Stream: Estelle f. Kardinal Offishall, “Freak”
Okay yeah, supposedly David Guetta produced this but we’re not a hundred percent that it isn’t DJ Sega on some messing around, outtake stuff We know Estelle’s been kicking it with Kid Sister, so this vague Baltimore club rhythm is not that surprising—particularly with the Soul II Soul chorus that mimics a sample and the buoyant chorus—but again, we’re kind of surprised David Guetta had it in him. Learn something new every day! Like the weird direction Estelle is going in, but not sure what the national palate is for this stuff. It’ll go down in the clubs, for sure. Expect a Sn00ki low-level fistpump YouTube almost immediately.
Barrington Levy f. Kardinal Offishall, “No War”
There are some very random things in this video. We see Rick Ross in a ski mask, Barrington Levy not in Jamaica and then there are Levy’s outfit choices. The song’s message is a familiar one, but Barrington Levy is an OG of the game the autotune just breaks our heart. He was making weird melodic sounds back in the day, pre-T-Pain. (Please see “Shooobaleewhopaloobadadee………Whoaaaa”). This video is as if they asked all the extras to leave the set of “Run This Town” because they were too drunk and violent. But lastly, if the song is called “No War” why are these people going apeshit in a junkyard?—Judnick Mayard
