Fast-rising U.K. R&B singer-songwriter Nippa has released new single and video "Kasey," a collab with St. Louis alt-R&B artist Jordan Ward, and it's a smooth little cutie of a tune.
"Featuring production from Gray Toomey (Gunna, Offset), Mike Baretz (Summer Walker, Tori Kelly), and KzDidIt (Amaarae, Stormzy), 'Kacey' is gorgeously lush and fully alive. Glowing keys meet raw bass and guitar as Nippa shoots his shot: 'So you found somebody that’s your favorite, I guess I can’t compete with that n— / But I’m probably still that n— on yo’ playlist, so come and be the shawty that I’m singing about'," a statement reads. "His lithe vocals convey both swagger and vulnerability, while Jordan plays it cool ('Life goes on without you, babe') to no avail."
“‘Kacey’ is inspired by a childhood love that knows me from before music,” says Nippa. “Now that I’m home, I’m trying to court her with my superficial assets — clout, music — but it’s not going as planned.”
The video, utilizing stylistic split screen, sees the artist crooning at, presumably, the eponymous lady.
See and it hear it here.
Photo credit: James Ramsey
