I’ve known her for a while, and it's really cool that we've both come a long way. I'm proud of my achievements.’ It's just me beating my chest.”Nothing But Net (feat. AJ Tracey knew his own mind when approaching his long-anticipated debut album. The Temptations sang backup on "Super Freak" by Rick James. We’ve been cool for a long time. I love African music but I'm not African, so it would be cheeky of me to make African music. It's kinda like football, when it goes to a penalty shootout: Not necessarily the person who's best at striking will go first at the penalty. “I’m versatile and I do what I want,” the West Londoner tells Apple Music.
Alakazam (2017) Butterflies (2018) Cat Pack (2019) Dinner Guest (2020) Floss (2019) Ladbroke Grove (2019) Mimi (2018) Psych Out! I was just experiencing success and money, so that all kinda locked into the track and I thought, 'I need to save this one for my album.’”Jackpot“I've been a fan of Maaly Raw from before I was known. (feat. Not everything that sounds tropical-influenced is Afroswing. Everyone is gonna be moshing. It's basically just me saying, 'No one can put me down. It's whoever feels confident enough in the moment.”Prada Me“I heard someone say 'Prada Me' and I thought, ‘That's a fire little phrase, let me use that.’ I love using little fire things I find in life. It’s a happy subject rather than talking about violence, doom and gloom and the woes of my life.
This was my first girlfriend—she's a really respectful girl, so she doesn't really like the image I'm portraying of her. I'm saying how my life is now, and like it or lump it, this is how it is.
I made it around two years ago in New York. AJ Tracey. That one I just used to big up my mum a little bit.”Ladbroke Grove“I think for UK people, garage is the ultimate feel-good music. The verse he gave me, I was just like, ‘That's one of the best Giggs verses I've heard.’ I'll be honest with you, my first verse isn't the one that's on the track now, because I heard his and had to go back to the drawing board. I've been listening to him since I was a little kid. ‘Country Star’ and this track have the same kinda root.
You're waiting for the drop, and when the drop finally comes, it blows everything up.”Halloween (feat.
I didn't want to do the same pattern I'd done last time and copy the other two 'Wifey Riddim' tracks.
I am from Ladbroke Grove and I love my hood. This is me.
Seven months after its release, the album has been augmented with five extra tracks for this deluxe version.
Wifey Riddim. Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All Rights Reserved. Everyone really wants me to jump back on drill, but the lifestyle that I’m living isn’t compatible with this music type.
I don’t think I’m a singer, but it sounded all right.”Butterflies (feat. I knew it was going to be a big song because of its authenticity. I don't want to sound too gassed, but in my opinion, I'm definitely one of the best-sounding with drill. SAFE, my brother from Toronto, we were overdue to make a record, and his melodies are better than mine. His dad’s a former rapper from Trinidad, and his mum is a Welsh former drum and bass DJ. AJ Tracey is a British rapper and grime MC. Hopefully that inspires people to go hard and get the things they want.”Zelda (feat.
(2019) West Ten (2020) You Don't Know Me (2017) More Songfacts: Super FreakRick James. I heard it and I was just mad inspired. I'm from Trinidad, and this is definitely a dancehall-influenced track. He texted me like, ‘We're not gonna talk about that verse change you did.’”Horror Flick“The first part of the album is just rap, basically. I’d recently found success and I was in a bit of a weird space emotionally. For me as a rapper, experimental is always going to be singing. This is a UK take on dancehall.”Necklace (feat. Jay Critch)“Jay Critch and me will be in the studio, getting drunk, getting high, someone will put the beat on and one of us will say, 'I've got something for this.'
AJ Tracey Song list. I also tell my head teacher to go fuck himself, and I know when all the kids from my school hear that they're going to love it.”Country Star“This beat is a perfect fusion of country (obviously the guitars) and drill (the drum pattern).
It had to happen more organically, which I really prefer, so it's a blessing.”Rina“I don't know about writing love songs; this is the closest I will ever get. I was doing sessions for the sake of doing sessions—just to kill some time. It blows up every venue with brute force, but I wanted a song that blows up every venue with aggression and fast pace. I knew it was going to do well, but I didn’t know it was going to do what it did.”Doing It“Of all the tracks on the album, it's very easy for me to make a song like 'Doing It'. View AJ Tracey song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and … Merky Ace & AJ Tracey) - EP. But I know what that’s about.”Wifey Riddim 3“This track is tongue-in-cheek. It’s a sound that people know is real. There’s a couple of rappers in West London but none doing that beat—just making sure everyone understands. You’ll notice my verse isn’t very lyrical, it’s more just a vibe.
