Garnishing praises from her singles ‘Issues’ and ‘Five Miles’ back in 2020, singer Emi Wes makes her return with a mantra for success in her new track ‘Get That’. Using utterly soulful production that is packed with strings, lush keys and Bossa Nova syle clave patterns, Wes delivers her vocals with a jazzy sway whilst emitting a whole heap of swagger and confidence, professing like a believer of the word. ‘Get That’ is taken from Emi Wes’ forthcoming EP.

Regarding the song Emi Wes mentioned:

“I wanted it to be possible for young women to be vocally direct and to dream about success, financial stability and material wishes. I’m happy that there’s a shift in time, in that sense, on how women “should” or “shouldn’t” say or behave. It was amazingly liberating for me to list material things that I also have hopes for in the future. In that sense it’s a manifestation.

Written as my most anti-self. Feeling that I had a hard time fitting in. Every session I had, and most of the people I met, before meeting Robin Hannibal, was older men looking at ‘Top 40’ and generic songs on Spotify, with an insane amount of plays, trying to make me match things that were already done and not me. It made me feel that what I was bringing to the table didn’t really matter. It made me angry and made me promise myself to never work with people who are blocking your initial creativity – “there’s no way I’m gonna work for the man, and follow all of his plans.

Also I wanted it to be possible for young women to be vocally direct and to dream about success, financial stability and material wishes. I grew up listening to rappers being vocal about this. Somehow it wasn’t as easy for me to be as direct and provocative on those subjects.

I’m happy that there’s a shift in time, in that sense, on how women “should” or “shouldn’t” say or behave. It was amazingly liberating for me to list material things that I also have hopes for in the future. In that sense it’s a manifestation.”