On f-bomb-laden tracks like “ifdc” and “Hot Girl Bummer”, he combines his pop smarts with the harsher sensibility of SoundCloud rap and The Weeknd’s world-weary take on fame. As demand for Musto’s services grew, he gained traction as an artist in his own right with mixtapes and digital releases. In 2012, Musto scored his first major success when his writing partnership with Posner (who he also joins in the duo Mansionz) yielded Bieber’s hit “Boyfriend”.
The Florida native has been proving his depth and dexterity ever since he left his school punk-pop band, Polaroid, in 2008 and moved to Los Angeles to work with Ne-Yo, an early mentor who heard his potential. As he demonstrates with a list of clients and collaborators that includes Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Gucci Mane, Rivers Cuomo and Mike Posner, he’s a multi-tasker who can cross any remaining divides between pop, alt-rock, R&B and hip-hop. Yet the heavily tattooed singer and rapper who became one of the 2010s’ biggest online breakouts remains equally productive as a composer and producer. Proceed with caution.With all the high drama and decadence in the lyrics of his dark but compelling tracks as blackbear, it’s amazing Matthew Musto has any time to work. blackbear - IDFC (Tarro Remix) (Letras y cancin para escuchar) - Tell me pretty lies / Look me in the face / Tell me that you love me / Even if its fake. There may be no coming back from vibes this deep. Don’t break these bells out unless you’re ready to look your partner in the eye and get really deep. What was that? You don’t think blackbear’s music is dreamy enough? Well, it sounds pretty dreamy to us, but Tajan certainly upped the ante on this remix of “Laid Out.” This is late-night, mid-copulation music for you and yours. Then we all fall down into a sad lull of guitar, because even when you know it’s the right move, leaving is never easy. By the time he sings how he’s so done, you’re energy hits its breaking point. Y2K builds the beat as the singer recounts all the ways this wild woman has done him dirty. Why do you always go for the crazy ones? Because the crazy ones are often super hot, but nothing is as hot as the beat on this blackbear remix. His dreamily moans about the party girl he can’t get to settle down, but who would consider settling when the beat is this bumpin’? Everything about this remix sounds larger than life, like the lifestyles these Beverly Hills women stay chasing. This blackbear remix is big drums and waterfalls of feels. If you can’t make the woman a housewife, you can at least make the heartbreak anthem a house tune. blackbear’s drippy vocals get worked through a gritty filter and your girl goes down lower than a basement.īlackbear Feat.
The producer takes a multi-colored spotlight and shines it on the heart of the song.
The original beat on “Playing Dead” is already pretty fantastic, but it’s not anywhere near as groovy as Sevnth’s space-age disco flow. Get off those sidelines and get in the game, already.īlackbear – “Playing Dead” (Sevnth Remix) It’s energetic enough for you to bust a quick boss move. Ellusive comes through with the future bass hook to take this slightly stalker love anthem to a whole new level. Is there something creepy about a man who says, “If I can’t love you, I don’t want nobody else to?” Yes, a little bit, but blackbear makes it sound like it’s a sexy thing. Play this at the end of the night when it’s time to face your feels and bring that sweetie home.ī l ackbear x 4e – “sidelines” (Ellusive Remix) So, Tarro came through with the emotional trap remix to take this R&B jam into a definite DJ set piece. You know that spot where you’re basically mad about someone, but showing signs of affection is weakness, so you put on a front like they were just another shorty you put the naughty on? blackbear is pretty much king of that wave and his heartbreaking single “idfc” cuts right to the heart of that feeling, but it doesn’t have much of a beat. How a Near-Death Experience Helped blackbear Make His Most Successful Album Yet