When Tyga is on some playa s**t, he’s undefeated.

Tyga’s ’80s-inspired project didn’t exactly knock it out of the park for me. Honestly, I’m still waiting to see whether he reached first base. But I don’t want that experiment to overshadow how effective he can be in his usual lane. “Balcony” brings him back there.

The track features dramatic, hard-hitting production and a sick-ass sample that pulls it all together. As for Tyga, he raps with an extra-cold tone and steady flow, delivering lyrics that are dirtier than a fitted sheet at a Holiday Inn. The woman he’s describing wants to take things to the balcony, is willing to go low, and apparently has no intention of keeping the evening respectable.

What I like is how smoothly Tyga handles it all. The performance is slick, the track is catchy, and he sounds comfortable doing what he does best. Sometimes, getting back to your old freaky self is the right move.

Quincy

Quincy is the creator of Ratings Game Music. He loves writing about music, taking long walks on beaches, and spaghetti that fights him back.