{"id":80372,"date":"2020-10-02T16:41:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T13:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/blackpinks-the-album-is-sassy-fun-with-help-from-cardi-b\/"},"modified":"2020-10-02T16:41:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T13:41:04","slug":"blackpinks-the-album-is-sassy-fun-with-help-from-cardi-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/blackpinks-the-album-is-sassy-fun-with-help-from-cardi-b\/","title":{"rendered":"#Blackpink’s ‘The Album’ is sassy fun with help from Cardi B"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Blackpink’s ‘The Album’ is sassy fun with help from Cardi B<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n When it comes to girl-on-girl collaborations, Blackpink<\/a> is officially red-hot.<\/p>\n

First, the South Korean sensations sweetened up Lady Gaga\u2019s \u201cChromatica\u201d track \u201cSour Candy.\u201d Then they swirled it up<\/a> with Selena Gomez on the tasty \u201cIce Cream.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, the K-pop girl group is bringing it to the Bronx with \u201cBet You Wanna,\u201d<\/a> a hip-pop joint with Cardi B<\/a> on the quartet\u2019s debut studio LP, simply titled \u201cThe Album,\u201d out Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No doubt, it\u2019s a cross-cultural moment at the beginning of the track when Cardi announces \u201cBlackpink,\u201d officially giving them her co-sign.<\/p>\n

Over a bouncy beat, Jennie, Ros\u00e9, Lisa and Jisoo engage in some femme flirtatiousness: \u201cSomething \u2019bout me\u2019s takin\u2019 you higher \/ And you ain\u2019t ever gonna come down \u2026 I\u2019m lighting your fire \/ And it ain\u2019t ever gonna go out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Then Cardi crashes \u2014 and sasses \u2014 the party: \u201cTake the car keys \/ Drive me crazy \/ Cardi a good catch \/ But you gotta chase me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The whole thing is pretty tame compared to, say, \u201cWAP,\u201d Cardi\u2019s raunchy hit with Megan Thee Stallion. But you gotta give credit to Blackpink \u2014 who have also collaborated with another major pop diva, Dua Lipa, on 2018\u2019s \u201cKiss and Make Up\u201d \u2014 for even getting Cardi in the mix.<\/p>\n

Overall, though, \u201cThe Album\u201d \u2014 featuring lyrics in both English and Korean \u2014 fails to even live up to the very basics of that title. With eight songs amounting to 24 minutes, this is easily shorter than some EPs.<\/p>\n

However, that kind of works in Blackpink\u2019s favor, because the group\u2019s candy-pop charms are more palatable in small doses. When it clicks \u2014 on a tricked-up track such as \u201cPretty Savage\u201d or the giddy \u201cLovesick Girls\u201d \u2014 it\u2019s fizzy fun.<\/p>\n