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“Motivation” was easily one of the best pop releases of 2019.?Normani’s solo debut single?channeled?the charisma and verve of a mid-2000s?Beyoncé?song as it paid visual homage to late-’90s dance videos. The song and choreography—including?a viral move where she bounced a basketball off her knee and butt—solidified her star status and left fans eagerly awaiting a follow-up. Two years later, she’s finally back with “Wild Side,” an?Aaliyah-esque R&B track that swaps her earlier exuberance for slow-burning desire.

《Motivation》絕對是2019年最佳流行歌曲之一。Normani單飛出道作展現(xiàn)出2000年代中期Beyoncé歌曲的魅力和活力，視覺上致敬90年代末的舞蹈視頻。這首歌和附帶的編舞——包括她用膝蓋和臀部彈起籃球的動作——鞏固了她的星途地位，并讓粉絲們對它的后續(xù)單曲留下了很高的期待值。兩年后，她帶著《Wild Side》回歸，一首Aaliyah式的R&B歌曲，以緩慢燃燒的欲望取代了她早期的青春活力。

Normani’s sinuous vocals are on full display as she urges a lover to initiate their romance. ?“This type shit have you wylin’/Last-minute trips to the islands,”she croons over a pulsing drum beat, her voice dripping with casual confidence.?Cardi B’s verse slows things down, but when?Starrah’s fast-paced delivery is layered with Normani’s falsetto in the outro, the momentum is restored. In the accompanying video, Normani cycles through impeccable looks and sets—a velvet dress in a mod red room, an all-leather outfit in a futuristic chrome building, and a rhinestone bodysuit that matches Cardi’s. If “Motivation” was her jubilant breakthrough, “Wild Side” is the meticulously crafted showpiece that proves she’s here to stay.

Normani蜿蜒起伏的演唱在她敦促愛人開始他們的浪漫時體現(xiàn)的淋漓盡致。?“This type shit have you wylin’/Last-minute trips to the islands,””她在激情澎湃的鼓聲中低吟唱道，聲音里流露出不經(jīng)意的自信。Cardi B的部分使整首歌的節(jié)奏變得緩慢。但當(dāng)Starrah的快節(jié)奏的表達與Normani在歌曲結(jié)尾處的假聲重疊交織時，那股力量又重現(xiàn)了。在歌曲附帶的MV中，Normani一件件完美無瑕的造型和布景——在現(xiàn)代紅色的房間里的天鵝絨裙子，在未來主義的鉻合金建筑里的全皮革套裝，還有一件與Cardi B的交相呼應(yīng)的萊茵石緊身衣?！禡otivation》是她令人歡欣鼓舞的突破，那么《Wild Side》則是精心制作的展覽品，證明了她在樂壇的存在。