""Working with her just feels like early HBK," adds Daghe, referencing his hip-hop collective that dominated the Bay's music scene in the 2010s. "Like, let's just throw shit at the wall and see what sticks, let's try this. ... It's getting me hyped." That playful spirit is infectious on the standout track "Chemical X," where Reese's angelic vocal runs are punctuated with playground chants over a drum 'n' bass beat."
"Vallejo rap star Nef the Pharaoh ditches his usual gruffness for a surprisingly whimsical guest verse where he namechecks all the characters from The Powerpuff Girls - not just Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, but deep cuts like Miss Sara Bellum. "Daghe has videos of us playing patty cake and high-fiving and screaming in the booth during that session," Reese says with a huge smile."
"With WHTVR, Reese knows she's standing on the shoulders of other Black women who helped shape the past and present of house music, including Teedra Moses, the New Orleans R&B singer who's experienced a career revival thanks to Kaytranada's popular remix of her 2009 hit "Be Your Girl." The Bay Area has made its own contributions to house thanks to artists like Martha Wash, the legendary vocalist whose voice appeared on iconic hits like C+C Music Factory's "Everybody Dance Now (Gonna Make You Sweat).""
Reese and Daghe collaborate with a playful, improvisational approach reminiscent of early HBK, creating standout track "Chemical X" featuring angelic vocal runs, playground chants, and a drum 'n' bass beat. Vallejo rapper Nef the Pharaoh delivers a whimsical guest verse, namechecking Powerpuff Girls characters including deep cuts like Miss Sara Bellum. Studio sessions include exuberant moments of patty-cake, high-fives, and screams. WHTVR acknowledges influence from Black women who shaped house music, citing Teedra Moses's revival via a Kaytranada remix and Martha Wash's legacy and credited struggles. Bay Area parties like Elements and Silk spotlight house's Black roots amid genre gentrification.
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