One of those songs where you’re not quite sure on the which is the title and which is the artist (though this time around it’s the debate between featured artist and title).

DaniLeigh is an RnB singer who started off as a dancer. She moved to LA at 16 and was dancing in adverts and music videos, meeting producers and then using her voice as her secondary, more powerful and marketable tool. Having danced for the likes of J Cole, her real break came when she was asked to star in and direct the music video, at the age of 18, for Breakfast Can Wait. That, if you are not familiar, is a song by Prince. Actual Prince.

From there, she catapulted her virality with a video on her Instagram doing the In My Feelings dance challenge started by Shiggy. It is nearly on 10 million views currently, and came to prominence at a similar time to her breakout single, Lil Bebe.

This version though features Lil Baby and was released as remix in her album, The Plan. Speaking to Genius, she said that she always wanted Lil Baby on the record with her, and used her Instagram fan base to secure the collab. With the flow and stage presence of a rapper, with the voice of an RnB singer, Dani switches between the two seamlessly throughout the track.

The song focuses on Dani’s confidence in her sexuality and feels as though we are listening to a private message between her and a guy she wants to be romantically involved with. Lil Baby’s verse follows the hook and his lyrics, just the right level of cocky, complimenting Dani’s original. I’ve said this about remixes before, they need to add something to a song but still use it as a foundation. It isn’t Lil Baby’s song and he doesn’t try to take over, he slots neatly into the record.

Now more popular than the original with nearly 30 million Spotify streams, it is an indictment of Dani’s rising star. From being blessed to be able to work with Prince, she has gone on to select the next generation of artists to work with, from Lil Baby on this track, to YBN Nahmir and Lil Yachty. Whether it’s dancing singing, or directing, expect to see more of the the Dominican Republic’s hottest property at the moment.

 

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