With his latest release, ‘She’s the One’ Owen Holt, the Northwest fusionist of RnB, Pop, Soul, and Hip-Hop, teamed up with NYC rapper Mesa to ignite a transatlantic collaboration that will set both of their respective scenes alight. Sparks fly through the heat of the fiery proclamation of passion stoked through fresh connection; it is the definition of a hot-under-the-collar hit that deserves to be on every radio A-list through the summer after the track drops on the 16th of May.
Alone, Holt & Mesa are visceral in their ability to flood your senses with emotion; together, creating friction with their alchemic duality, they’re dynamite in the antithesis of a clash of cultures. Momentum is pushed through the mix by mono-cultural mould-smashing instrumentals weaving Latin guitar lines and Afrobeat grooves around the vocalists who represent their roots and hold their ground.
With his cheeky charm, Owen Holt makes it effortless to surrender to his charisma as Mesa proves why the East Coast will always stand ground on the hip-hop map. The magnetism doesn’t rely on brashness or bravado; instead, it spins an intoxicating narrative around intimacy, heat, and the unexpected chaos that blooms from fresh infatuation.
She’s the One is now available to stream on all major platforms via this link.
Review by Amelia Vandergast