Rod Wave, Great Gatsby | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 12^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥, we highlight “Great Gatsby” performed by Florida rapper/singer, Rod Wave.

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and/or stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 12^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2023), we break down 🎵 “Great Gatsby” performed by 🎙 Rod Wave.

“Late nights, I reminisce about you, it’s hard to forget about you.” A lover or an ex-lover can have that effect on you, emotionally and sexually. 🎵 “Great Gatsby” appears as the 13^th track on 💿 Nostalgia, the fifth studio album by Florida rapper/singer, 🎙 Rod Wave (Rodarius Green) . The record features a team of producers including 🎛 TnTXD, TrillGotJuice, SephGotTheWaves, FlexOnDaTrack, and Geo Vocals. Yup, that’s common with pop, R&B, and rap. The backdrop is smooth, but rhythmic thanks to dat beat 💪. Rod keeps things brief – under two-and-a-half minutes.

“Great Gatsby” commences with an intro, courtesy of Geo Vocals, which sets the tone (“But I spend my nights alone / By myself, just another lonely day”).  On the record, he sings about a woman he, quote, “Can’t live with” and “can’t live without.” That’s a conundrum! In the chorus, he brings the 📚 🎦 Great Gatsby element to life, paralleling his desire to reconnect to famous character, Jay Gatsby:

“I threw the party of the century

And people came over, no one left sober

And it was all for your

It was all for you

Close the door, don’t let the world in

Let’s go and hide in again

Rekindle our flame and light my fire again

Oh, come light my fire again.”

All told, “Great Gatsby” is a beautiful moment from Nostalgia that finds the artist being authentic and transparent about his feelings.

🎙 Rod Wave • 💿 Nostalgia • 🏷 Alamo / Sony Music Entertainment • 📅 2023

Rod Wave, Great Gatsby: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 12 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alamo / Sony Music Entertainment; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]