Stream of the Day
Gigi Lamanye, Mi Casa, Blxckie release Feelin’ U
Gigi Lamanye has teamed up with Mi Casa and Blxckie to remake the 2017 chart-topping song Feeling You
In 2017, Mi Casa released a classic chart-topping song called Feeling You. In 2021, Gigi Lamayne teamed up with both Mi Casa and breakthrough artist Blxckie to give us a remake fit for Song of the Century status.
Feelin’ U is a trap-meets-salsa vibe with African flow undertones. Blxckie kicks the song off with his signature new-wave sound and adding a bit of classic with a line from Gang’s of Instrumentals’ “Kudala ndifuna onje ngawe” to put us straight into what is an ingenious collaboration.
Here’s what Lamayne said when asked about this collaboration:
- What inspired the song?
“The song was initially inspired by me wanting to get together with a group of diverse people to create a song: I am so big on collaborations. I wanted the song to feel African and be of an international standard, but also to have fun on the song and see how far I could push myself creatively: Blxckie is an amazing artist right now and coming up super well; Mi Casa are absolute legends; and I have a brand of my own as well being a pioneer for female hip hop in this country. Having three diverse people get on a track like that for me is timeless!”
- How was it working with a different sound and merging with Mi Casa and Blxckie?
“It was super easy working with Mi Casa and Blxckie. I think the different sound was a challenge in the sense that it was nothing I had ever worked with, so I was super excited to be a part of something like that. Working with Mi Casa is a dream come true, I always listened to them growing up which is another tick off my book of life and my career. I am really excited about this song”.
- We heard you sing on the song, are you going to sing more, or you are showing us one of your many talents?
“I am singing on the song and people can expect that on the album as well; the album will be out later this year. I am trapping on the song as well so people can anticipate seeing a transition where Gigi goes from lyricist to rapper to musician now. I am full on singing and rapping and encapsulating a lot of different audiences. It has been a challenge; I feel like every day when you are making music is a different day because the canvas is different. The last song I completely sang on was Iphupho and people hyped that up, so with this song mmmhhh, it’s going to be a problem”.
Stream the song here.
