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Bebe Rexha, All Your Fault Pt. 2 ยฉ Warner Bros.On single โ€œThatโ€™s 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 โ€˜aroundโ€™ 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 โ€œMe, Myself & Iโ€ and more recently, the Louis Tomlinson debut single, โ€œBack to You.โ€ Going back to G-Eazy, he appeared on her single, โ€œF.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 โ€œThe Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)โ€ and โ€œThatโ€™s It,โ€ featuring Gucci Mane & 2 Chainz. ย 

Before listening, itโ€™s pretty clear the direction that โ€œThatโ€™s Itโ€ is going to go.ย  Both Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz are southern rappers โ€“ big guns in the trap sound.ย  Hence, itโ€™s not surprising that โ€œThatโ€™s 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 isnโ€™t the type of song that showcases her vocal prowess, but does show she has a lot swag.

Final Thoughtsย 

Keeping it short and sweet, โ€œThatโ€™s Itโ€ is more about sound and vibe than song itself.ย  Rexha has the urban-pop idiom down pat, but she doesnโ€™t reinvent the wheel by any means.ย  Is it sexy? Yes.ย  Game changing or distinct from anything else? No.ย  Basically, โ€œit is what it is,โ€ and thatโ€™s enjoyable, but indistinct of numerous urban-pop records in the same vein.

Bebe Rexha โ€ข All Your Fault: Pt. 2 โ€ข Warner Bros. โ€ข Release: 8.11.17
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
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the musical hype aka Brent Faulkner has earned Bachelor and Masters degrees in music (music Education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and a freelance music journalist. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.

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