John Legend has released his eighth album, LEGEND, via Republic Records. He executive produced it with Ryan Tedder(Beyoncé, Adele).
Stephen Di Genius McGregor has writer’s and co-producer credit on disc 2 track 5 of the album “I Want You To Know,” along with writers John Stephens, Lauren Frawley, Lindred, Melanie Fontana and Stephen Franks. Other producers on the track are Ryan Tedder, Lindren, Franks and Gabriel Roth. That song finds John Legend working out his reggae muscles;
On disc 2, track six – is the song “Speak In Tongues” featuring Jamaican dancehall singer Jada Kingdom. The song is produced by Big Ship producer Stephen Di Genius McGregor and Gabriel Roth. It is written by Kingdom, Stephen McGregor, Jada’s Ex boyfriend Verse Simmonds, John Legend and Akil King.
“When we talk to each other
Speak in tongues
Got our own little language
One on one
I could taste every drip of your lips, let it blow
Breathe on me, go, baby, go
Oh, speak to me, speak to me in tongues”
“Dis a weh yuh come here for, mi ready when yuh ready
mi mek yuh work call mi petty
Package it and seal it, love yuh through di ceiling
I’m just tryna feel it, yuh mek mi feel confident
Like I’m a limited edition, okay
Don’t even business if we kiss an’ yuh tell dem
Chat inna tongues and mash up mi heaven, yeah
An’ yuh steady wid it, nuh limit
Yuh body language, it be talkin’ to me, yuh zimi
Nuh badda tell mi seh fi wait a minute, come wid it
Wi haffi go again, mi neva finish, thinker”
“Until this point, I’ve never used an aspect of my name as the title of an album, I had to earn that, to live up to it by delivering in the performance and the music. And this is me saying, I’m proud of who I am, I’m confident in the work I’ve done, and I’m just going to declare it.”
Legend opens act one of the album with “Rounds” featuring his longtime collaborator Rick Ross. “We got good chemistry,” Legend told Apple Music of working with Ross. “His voice and my voice, it just works well together. We like a similar type of track too…A lush soulful track.”
On the party-side of the album there is “Waterslide” which has the Kanye nemesis flexing his falsetto over a glossy production punctuated by upbeat handclaps. The album is generally about parting, some love and light energy.
Wow John legend and jada kingdom made a banger
— Expensive Taste (@skrtonminaj1) September 9, 2022
Thank you. Wrote this one for my babies ❤️ https://t.co/6uEz3AdSCP
— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 9, 2022
did @johnlegend actually just release an absolute fire 24 song album?!? holy mother of god
— taco melle (@_mnr__) September 9, 2022
