Bryson Tiller, Whatever She Wants | Song Review 🎵

Fueled by an Orion Sun sample, Grammy-nominated rapper/singer Bryson Tiller delivers an entertaining melodic rap single with “Whatever She Wants.”

“I’ma take her bougie ass to Rode and then let her pick up whatever she want.” Woo! Well, that’s so generous of you, Bryson Tiller… The key portion of the lyric excerpted from the chorus is the title of the song: “Whatever She Wants”. Following a 20 second intro setting the tone, the Grammy-nominated rapper/singer gets busy delivering plenty of rhythmic, melodic lines. Well versed in both R&B and rap, on “Whatever She Wants,” we get more of the Louisville, Kentucky-bred musician’s rap side – melodic rap, that is.  Tiller serves up a fine cadence. What does Bryson get in return for spoiling her? “She piss me off, somehow she still get whatever she want / Talking ‘bout her nails, I’m finna nail her ass at home.” Da-yum!

“Whatever She Want” explores this idea of her power over him. And that power, of course, is highly sexual (“I know pussy power got me buyin’ shit again”).  He adds, in the first verse, “Got a nigga feelin’ like a sucker yet again,” while in the second, he “Spoil her ass again / Take her to the dealership, the Porsche, it got a twin.” Thematically and lyrically, “Whatever She Want” is basic, but it’s entertaining too. Besides Tiller’s performance, it features some gorgeous production cues.  As he asserts in the intro (“My boy Tylian snapped on this shit”), producer TylianMTB brings the heat behind the boards.  Notably, “Whatever” samples “Intro” by Orion Sun (released in 2022) and is a remix of the original (the demo) from 2023. Will “Whatever She Wants” change your life? Probably not, but it’s a relatively brief, enjoyable record from Tiller all said and done.

Bryson Tiller // “Whatever She Wants” // RCA // 2.13.24

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