If “Hotline Bling” was an initial burst of inspiration for Erykah to embrace Drizzy’s steeze, then “Phone Down” is the product of basking in that vibe.
When it comes, it comes, and I can’t force it, but recently I got it back with ‘Hotline Bling’ and all the other things I’ve been experimenting with.” You may remember that Drake mentioned an inspirational encounter with Badu on “ Days in the East,” saying, “Remember one night I went to Erykah Badu house, she made tea for me / We talked about love and what life could really be for me.” It seems like the two kindred spirits work to inspire each other, which is a sign of good things happening in this world if you ask us. That would be too simple to come from the artist who gave us classics like “On & On” and “Didn’t Cha Know.”īadu told Vice, “I’m writing all the time, but recently I got the bug back. However, with an artist like Badu, it isn’t going to be a matter of simply jacking the song's melody, switching the word “girls” to “dudes” and calling it a day. “Cel U Lar Device” is almost your traditional mixtape track in the sense that it it’s one artist jumping on another artist’s instrumental to create their own vibe, while riding on the coat tails of the song’s familiarity.
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