Nina Sky “On Some Bullshit”
There’s something about the distant, sleepy-ish tone in twin sister R&B duo Nina Sky‘s harmonized vocals that, when attached to a danceable beat, creates the perfect summer jam. Yet despite a sustained presence in the mixtape circuit and various leaks from them over the years feeling like they have the potential to be the ideal follow-up to their irresistable breakout “Move Ya Body”, the girls have yet to release a proper follow-up album to their debut, an LP that dropped FIVE DAMN YEARS AGO!
What’s the deal? It’s understandable why a label would wait to unleash a full-length when the artist isn’t producing anything with a wide-enough appeal, but in the case of Nina Sky, these girls really should have been on their third or fourth near-or-at-Gold-selling disc by now.
Whatever. Trying to fathom the ways of a hopelessly lost music biz won’t get us anything but a headache, but what is completely understood right now is that Nina Sky once again have something catchy on their hands to satisfy listeners through the hot months with their latest gem, “On Some Bullshit”.
Supported by restless production that nods to 80′s freestyle with a slight tinge of Latin influence, the Salaam Remi-helmed “Bullshit” affirms itself as a fizzy delight almost instantly. Yeah, it’s half-baked lyrical plot about coming across a jerk of an old boyfriend bears little that’s arresting, aside from a few needless, albeit brow-raising, expletives (“Cause after all I thought you were a nice guy/ (Really you were a bitch)”), but the paired sound of the two ladies’ breezy melodies remains just as pleasant as they did when they mimicked Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam’s “Can You Feel The Beat” lines over that omnipresent Coolie Dance riddim way back in ’04.
From their forthcoming, yet (unsurprisingly) still dateless, sophomore collection, The Musical.
Real talk: their first single should have been the Rick Ross assisted “Curtain Call.” that would have been hot.
Aside from the terrible rap on it, “Clothes Off” was my jam…