Reggae & Calypso

Album: Single release only (2022)
Charted: 12
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Songfacts®:

  • Here, Russ Millions is joined by his brother Buni and their fellow South London emcee YV. The three go back and forth, spitting quotables about women, haters, and how their life has changed for the better.
  • Russ Millions took the title from the first line of the chorus.

    She only dance to Reggae & Calypso

    It is an interpolation of a lyric from Bermudian reggae artist Collie Buddz's 2007 single "Mamacita."
  • JSH, 083chee, YJay Beats, and J1 GTB created the energetic 808s-loaded beat. Swiss-based producer J1 GTB has had several previous placements on Russ Millions' tracks, but "Reggae & Calypso" is the first major credit for the other three.
  • Russ Millions dropped the song on February 10, 2022. It was the first release on the drill artist's One Of A Kind label.
  • The Akash Bagga-directed video sees Russ & Co. bursting with high-energy dance moves in Bluewater Shopping Centre. The Kent-based complex is the fifth-largest shopping centre in the UK.

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