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FKi 1st and NJOMZA – “For What It’s Worth” (Singles Going Steady)

"For What It's Worth" is an atmospheric R&B slow jam that seems to be on the verge of a self-destructive nervous breakdown

Pryor Stroud: “For What It’s Worth” is an atmospheric R&B slow jam that seems to be on the verge of a self-destructive nervous breakdown; both vocalists, in a mere moment or two, could succumb to an onslaught of uncontrollable weeping, and the beat — a network of noxiously woozy bass and high-reverb electro blips — likewise could bottom-out at any second and strand these vocalists in the very psychic emptiness that they seem to be combatting. All-in-all, the track’s take on downcast, pseudo-sung hip-hop is nothing you couldn’t get from a throwaway Drake song, but its acute sense of sonic melancholy is deserving of multiple listens. [6/10]

Emmanuel Elone: FKi and NJOMZA sing “I tried to be normal but that shit ain’t work” on the hook of “For What It’s Worth”, but everything about the song says otherwise. The song has the same cloudy, atmospheric beat that’s been on mainstream radio lately, and both artists sound as tired as if they smoked a bit too much before recording the song. As a whole, “For What It’s Worth” is decent, but it’s unoriginality and lack of energy make it nothing more than another cloud rap song that will be forgotten in a few months’ time. [5/10]

Chris Ingalls: The chorus has a great hook, but the verses bring everything down with a nonchalance that basically just sounds lazy. Interesting production — the sparseness has a nice feel, but I can’t get into the tossed-off rhyming. There’s some interesting stuff going on here, but it mostly sounds half-assed. [6/10]

Chad Miller: Feels a little directionless. The beat doesn’t change much at all so that could be part of the problem. Both parties involved sounded pretty good on this track, but lyrically there’s not a lot to listen for. The ideas presented seem a little disjointed and underdeveloped as does the song as a whole. [6/10]

SCORE: 5.75