On single โThatโs It,โ Bebe Rexha nails the urban-pop sound without breaking new ground.ย She enlists Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz.
The profile of pop artist Bebe Rexha is building slowly but surely. Rexha has been โaroundโ for a couple of years, but has yet to release an album.ย All indications suggest that her time is coming. Rexha has appeared on a number of high-profile singles, including G-Eazy hit โMe, Myself & Iโ and more recently, the Louis Tomlinson debut single, โBack to You.โ Going back to G-Eazy, he appeared on her single, โF.F.F.โ from her first EP of 2017, All Your Fault: Pt. 1.ย Now, Rexha returns with All Your Fault: Pt. 2, led by singles โThe Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)โ and โThatโs It,โ featuring Gucci Mane & 2 Chainz. ย
Before listening, itโs pretty clear the direction that โThatโs Itโ is going to go.ย Both Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz are southern rappers โ big guns in the trap sound.ย Hence, itโs not surprising that โThatโs Itโ plays to their strengths, giving Rexha a trap-oriented, urban-pop single.ย Expectedly, the record is well-produced.ย Rexha approaches the vocals with a certain degree of gimmickry, playing into the hip-hop oriented sound.ย This isnโt the type of song that showcases her vocal prowess, but does show she has a lot swag.
Final Thoughtsย
Keeping it short and sweet, โThatโs Itโ is more about sound and vibe than song itself.ย Rexha has the urban-pop idiom down pat, but she doesnโt reinvent the wheel by any means.ย Is it sexy? Yes.ย Game changing or distinct from anything else? No.ย Basically, โit is what it is,โ and thatโs enjoyable, but indistinct of numerous urban-pop records in the same vein.