mixtape maestro (2.0)

In which Kim tries to make us believe that she isn’t always about being the center of red carpet attention (whatever).

Instead of participating in a “girl’s night out”, Kim decides to stay home and be with her man on new single “Chillin’ Tonight”, a veeeery 50 Cent-influenced track engrossed in ’90′s East Coast boom bap and half-sung choruses. While her pals attend R. Kelly concerts and Victoria Secret runway shows, Kim would rather play in bed all night with her man, dressing up in “see-through lingerie” (like she would have any other kind) and engaging in pillow fights. Her friends call her “whipped”, she doesn’t seem to care. Besides, she has to make sure every inch of their New York penthouse is tested for sex-friendliness.

Seeing as though her and Curtis are on good terms again, it wouldn’t be surprising if he had a hand in creating this one. That’s not to glorify the sexist notion that women don’t pen their own rap lyrics, but due to the fact that if you flip the gender and some of the words this would probably be a Fiddy single.

Does that make “Chillin’ Tonight” horrible? Not really. The beat is likable and Kim showcases solid, if not all that interesting, lyricism. It’s just that, following a year in the pen and the most acclaimed album of her career, we’re expecting a hot, re-entry banger, not a lukewarm song about the joys of domestic bliss.

DL: “Chillin’ Tonight” (YFH)