However “You Want” was a distinct story completely. Perhaps it was the attention-grabbing opener, “Good day, Christ? I’m ’bout to sin once more”; the frenetic pacing of the video; the satisfying handoff from Folayan to Bobbi because the latter burst into the body, delivering traces like, “Invested on this p*ssy, and this sh*t is paying dividends”; or their hyper saturated, Y2K-street-style aesthetic, captured by a fisheye lens. Or, possibly, in a social media panorama the place so many issues really feel compelled, it was simply enjoyable to observe two new artists arrive on the scene in a manner that appeared really real.
The success of “You Want” helped Flyana Boss cross “going viral” off their bucket checklist, in order that now, a yr later, they’re chasing new objectives. “I desire a Billboard Prime Ten Hit,” says Bobbi, matter-of-factly.
On March 29, they’re set to launch their subsequent EP, “This Ain’t the Album,” an upbeat mish-mash of retro hip-hop influences and fast-paced rhymes that they’ve teased with the singles “Candyman” and “yeaaa.” Concurrently, they’re within the early levels of planning their debut album—reviewing potential ideas and contemplating what they realized whereas touring with Janelle Monáe final yr. “We wish to construct an entire world and take folks on a journey,” says Bobbi.
Since they first acquired collectively, Bobbi and Folayan haven’t given a lot thought to competing with different artists. In truth, they’re probably not competing in any respect; they’re writing music for one another, hoping a line would possibly impress or make the opposite one snort. Whereas Bobbi revels in wordplay (“I be triple A, all these broke hoes that I’m towin’ on / You possibly can name me Marvin Gaye ’trigger you realize what’s goin’ on,” she raps within the remix to “You Want” with Missy Elliott and Kaliii), Folayan is extra flow-heavy, generally workshopping a line by honing in on a rhythm first.
From the start, it was all the time about music, however the duo admits that they might have adopted any path that allowed them to carry out, interval. In addition they haven’t closed themselves off to different avenues. “We wish to do an entire TV present based mostly round our friendship someday,” says Folayan. “So keep tuned for that.”
As they prepare to alter into their stage appears—not so completely different from the colourful garments they put on off stage—they discuss concerning the largest spotlight of the final yr: going from participating with their followers on-line and within the remark part, to seeing them in actual life. They’ve got down to make music that speaks to an unapologetic sense of pleasure and intercourse positivity. Their reveals mirror that.
