisfying though.Īlfred Soto: With drums booming like John Bonham and Minaj boom-badooming, Mario has his back against the wall, but he delivers an aggrieved lyric on his end, despite leaning hard on the Auto Tune.
Better than that, it renders the relative wetness of Mario’s vocal performance here rather touching. AceShowbiz - Fellow R'n'B singer Mario may have recorded it ahead of him but the new single 'Somebody Else' is reportedly somebody else's song first and that person is Chris Brown. I just wish they simplified “Somebody Else” down to that.Įdward Okulicz: I love what’s been done with the sample here - adding those big stabby beats behind each word gives the sadness a little violence and it’s very clever indeed. Right about now Girl turn me up and let me come through your speakers Blow the sound out of your tweeters Cause Baby (girl) this is the music for love Shawty dont be scared just let the bass line hit you Boom boom All up in your system cause baby (girl) This is the music for love Girl let my frequency just flow through your. Still, that snippet of 21st Century’s “Remember The Rain” sounds really good. Chris Brown Released From Jail Mario Announces New Single 'Somebody Else' Featuring Nicki Minaj Mario will return next week with a brand new single featuring Nicki Minaj. Michel: A bit too ambitious for its own good – like, what’s the point of the chilly electronic stabs that pop up at times? And a total waste of Nicki Minaj. Mario) from the story Nicki Minaj lyrics by iminlovewiththecandy (love) with 60 reads. Peak Unimpressed Nicki Minaj, right here.
What do you think of Chris Brown's "Somebody Else?" On the Polow Da Don produced track Chris offers up his signature serenade and rap abilities, ignoring Drake's question: "Who wants to listen to him rap?" While, Chris is not the first name that pops into mind when you hear the word rapper, Breezy held his own on the track.įOLLOW ON TWITTER/INSTAGRAM/VINE: he sings of heartbreak and betrayal from a girl who left him for another man, its impossible for fans not to imagine Rihanna singing the same lyrics as she recounts Chris's love triangle between her and his current girl Karreuche Tran. The "Fine China" singer just dropped his remake of Mario and Nicki Minaj's "Somebody Else," and reveals how a girl betrayed his love.īoth Breezy and Rihanna seem to be toying with a rap career. Pre-Chorus: Mario Slow down, feel the rush Turn love into us Baby, one night ain't enough Chorus: Mario, Chris Brown Gotta get back To your body (Your body, babe) When I close my eyes, I feel. As Chris Brown preps for the July 15 th release of his forthcoming album, "X" Breezy continues to drop new music.