Bankrol Hayden, “F**k Love” | Track Review 🎵

Rapper Bankrol Hayden has a ‘bone to pick’ with love on his short but sweet melodic rap single, “Fuck Love.”

[otw_shortcode_dropcap label=”“W” size=”large” border_color_class=”otw-no-border-color” shadow=”shadow” square=”square”]hat? Make a love song, like about us, like, long distance.” That is how the blunt 🎵 “Fuck Love” commences.  When there’s an f-bomb in the title, the expectation is a lack of refinement.  That said, this brief 🎙 Bankrol Hayden single isn’t as ‘unrefined’ as you might expect. Sure, we prejudge it with that unapologetic title but honestly, it’s a chill, enjoyable melodic rap joint.[/otw_shortcode_dropcap]

As you expect, love is the culprit here. Or, arguably, the lifestyle that Bankrol Hayden lives.  Regardless, they aren’t going to make it, period.  In the pre-chorus, Hayden highlights this: “So, I go away / We live miles part / We knew this from the start / So, I’ll go, can’t stay / I can’t change who you are / You knew this from the start.” Woo! That’s a lot! Of course, it leads to the tuneful chorus where that damning bomb is unleashed: “Fuck love, what’s love? Fuck love, enough.” By the second verse, Hayden is cussing like a sailor, spitting about the frustrations of love and their relationship. “I didn’t mean to give up when times are frustratin’,” he asserts, adding, “I’ve been doin’ me, I got a dream that I’ve been chasin’.” So, with the pursuit of fame, he’s been sacrificing love.  That’s a conundrum, indeed.

Final Thoughts 💭 

Despite his hardship with love, Bankrol Hayden gives listeners an enjoyable record.  Going in, admittedly, I prejudged it expecting something harder and perhaps, less sincere.  Ultimately, 🎵 “Fuck Love” is respectable and dare I say, a vibe. Is this a life changing melodic rap record? No, but it’s a worthwhile one all in all.  As Bankrol so elegantly puts it, “Fuck Love!”

🎙 Bankrol Hayden • 🎵 “Fuck Love” • 🏷 Atlantic • 🗓 4.8.22

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