![]() ![]() Teetering on the lines of dreampop and desert rock, “Radio” ventures into the hard-knock boom baps frequently heard in cloud rap. Similar to “National Anthem,” Lana raps with a drawn-out voice - referring to herself as the “Queen of Coney Island” and “a little harlot, scarlet” - as the instrumental crescendos with a sparkling rags-to-riches, Mafioso vibe usually found in East Coast hip-hop. “National Anthem” features the lead vocalist rap-singing over a bass-bumping beat co-produced by Jeff Bhasker, an instrumental contributor to Kanye West‘s 808s & Heartbreaks and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.Īn element of cloud rap that sticks out in “Races” is the distinct echoing of a hypeman in the background. The rapper plays JFK opposite Lana Del Rey’s Jackie O in the heartbreaking visual, symbolizing a ‘hood romance of sorts. It’s fitting that the music video for this Born to Die cut features A$AP Rocky - who, after Lil B, popularized cloud rap for the mainstream.
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