Lil Tjay & 6LACK, Calling My Phone | Single Notez

The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on “Calling My Phone” by rapper Lil Tjay and Grammy-nominated R&B artist, 6LACK.  

Single/Song/Track: “Calling My Phone”

Genre: Rap

¹ Lead Artist/Band: Lil Tjay, 6LACK

² Featured Guests: N/A

Songwriters: Brendan Walsh, Lil Tjay, Luis Campozano, Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr., Ryan Martínez

Producers: G. Ry, Bordeaux, Non Native

Album: N/A 

The Single Notez :

The production creates quite the vibe; lush, moody

Love the slow, extremely relaxed pace of the song

Lil Tjay unveils the catchy, melodic chorus at the onset (following the instrumental intro); a post-chorus (“I can’t get you off my mind now”) follows

The rapper follows the chorus and post-chorus with a syrupy, smooth melodic rap verse

Relatable, at least to some extent, as it deals with matters of the heart, specifically, ex-GFs

On the post-chorus that follows Tjay’s verse, we get some nice ad-libs by 6LACK; he follows with his own smooth, confident verse

This record has an incredibly hypnotic quality – it just sort of sucks you in as you listen

I may have had some nitpicks following my first listen, but not after the second!

Memorable lyric:

“Steady callin’ my phone
I done told you before that it’s over, leave me ‘lone
Know it’s hurtin’ you to see me gone
Dark clouds, you gon’ see me storm
I won’t go back
But trust me, you’re gon’ hold that
Hold that.”

  In Closing: Lil Tjay and 6LACK join forces for “Calling My Phone,” a relaxed, vibe-laden, totally ear catching single about exes.

Lil Tjay & 6LACK • “Calling My Phone” • Columbia • 2.12.21

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