Phony Ppl, Fkn Around | Track Review 🎵

Eclectic five-man band Phony Ppl returns with its first new single of 2020, the infectious “Fkn Around,” featuring Megan Thee Stallion.

For the “fearless five-man band” Phony Ppl, “Liberation is both the modus operandi and main ingredient,” reads their site bio.  Essentially, the collective is quite eclectic, not the least bit constricted by genre.  Following their 2018 album, mō’zā-ik., and a couple of singles, the colorful collective returns with their first single of 2020, “Fkn Around,” featuring Megan Thee Stallion.

The four-minute-plus bop “Fkn Around” is a prime example of the liberation that characterizes Phony Ppl.  In this case, they embrace the rhythmic, sleek funk of old-school, while maintaining freshness with, well, profanity among other things. How many 70s funk songs dare include an abbreviation of the f-bomb in its song title, let alone repeat it liberally? Even if there’s a serious case of potty mouth going on, “Fkn Around” is quite infectious, particular the chorus:

“You’ve got a man, but you fuckin’ around
Risking it all baby just to get down
You’ve got a man, but you fuckin’ around
Risking it all baby just to get down.”

Vocalist Elbee Thrie sounds absolutely amazing – expressive, nuanced, and quite soulful. Beyond the stellar chorus, he brings the heat on first and third verses.  Thrie details this woman’s ways, asserting at the end of the first verse, “Independent woman, I won’t tell you how to act / But you and I both know we could be gone before he’s back…” Megan Thee Stallion arrives for the second verse, playing off of Thrie’s descriptions, essentially.  She raps about her MANY men:

“I got a European papi out in Italy
And he like to model but he always love to picture me
…I keep a man in Texas, that where the best is
Down south daddy and he’s cool never stress me.”

Final Thoughts

Phony Ppl come up big on “Fkn Around,” period.  Everything about this joint is a B-O-P.  Excellent vocals, a confident rap verse from Megan Thee Stallion, incredible production, and a kick ass, totally infectious chorus.  Honestly, what more could you ask for? This is definitely a single you want to “fk around” with.

Phony Ppl • “Fkn Around” (Ft. Megan Thee Stallion) – Single • 300 Entertainment • Release: 1.31.20

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