But unlike Lil Baby or YoungBoy Never Broke Again, rappers with intuitive, pained gifts for melody one microgeneration ahead of him, Wave is a true singer who also can rap, and whose cross-pollination between the two feels completely grounded in R&B principles - an anomaly among his peers. On the wildly impressive “Pray 4 Love,” Wave nails a refreshing blend of pure singing and melodic rapping. Later in the song, he owns up to his flaws - “Remember sitting in my cell blaming the streets/Mama came to see me, said the blame was on me” - and the way his voice flutters each time he sings “blame” is disarmingly sweet, almost heartbreaking. When Wave arrives, he’s wistful, and sad, and wistful about his sadness: “Pops had went to prison, I ’member every letter/I remember bitches playing with my heart ‘cause I would let ‘em,” he raps. The guitar that quickly follows suggests an optimistic read on the blues. Also in terms of his current standing in the game, Wave earned the honor of being named a member of XXL’s 2020 Freshman Class. And one notable story from his personal life is that, again in 2020, he nearly perished in a car accident.Īs far as his own favorite artists are concerned, Rod Wave gave a big shoutout to Kanye West and Yeezy’ classic “The College Dropout” (2004) album in particular.The piano at the beginning of “I Remember,” from the new Rod Wave album “Pray 4 Love,” vibrates with a nurturing, balmy tone. There is also a track, called “Rags2Riches2”, from Rod’s aforementioned album whereas he teams up with Lil Baby. That collaboration produced his highest-charting track to date, as the song broke the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. In fact 2020, was a pivotal year in the artist’s career, and we may even say life in general. For instance, he was featured on Rich the Kid and YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s joint album “Nobody Safe”, more specifically on the 13 th track of the project, which is entitled “Sorry Momma”.
His second album, “Pray 4 Love” (2020), was also a hit, topping Billboard’s Top Rap Albums chart and reaching as high as number 2 on the Billboard 200. Petersburg, Florida. As of the release of this track he’s kind of new on the scene, having just come out in 2018. His most successful song to date was actually his first single, “ Heart on Ice” (2019), which also has a remix featuring Chi-town rapper Lil Durk. But still he’s dedicated to keeping the relationship going, all things considered, as best he can. Instead he fully understands where she’s coming from. And also judging by the intro it can be said that he has already determined that maintaining this romance is detrimental to his material pursuits. Indeed when she flips out on him, Rod doesn’t even counterattack. So he wants her to know that she’s on his mind, and he is taking her feelings into consideration.
Wave does miss his shorty. But he can’t go back to her just yet. ConclusionĪnd along those same lines and considering the outro of the track for instance, we can safely conclude that this is a love song. In fact it is she whom he is addressing throughout. And it is pretty obvious that his absenteeism is having a negative toll on their relationship, especially as far as she is concerned. making money, is “all that’s on (his) brain”.Īnd he’s not the only one suffering. For even though it may read so above, this song is not actually about his money-based, ‘hood-inspired lifestyle. Rather the vocalist takes somewhat of an apologetic tone throughout due to the fact that the grind is taking him away from the woman he loves. Or more to the point, he is always on the road. In fact despite being from Florida, he’s out perusing real estate in Michigan which he is considering purchasing. And all of the above is not to imply that he actually enjoys this lifestyle. But he’s so reluctant to find himself back in the poorhouse that “chasing cake”, i.e. his firearm, by his side and likewise “watch (his) back” regularly. So between making moves and protecting himself, there really isn’t time for much else. Moreover, of course there are going to be haters on the block. So Rod has to “keep (his) strap”, i.e.
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