Liam Payne enlists A Boogie Wit da Hoodie for an enjoyable, drippy pop single, โStack It Up.โ Itโs pleasant, but no game changer for the British heartthrob.
Ah, itโs been a while since we heard from Liam Payne. In 2018, he released his debut EP, First Time, along with a couple of other singles, but didnโt make much noise. Up until the release of โStack It Upโ in 2019, the hunky One Direction member has kept a low profile. With โStack it Up,โ he enlists popular rapper A Boogie Wit da Hoodie for the assist.
With โStack it Up,โ the โformulaโ is in play. Urban-pop singer serves up respectable vocals โ CHECK. Said urban-pop singer drops some gimmicky lyrics โ also CHECK. Throughout the course of the record, Liam Payne spells out certain, such as โD-I-E,โ as well as exhibiting โswaggerโ with some acronyms and abbreviations, such as โVIPโ and โID.โ Furthermore, the chorus adds some repetition, specifically on the pronoun, โI.โ Apparently, one โIโ is not enough. As far as the subject matter, itโs basic โ which could arguably be a check for pop song as well. Honestly, the title is loud and clear about the drippy nature of this cut. But if not, the chorus has you covered. At least Payne emphasizes the importance of putting in work though:
โSo, if you wanna stack it up, you gotta work for it I-I-I-I-I-I Ainโt nobody gonna be doinโ it for ya I-I-I-I-I I got dreams and I got time But that ainโt enough to get me by So I stack it up, man, I gotta work for it Yeah, I got money on my mind I-I, I-I I got money on my mind I-I, I-I.โ
The other check? Payne invites a trending rapper along for a cameo. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie offers a blend of un-pitched and pitched rhymes and is solely responsible for the parental advisory label bestowed upon the single (โYeah, I know SHIT donโt come free, you gotta work for itโ). And, for good measure, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie says โshitโ more than once โ my, my, my!
Final Thoughts
Ultimately, โStack it Upโ is okay, but nothing brand new or transcendent from Liam Payne. Is he still a heartthrob? Yes. Can he sing? Yes. Is he a really exciting pop artist who has a career that transcends his One Direction days? Doubtful, but never say never. โStack it Upโ is short and pleasant enough, but no game changer.
Liam Payne โข Stack It Up (Ft. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie) [Single] โข Capitol โข Release: 9.18.19
Photo Credit: Capitol