A Str8 Up Review by Shawn G
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Music review of: âNecessaryâ by Chase Fernander
 My best friend introduced me to Chase Fernander because she wanted to use Chaseâs music for a class assignment. The first song I heard from her was âDear Johnâ and my initial thought was damnnnn sheâs ruthless. Nothing about her music and style said girlie girl and I loved it. Long story short we were allowed to hear a few songs from a project she was working on and I was intrigued but it wasnât the whole EP so I kept all thoughts to myself. Now the EP is out and Iâve listened to âNecessaryâ in full, here are my thoughts. Â
âWhoâs Calling Meâ is your welcome to Necessary and I like the clapping effect as it starts, it makes you feel as though she is really welcoming you to a Chase Fernander concert. After the welcome the next words you hear are âI am the best there ever was and the best there ever will beâŚâ and you know what, she sings it with an attitude that tells you that she truly believes it, she lives it. Therefore, Iâm more curious to know what âthe bestâ has to say and so Iâm itching to hear more.
Track two on the EP is âDear Johnâ my real first introduction to Chase and it is still as bad ass as it was the first time I heard it. What makes me like this song is that clearly it really isnât about someone named John the song is about her not taking anyoneâs sh*t which I stand for 100%. The song also tells EVERYONE that Chase is not a sellout, no money can cause her to give up Chase because she knows her worth. It wins most inspiring bad ass song of the month, congrats Chase! Also, the way she says âbullsh*tâ = my new way of cursing for life.
Iâm going to be honest I was listening to âBetter Offâ and I couldnât really get into the third track at the beginning. However, for every single time that I reached 1:57 when she says âLightsâŚâ onward Iâm like yesssss rap for meee but sheâs been rapping throughout the song *shrugs*. Iâm not sure why but I get my hype on at 1:57. Donât get me wrong it is a nice song and once again sheâs on her Chase is that b*tch swag, just for me I get more into it half way through.
(*DISCLAIMER* this is the song that we used for our class assignment so I know every word but I tried my best not to have a fan girl moment while listening to it again.) Â Severed Ties which is the fourth track on Necessary is so smooth and flows so effortlessly, I appreciate it every time I play it. I said I know all the words right but itâs the emotions that she tugs on when she sings this song. It is like Bahamian R&B gold a true modern day Mary J Blige vibe with less dramatics that I appreciate, greatly. This song will really have ladies wanting to dump their man because they know they deserve more and he clearly does not know that she is THAT b*tch!!! Â Caution men, donât piss of your better half and hear her playing this song, youâll be out faster than Bahamians became Pelicans when Buddy got drafted.
âPussi (Cookie)â is a ladies anthem without a doubt; you see the name of the song right? It is one of those songs that will have girls in club with their friends and they will be rapping back and forth to each other because the ting right and they know it! There is not much for me to say regarding this song, itâs hype, itâs fun and we all hate it when âthey front for the pusâŚâ. Â
In track five âOne Shotâ it finally hits me who Chase reminds me of and I got the same vibe in track three, an American artist named K'La. You may know her from her song âAll My Loveâ that was released in 2011, me and my sister was obsessed with it that Summer. Anyway, they both have the same badass I can sing and rap vibe and it works. Back to One Shot, what I really like about this song is the contrast between her rapping and singing voice. When the rapping begins, her flow and the deeper tone of her voice moves the song up higher on the slay scale.
Come through âbest female MCâ Chase that was my thought when I listened to track seven, âRepeatâ. I love this song because her rapping on this track is just in your face from the beginning. If you didnât know better you would think two people are on this song because sheâs just so into the rap giving me a little Left Eye vibe and then you hear this souful singing. Chase just knows how to make it work.
The outro entitled âJourneyâ is actually my favorite song on the EP. Everything about the song is great, her voice, the music and the energy, I love it. It is a very mellow Chase and it shows another side to the artist that is Chase Fernander as she sings to the sound of a more guitar based song. Itâs a bit Soft Rock with a sprinkle of Pop so it gives you the Chase effect but it is different enough to make you appreciate her versatility.
I will have to say that my least favorite song on Necessary is âBetter Offâ just because it takes me a while to get really into it.
Overall, âNecessaryâ is necessary itâs a good representation of who Chase is as an artist. Chase is talented and you canât overlook that at all when you listen to this project. âYou thought you felt fire but I am the sunâ youâre right Chase, youâre hot and you know it. There is nothing like when an artist knows who he or she is and is proud of it. That energy comes out all through their music and thatâs definitely what you get from Ms. Chase Fernander.
Check out Chase Fernander on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Chase242/ Buy Necessary on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/necessary/id1110913366 Â Â Â