Brent Faiyaz, Moment Of Your Life | Track Review 🎵

Brent Faiyaz, with the help of the lovely and talented Coco Jones, delivers a fantastic R&B duet with “Moment of Your Life.”

“You lookin’ better than you ever did,” 🎙 Brent Faiyaz (Christopher Brent Wood) sings in the first verse of his 2023 single, 🎵 “Moment of Your Life”.  He continues, “If you told me the secret, I would spread that shit to every girl that I meet.” Hmm, and why is that, Brent? “So they would know how to be / That shit tastes fresher than a peppermint.”  Boy, oh boy, that is fresh! The big takeaway from the excerpted lyrics of this contemporary R&B joint is love, love, and more love.  Of course, given love is experienced between two people, and that’s what “Moment of Your Life” centers around, doesn’t it make perfect sense to bring in another singer for this experience? That’s where the lovely, talented 🎙 Coco Jones comes into play.

“Moment of Your Life,” like many R&B records, has a full cast of songwriters: Wood, Jones, 🎼✍ David Patino, Donald Holmes, Emmanuel Arah, Gerard Thomas, Missy Elliott, and Terrance Davis. Produced by 🎛 Mannyvelli, Sparkheem, and Dpat, “Moment of Your Life” samples the 1998 🎙 Nicole Wray song, 🎵 “Boy You Should Listen”.  In fact, that’s where those ‘old-school,’ rhythmic, 90’s R&B sounds originate.  Furthermore, melodically, “Moment of Your Life” lifts off the 90s tune, which is a win for both Brent and Coco.  Following his smooth performance in the first verse and the chorus, Coco Jones takes the reins in the second verse, wowing with her rich, robust pipes (“Tonight, baby boy, you lookin’ better than you ever did / I’ll show you my secrets, can you handle it?”).The chemistry when both artists perform is incredible, including harmonized vocals and trading lines (the bridge).

Even the contrast between the two is fabulous, particularly how Jones’ ad-libs cut more than Brent’s – she delivers more grit in the final chorus.  The chorus, of course, is the crème de la crème – that realization of love:

“And I got every other thing that I need and want but you

And I’ve been wantin’ you, so what you wanna do tonight?

Make this the moment of your life.”

Brent Faiyaz, with the help of Coco Jones, delivers a fantastic R&B duet with 🎵 “Moment of Your Life”.                                                                  

🎙 Brent Faiyaz • 🎵 “Moment Of Your Life” • 🏷 ISO Supremacy / UnitedMasters LLC / High Standardz / Def Jam Recordings • 🗓 8.23.23

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