Following the release of his full-length debut album, In Tongues, R&B artist Joji (George Miller / Filthy Frank) releases a brand-new single, “Yeah Right.”

“Yeah, you bet I go to see you when / I’m feeling like a drum without a beat / Yeah, you dance so good / And I think that’s kinda neat.”Joji (George Miller) proved he has greater musical aspirations as opposed to the shock value of his YouTube persona, Filthy Frank. On November 3, 2017, he released his debut EP, In Tongues, followed up on February 16, 2018, with the expanded, deluxe, full-length version.  Despite “putting in work,” he puts in more with the release of a brand-new single, “Yeah Right.”

Joji kicks things off with a bang, asserting on the intro, “I’ma f**k up my life.”  As he sings, the supporting backdrop is moody – clearly embodying the alternative vein and modern R&B sound of the times. He continues to utter the profane, carefree phrase into the first verse, eventually expounding how this “F-up” is going down.

“We gon’ party all night

She don’t care if I die

Yeah, right, yeah, right.”

Clearly, Joji is reacting to trauma in his life, likely a breakup, hence he reacts by partying.  The first person that doesn’t care is his ex.  However, if the music video as well as a mental picture of the partying is considered, the strippers/exotic dancers don’t care either, right? The titular lyric recurs on the pre-chorus, before more pain is unleased on the chorus.

“Yeah, you bet I know that she ain’t

Never give a single f**k about me

Yeah, you bet she know that we ain’t

Never gonna be together…”

Final Thoughts

Love hasn’t been kind to Joji, but he definitely won’t find it in the strip club.  His pain is our pleasure on “Yeah Right,” which is relatively enjoyable.  It’s not quite a homerun, but there’s something endearing and definitely unique about his sound artistically.

Joji • Yeah Right – Single • 88rising / EMPIRE • Release: 5.11.18

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