Arizona Zervas, Roxanne (Remix) | Track Review 🎵

After breaking through with “Roxanne” in 2019, Arizona Zervas enlists Swae Lee for the enjoyable “Roxanne (Remix).”

“Roxanne, Roxanne / All she wanna do is party all night / Goddamn, Roxanne / Never gonna love me, but it’s alright.” Maryland rapper, singer, and songwriter Arizona Zervas experienced his breakthrough single in 2019 with “Roxanne”.  How much of a breakthrough was “Roxanne?” Well, it peaked at no. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 – that’s huge.  He’s back in 2020 with “Roxanne (Remix),” which features the ubiquitous Swae Lee.  Given the melodic nature of “Roxanne,” Swae Lee is a fitting addition.

Much of “Roxanne” remains unchanged, which is great – it’s an exuberant, infectious record by all means.  94skrt and JaeGreen definitely give Arizona Zervas a sleek backdrop to work with.  Zervas continues to handle the bulk of the aforementioned chorus, which continues as follows:

“She think I’m an asshole, she think I’m a player
She keep running back, though, only ‘cause I pay up
Roxanne, Roxanne
All she wanna do is party all night.”

Swae Lee drops some ad-libs throughout and joins Zervas for select lines on select choruses.  Zervas’ first verse remains unchanged, followed by the Malibu-driven pre-chorus (Lee ad-libs here too).  Lee replaces Zervas’ original second verse, putting his own melodic spin on the song, and complementing it.  “All she wanna do is party all night / She love Louis purses but she Off-White,” he pop-raps, continuing, “Let her spend some of it, I think I might / Sippin’ off her tits, I let her love me long time.” Lee also adds his own unique pre-chorus, this time based in Hollywood: “She from Hollywood, Hollywood / Now could trip because the money could.”

Final Thoughts 

“Roxanne” was rightfully a hit for Arizona Zervas.  In its remixed form with Swae Lee, it’s remains a hit.  Will “Roxanne (Remix)” change your life? Nope, but if you need a surefire bop about a high maintenance girl, well, “Roxanne (Remix)” will likely tickle your fancy.

Arizona Zervas • “Roxanne (Remix)” (Ft. Swae Lee) – Single • Arizona Zervas • Release: 2.21.20

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