But it's the passion that this type of slightly-over-the-line model comes with that makes it so irresistible. That storyline wasn't a new one for the genre at all - much of R&B, throughout its history, has hinged on selling lustful fantasies that many would shy away from pursuing in real life in order to maintain some semblance of general morality. In 1997, an 18-year-old Usher Raymond solidified his spot in R&B stardom when he released "You Make Me Wanna.," a beautifully produced track about being so into someone that he was starting to consider ending his current relationship. The song is a strong moment on a debut that fills a necessary pocket in the culture, and in short, I have to say I like it. After all, there isn’t a single song on the face of this dying Earth that a 6lack feature didn’t improve. We’re laid down easy by the prince of brief appearances, 6lack, and it’s a perfect fit.
The bridge is dynamic and floaty, swinging us into a chorus where the vocal melodies spill into the next note like a waterfall. Her songs never drag, and if they don’t hold your attention, they fade into the background to create what one might call “a vibe.” “Like It,” however, is present the entire time, hitting a sweet spot in every verse, bridge, and chorus. If there are complaints of monotony, it’s an issue of content and not ability. Summer Walker has a gift for song structure. In a world that seems to want R&B to be a derivative version of anything except what it is, Summer Walker says “fuck that noise.” “Like It” is the perfect example of this sentiment, a tried and true R&B seduction by a girl ready to go after what she wants. “Like It” is one of my favorite songs on Over It. Below, The FADER staff lays out our five favorite tracks from the album so far. And she has guest appearances from some of R&B most elusive acts like Bryson Tiller, Partynextdoor, and even Usher. That gift caught the eyes of Drake earlier this year when he hopped on the remix to one of Last Days of Summer's best songs in "Girls Need Love." That remix punctuates Summer's newly released album Over It, which before you get to that moment, is filled with much cleaner and smoother takes on everything that's made her enjoyable up to this point. Songs like the 90-second "Deep" framed her as someone so deeply in tune with their emotions that, no matter how short of a song, she could make you feel fully absorbed in her romantic dilemmas. On her breakout project Last Days of Summer, which was released almost an exact year ago, those skills were put on the display for the world outside of Atlanta. Over the past year, Atlanta singer Summer Walker has steadily solidified herself as one of the premiere rising acts in R&B with a voice that has the ability to translate all the uncertainty, agony, and pleasure that comes with the complications of love.