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On Monday (Feb. 3), Drizzy confirmed that$ome $exy $ongs 4 U, his long-awaited joint album with Partynextdoor, will arrive on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) — less than a week after K.Dot is slated to perform at the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. A throwback to the Golden Era lyricism that once emanated from the pavement of the Big Apple, Lord Sko floats above the skyscrapers on the jazzy “Understand.” He delves into his escapades betting on Italian horses and how he’s spent so much on drugs that his plug became a fan. Over pulsating synths, Bernarr employs a range-traversing approach to vocal performance that allows his bright falsetto and robust lower register to highlight the darkest and warmest elements of the soundscape Stanley Randolph, Poe Leos and nftnty94 co-created.

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