BLK ODYSSY Taps Bootsy Collins for the Syrupy Sweet "Honeysuckle Neckbone"


Photo: Jack McKain

Floating somewhere in the blurred lines between singing and rapping, BLK ODYSSY remains an indefinable expression of art, drunk with regret in his latest single “Honeysuckle Neckbone.” 

Featuring spoken vocals from funk icon Bootsy Collins, “I done seen a lot of pretty women, but I’d still rather be with you” sets the tone for the pain-drenched track. “Honeysuckle Neckbone” makes the sting of accepting your ex moving onto their next distraction somehow romantic, with the heartbreak-tinged single somehow disguising itself as a baby maker. Playing with falsettos and pitch shifts, his sultry tone helps make the medicine go down deliciously.

With his debut album BLK VINTAGE surpassing 40 million streams, the artist has found something timeless in his voice and production, and clearly, the people love it. Based in Texas, his sound folds more nearly into projects like Childish Gambino’s Awaken My Love or Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly, less reminiscent of his fellow colleagues on the rise.

As “Honeysuckle Neckbone” lands itself on dozens of curated playlists, we can’t feign surprise. BLK ODYSSY is standing on firm ground as one of the most promising new artists of R&B’s renaissance, integrating psychedelic elements from the past with futuristic notes of his vision for what’s next, earning him fixed eyes and buzzing praise.

Listen to "Honeysuckle Neckbone" below:

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