Music: Stormzy - Longevity Flow

Longevity Flow

Stormzy

2023

Late last year, the London grime overlord Stormzy released a relatively mellow and introspective album called This Is What I Mean. But now, Stormzy is back to talking his shit. On Friday, he teamed up with fellow UK rap star Fredo to release the tough single "Toxic Trait." Today, Stormzy has followed that track with another new one called "Longevity Flow" - a testament to the fact that Stormzy has kept his UK rap prominence for the better part of a decade.

"Longevity Flow" has a tricky, off-kilter beat from producer GX. It's a slow, foggy track, built from moody violins, herky-jerk bass-blobs, and skittery drum programming. Stormzy uses it to casually assert his own superiority. He says, "I'd rather be overrated and overpaid than whatever you are," and then he rhymes it with "sewer," "Dua," "Akua," and "truer."