Tay Jireh – One Of A Kind (feat. July & DORESSA) [Single]

Tay Jireh’s “One Of A Kind,” a standout track from his EP How Did We Get Here?, is an exercise in soulful retrospection, yet it pulses with the gusto of the here and now. Jireh’s verses fan out with a casual and carefree drive, weaving through a beat that pays homage to the ’90s but sidesteps staleness. “You laugh when I turn and tell you to take these off / We both crushed for a minute but had to play it off,” he raps, his delivery upbeat and cheerful yet loaded with the weight of fleeting moments.

The Jeanwiththeaccent-produced beat—simple, uncluttered—relies on a looped 90s R&B sample, recalling a time when hip-hop was as much about the message as it was about the groove. Soulful singers July and DORESSA lace the track with tonal contrasts; his smoky tenor grounds it, and her bright soprano lifts it, creating a balanced yin yang that echoes the track’s thematic focus with the tricky side of love.

The song’s production, marked by the textured thump of 808s and the crisp snap of snare snaps, is sleek without being sterile, echoing the warmth of vinyl even as it resonates through the clarity of digital sound. It’s a sound bed that amplifies without overshadowing, allowing the lyrics to take center stage.

As part of How Did We Get Here?, “One Of A Kind” is not an outlier but a coherent piece of Tay Jireh’s musical puzzle. The song doesn’t need to beg for the repeat button; it earns it with a wink and a nod, knowing full well that its allure lies in the soulful and the subdued—a solid track from a solid album, marking Tay Jireh as an artist both aware of his roots and the road ahead.

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