Lil Mabu, sand in turks | Song Review

Lil Mabu returns with a so-so, melodic rap single in “sand in the turks.” It encompasses matters of the heart and an extremely expensive vacation.

That’s a thought-provoking line, Lil Mabu.  The privileged rapper needs a vacation to get away from the stress: “Need to leave my home, St. Barths, here we go.” Four words: it must be nice. Anyway, Lil Mabu wrote and produced the brief, melodic “sand in turks”.

“Sand in turks” features driving, intense bassy synths. It is a bit clunky, at least initially.  Lil Mabu is assertive, confident, youthful, and carefree throughout his melodic rap performance.  “Sand” features two verses, with the first being the longest. “I need some peace of mind, God, please help me find it / I need to be on a nature vibe, booked a trip to the villa when we arrived,” he raps, and adds, “Then you managed to ruin my fucking time / And you not even here, I hate the silence (I do).”  Noted. In the second verse, matters of the heart seem to make him feel, well, some type of way. “If I could be with you forever, I’d be the happiest alive,” he asserts, concluding, “You like a Bitcoin in ‘09, rarest treasure I could find / A beauty that words can’t describe, but I’ll try.” The chorus is big, but also lengthy and only moderately catchy.

“Like the sand in Turks, you hella fine

How am I hurtin’ in paradise?

Maybe we’ll work in another life

I talk to the moon, but it don’t reply

Just like you, cause you never said goodbye

The thought of you comes back every night

Like the whip rented, you was never mine

I’m black and blue like a beach at night

Let me put on my ice.”

Lil Mabu concludes with an outro that references the cost of the villa ($20,000 per night), and continues to be haunted by her shadow. “Maladaptive vibe, outta’ sight but in my mind.” All told, “sand in turks” is just al’ight, and that’s about all I have to say about that!

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