After weeks of teasers and speculation, Quavo and Lana Del Rey have finally released their new song “Tough.†It comes with a music video, directed by the musicians and Wyatt Spain Winfrey, in which Quavo and Del Rey slow dance together while singing along to the song, play guitar on a cottage porch, and bask in the foliage of a rural landscape. Watch the pastoral “Tough†video below.
“Toughâ€Ââ€Âco-produced by Andrew Watt and Cirkutâ€Âharkens back to the hip-hop-influenced sound of Del Rey’s debut, Born to Die. It’s also the singer’s first collaboration with a rapper since Lust for Life, which included songs with the Weeknd (“Lust for Lifeâ€Â), A$AP Rocky (“Groupie Loveâ€Â), and Playboi Carti (“Summer Bummerâ€Â). (Del Rey’s 2023 song “Peppers†technically features Tommy Genesis, but it’s for a sample of the Canadian rapper’s “Angelina,†not original contributions.)
Del Rey shared Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd last year. She has suggested that a new country album, Lasso, will come out in September.
Since releasing his second solo studio album, Rocket Power, in August 2023, Quavo has dropped a number of singles, including “Mink,†“Clear the Smoke,†and “Himothy.â€Â
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