Mustard Recruits Ella Mai & Roddy Ricch For Toxic Relationship Record "One Bad Decision"

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"Faith Of A Mustard Seed" is just five days away.

Mustard is really feeding the fans ahead of his new album, Faith Of A Mustard Seed. Just a couple of hours ago, the hitmaking producer put out the tracklist and it is going to feature 14 tracks and a stacked roster of features. Names range from Lil Yachty to Vince Staples, Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign, and more. Before this was revealed to us, we already knew Travis Scott would be a part of this, as "Parking Lot" was the lead single. Following that, the "Not Like Us" beat dropped "Pray For Me", the expected closer which sees him rap, introspectively no less, for the first time in his career. Now, Mustard is gifting fans one more teaser with "One Bad Decision".

You could make the argument --quite easily we think-- that this is the best song from the album so far. Making appearances on this track are London R&B balladeer Ella Mai, and fellow Cali rapper, Roddy Ricch. Both deliver impassioned performances, and occasionally duet, over a crowd-pleasing instrumental. It has that signature West Coast bounce, but it's slowed down and more seductive to fit the R&B aesthetic. Then, there's a killer guitar-like loop, or at least what appears to sound like one, and it just makes sense.

From listening to the lyrics, it sounds like Roddy and Ella are intertwined in a toxic relationship, that finds them coming back for more, even though they claim to be done after "One Bad Decision". However, in the early stages of annotating the lyrics, Genius believes both artists are sneak dissing Drake. Roddy's (below), apparently reference the fake toughness of the OVO crew that Kendrick Lamar called out in "6:16 in LA". In could also be a shot at the recent photos of Drake at Michael Rubin's party where he looked aged. But you listen and decide for yourself if Ella and Roddy are getting in on the beef with the link below.

"One Bad Decision"- Mustard, Ella Mai & Roddy Ricch

Quotable Lyrics:

Seen the look in your eyes and I know that you tired
You was finding out what b****es I would f*** on the side
Knowing that you ain't playing games so I'm running short on time
You can give a f*** about that Porsche in the driveway
But I hate to see you walk away from me
You can't match my energy

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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