brakence, f**kboy | Track Review 🎵

Colorful lyrics, unique vocals, and an overall unique sound (plus some profanity) makes “fuckboy,” by pop artist brakence, a success. 

“Fuckboy tryna play my homie / But 2020 I’ma take time on me / Out the window where my mainline goes / This is sacrilegious how I’m gon’ fade off IG.” Hmm, who wants to translate any of that? Before diving into the chorus of “fuckboy,” first you should totally check out the song’s proud parent – rather the singer/songwriter, brakence.  The teenager, made his first appearance on The Musical Hype with the single released after “Fuckboy,” “fwb”, quite a unique single in my opinion. The same can be said of “fuckboy,” which fittingly earned placement on the explicit, f-bomb-laced playlist, 25 Colorful Songs, Clearly For Under Consent [of the] King.

What better than a teenager who is able to express pain? Angst is a potent and powerful thing! Even better is the fact that brakence not only reflects on loss (“Heartache comes in many forms” or “This shit ain’t the same if I can’t breathe your air”) but strives to be a better person.  That means, some tough decisions, which he opens up about on the second verse:

“Won’t hide this shit to waste your time
And that’s just bein’ honest
Shouldn’t fall in love and I shouldn’t go to college
Gotta fight off all the pain he made in August
I’m not who you think I am.”

Besides the honest, and ‘swagger-laden’ lyrics, “fuckboy” features unique production work.  It’s best characterized as pop, but it’s not straightforward pop.  The beat adds a hip-hop sensibility, as does the pitch-shifted vocals.

Final Thoughts

It’s true – a fuckboy has a negative connotation. Even so, in the hands of brakence, well, “Fuckboy” is pretty sweet. Why? Colorful lyrics, unique vocals, and an overall, unique sound.  #Winning.

Brakence • “fuckboy” • Release: 2.19.20

Photo Credit: brakence