Hard Life

Afrobeat with a laid-back but syncopated groove, mid-tempo and dembow-tinged, driven by shakers, talking drum accents, clipped guitar skanks, and warm bass pulses. Verse stays sparse and intimate; pre-chorus lifts with layered chants; chorus opens wider with stacked doubles and call-and-response. Male vocals in a bright soprano register, close-mic and heartfelt., afrobeat