I’m not living the kind of lifestyle that I rap about in drill, so I don’t feel like I’m in a position to be releasing more of that kind of music. I’ve never done a song with Steel Banglez, so I thought, ‘Let me just jump in the studio and see what we can make on this topic.’”Double C’s“The original name for this track was 'Chanel', but it's such an obvious name, and I'm not really the one to use obvious names. He’s been one of UK rap’s golden boys since earning his spurs across a raft of EPs, and this delivers on that promise. Giggs)“Giggs, what a legend. The thing is, I do have a song like that—it's 'Buster Cannon' [from the 2016 EP Lil Tracey]. Young Adz)“This is me and Young Adz going back to back.
As AJ Tracey continues to build his case as one of the region’s most intriguing rappers of our time, we trace his career to date. That’s what I call home. There’s always gonna be haters, but most people show a lot of love to me in the West. We’re just talking about a bit of bravado, showing off. Then the middle part is quite experimental. I like making those feel-good records. That’s why I used a pseudonym—Rina's not her real name. I constructed the drum pattern so it has a really long intro. This song's really just me popping my shit. Writing this song, we just went at it on the spot. From the Lane to LA, follow the west Londoner’s rise with a batch of his best tracks. I don't really use female vocalists much, but she's one of my favourite vocalists. We’re both lyricists, so we try and outdo each other. I felt lonely and alienated. I told my manager, 'I'm a big fan of this guy, can you get in contact?'
Then the end bit here is darker, more aggressive and fast-paced.”Triple S“When I watch a lot of artists perform live, I'm like, 'Yo, why don't I have a song like this that just blows up every venue?' Editors' Notes Editors' Notes AJ Tracey knew his own mind when approaching his long-anticipated debut album. March 4, 1994. artistfacts. In the rap community, if you're wearing Chanel, you call it Double C’s. SahBabii & SAFE)“I love ‘Zelda’, it’s a wicked tune. Obviously because I don't have a label, we can't just hit up the machine and be like, 'Yo, can you plug us in with this guy?' “I wanted to give the fans a little bit more music to tide them over,” he says. N.O.T. Join Tracey for his track-by-track guide to the new-and-improved album.Plan B“This is the oldest track on the album. I like talking about things that make people feel happy and energetic. A lot of my music is current, it’s about how I’m feeling right now, because I’m influenced by everything that’s going on day to day. It's nostalgic. So I just reminiscence on the past and how I used to MC.
I was definitely drunk. I do feel like the saviour.”Floss (feat. If you ask Adz, he did better and if you ask me, I did but we’ll leave that to the fans to decide.”Migos“Don’t take my word for it, but this is probably my last drill tune. I like bragging on records. I'll give you a tiny bit of what you want and I'll sit on the drill drum band, but since I'm a country star now, I gotta still use guitars.” Psych Out!“My mum asked me, ‘Why do you always make aggressive music?’ It’s kinda true, so I wanted to try new things. He had me under pressure, I'm not gonna lie. MoStack & Not3s)“I recorded this video in Tape, the nightclub. Not3s)“The only thing that tainted the success of this track was people calling it Afroswing. I grew up on garage. The line ‘West London call me the saviour’—that’s how I feel.
Then SahBabii, I’m a massive fan—he doesn’t give out features.”. I thought, ‘I have to sing on this because the melodies are crazy.’ I flexed my vocals and practised for this one. I used to listen to his productions on Lil Uzi Vert. 1. There’s also a Jorja Smith sample on the vocal. A lot of people want to hear 'Packages' AJ [his 2016 single]. “If people don’t want me to branch out and try new things, they need to not listen to my music.” The album is a confident flexing of diverse creative muscles—embracing grime, garage, dancehall and, in an unexpected twist, country. “I’m versatile and I do what I want,” the West Londoner tells Apple Music. Every time I play it for someone new, they bop their head.
My favourite of all time is Sweet Female Attitude’s 'Flowers'—this track is heavily influenced by that. Maaly Raw is my brother, every time I ask him for a beat he comes out with something crazy. It’s different from a lot of drill beats, with a classic AJ flow and a couple of cheeky punchlines.”Cat Pack“I made this with shows in mind.
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