Krept & Konan tell us about going for “G.O.A.T” status on new single ‘Smooth Lovin’
nme.comKrept & Konan have spoken to NME about their groovy new single ‘Smooth Lovin’, and their upcoming fourth studio album ‘Young Kingz II’.The award-winning duo have dropped their first single of the year, with dancehall juggernaut Popcaan.
The song is the lead single for ‘Young Kingz II’ – the follow-up to their 2019 Top Five album ‘Revenge Is Sweet’ and their first independent record in 10 years – which will be released next year.The duo reunited with producer P2J Studio, who also created the beat for their laidback 2019 Afroswing-inspired single ‘G-Love’ with WizKid.
Speaking to NME, Krept – real name Casyo Valentine Johnson – shared the process behind making ‘Smooth Lovin’.“P2J sent us this beat and we had the beat for months and months,” he said. “We were like, ‘We need to get the right person on this beat to match the vibe, man,’ and we thought, ‘Popcaan will body this!’ So, we told him to come to the studio and he just laid [his verse] down.
He caught the vibe instantly.”Both Krept and Konan are British-Jamaican and maintain strong ties to the country by collaborating with musical icons such as Spice and Beenie Man. “It’s more [about] heritage.
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