With “History,” Darryl Scotti and Big Yard capture the golden hour glow of romantic memory and explode like fireworks on the Fourth of July. The song is about when it all began. From the first message, “History” is like a retrieval to midsummer evening air suffused with the smell of possibility. The production has that classic-meets-modern polish, marrying nostalgic warmth to crisp instrumentation that brings the story to life like a faded photograph. Scotti’s vocals float atop the groove, gliding the listener through a story that’s equal parts charisma and cinematic pop.

Those lyrics welcome us into an indelible moment, a split-second eye contact, an averted face, or a suggestive distance accompanied by a subtle dawning that life just transformed forever. “History” captures that serendipity with a graceful simplicity. That line referencing that “fateful Fourth of July” establishes a love story that feels timeless yet grounded in the real. There is something primal about that memory of exactly when your heart first fluttered for another person.

Big Yard’s input on the track is equally crucial. The arrangement blooms with delicate textures and an organic rhythm that supports the storytelling without overwhelming it. The song’s pacing lets you reflect; each line has a moment to breathe and register. It’s a slow burn, a tribute to a moment for the ages.

In this release, Darryl Scotti and Big Yard show us that romance can emerge from a mere walk-by, a glance turned, the beat of summer waning into something you’ll never forget. Now, thanks to “History,” that memory replays over and over.

In the ongoing war of words between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, it seems that Team OVO has taken another shot, and this one has statistics to back it up. Preme, a longtime Drake associate and fixture of the OVO sound camp, posted on social media to comment on what many perceived as a “checkmate” moment for Kendrick in the ongoing war of words. But Jamal Preme said the scoreboard says otherwise. “NOKIA” is the center of the counterattack, and it’s a song that’s at least tough enough to endure all that lyrical crossfire. It managed to top the Apple Music Top 100 Global chart, outpacing several recent Kendrick releases.

“They said we was dead,” Preme wrote in a less than subtle shot at critics who proclaimed Kendrick the winner after his Super Bowl appearance and some recent drops. “They said it was over, they said Super Bowl was checkmate, and they said he should take a few years off and disappear.” Instead, here we are in April, and “NOKIA” is cozying up with the equally menacing “SICKO MODE” at the top, while Drake, label drama and all, is still racking up records. It’s easy to get lost in the lyrical gymnastics and fan-driven bar arguments but Preme’s point is clear that numbers matter.

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In an industry where individual verses and tweets can alter the public’s view of a star in seconds, the commercial performance of “NOKIA” is an industrial signal sized reminder that Drake isn’t going anywhere. “The best revenge is success,” Preme continued the next day, reiterating a feeling that’s been part of Drizzy’s brand for a long time. What’s most striking is how this moment seems less a diss than a declaration. No subliminals are necessary when the charts do all the talking. And as Kendrick continues to ascend toward his own legacy, Preme wants the world to know that Drake remains very much in charge of his narrative and his numbers.