Serpentwithfeet, Damn Gloves | Song Review 🎵

Serpentwithfeet (Josiah Wise) taps Ty Dolla $ign and Yanga YaYa for a surefire, naughty bop in “Damn Gloves,” the promo single for his third LP. 

“Uh-huh / Damn gloves.” 🎙 Serpentwithfeet is a talented musician who deserves far more attention.  He brought the heat on his 2021 sophomore album, 💿 DEACON.  One of the best and steamiest songs from DEACON was the song 🎵 “Wood Boy” which has nothing to do with trees 🌳 😈.  I mention that song because 🎙 Josiah Wise embraces S-E-X once again on 🎵 “Damn Gloves”, the promo single for his third LP, 💿 GRIP (arrives February 16, 2024).  Produced alongside 🎛️ Nosaj Thing, Mike Irish, and S.Dot, with some cool minimal, but slick, modern cues, Wise taps 🎙 Ty Dolla $ign and 🎙 Yanga YaYa for the assist 💪.

“Damn Gloves” runs a skinny two-and-a-half minutes in duration.  That is sufficient! It features an enigmatic sound early-on, making the listener anticipate what is going down + what’s to come.  As always, serpentwithfeet catches the ear with his distinct pipes. The unique chorus is the first thing the listener hears post-intro:

“Hold you closer, closer than those damn gloves

Kiss you longer, longer than a opera

If we keep on dancin’ we gon’ make love

Hold you closer, closer than those damn gloves.”

Ooh-wee! Wise goes on to perform the first verse where the sex is pronounced: “I just wanna keep grind-grindin’ on my nigga / Whatever’s on his leg, good God, it’s gettin’ thicker.” Well, damn 🍆 😈! Sure, Wise is overt, but give him credit for embracing what he desires sexually 👨‍❤️‍👨🏳️‍🌈. Ty Dolla $ign arrives in the second verse. He’s ALWAYS a vibe given his versatility (“Diamond choker, give me face like poker / How she get in, she fuckin’ the promoter”). Yanga YaYa, a new age soul artist from South Africa 🇿🇦, adds to the vibe in the bridge, performing in Zulu 😎. All in all, 🎵 “Damn Gloves” is a fun listen, one that is ear-catching from the onset. Serpentwithfeet is a tremendous talent. 

🎙 Serpentwithfeet • 💿 GRIP • 🏷 Secretly Canadian • 🗓 2.16.24

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