Scribbles Who Turns Ambition Into an R&B Anthem on "Get It"
Her 2021 Single Still Works as A Motivational Record Five Years On
Scribbles Who released Get It on 7 October 2021, and the track has aged into exactly the kind of catalogue single that keeps finding new listeners. It runs on smooth melodies, an infectious rhythm and lyricism that stays honest rather than posturing. Almost five years later, it still lands as a record about wanting something and going after it.
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Scribbles Who Blends R&B Vocals With Pop Melodies Without Diluting Either
The core of Get It is a straightforward pairing that plenty of artists attempt and fewer manage. Soulful R&B vocals sit on top, and pop melodies carry the structure underneath. Most attempts sacrifice one for the other. Some flatten the vocal to fit a pop hook. Others let the R&B phrasing wander until the song loses shape.
Scribbles Who keeps both intact. The vocal delivery holds its soul phrasing, while the melodic writing stays direct enough to stick on a first listen. That is the balance the track is built on. It also works equally well as a focused listen and as background.
Her wider palette reaches further than this one single suggests. Contemporary R&B and contemporary soul sit at the centre. Alternative pop, commercial pop, Afrobeat and vocal dance all appear across her catalogue. Get It draws on the R&B and pop end of that range. That makes it a sensible entry point rather than an outlier.
Ambition, Resilience And The Message Underneath The Hook
The lyrical position is the reason this track has legs. Get It is about ambition, confidence and refusing to hesitate. It delivers that without slipping into the empty motivational register these songs often adopt.
The difference is in the specificity. A generic anthem tells you to believe in yourself. This one sounds like someone who has actually had to keep going. That is harder to fake and much easier to trust. So it works as a motivational record for anyone chasing a goal. It earns that function rather than announcing it.
“The continued positive reception and features from respected publications affirm the unique blend of genres and the authentic storytelling that Scribbles Who brings to her music,” said Victor Omolade, representing the artist.
She later carried the track into her 2023 EP Hustler’s Botania, where it serves as the standout cut. That placement makes sense, since the EP title points at the same territory the song occupies.
What The Press Has Made Of Scribbles Who So Far
She has been picking up coverage from independent outlets for several years. RGM reviewed her single Poison. HipHop Paranoia, Mickey’s Weekly and the Brazilian blog Tem Musica Nova Hoje have all covered her too.
That is a decent international spread for an independent artist, and the spread itself is informative. Outlets covering hip hop, general new music and Brazilian discovery all found something to write about. That fits an artist whose catalogue crosses R&B, pop, soul and Afrobeat.
If your listening runs through Jorja Smith, this will make sense quickly. Smith built her reputation on keeping soul phrasing intact inside pop-legible songs, which is the same balancing act happening here. Ari Lennox is the second reference point. Her work shows how a neo soul vocal can carry a track without heavy production. Tems is the third. She moves between R&B and Afrobeat without treating either as a costume.
The PopHits.Co curator team: “Motivational songs usually age badly, because the sentiment dates faster than the production. This one holds up because the confidence in the vocal is doing the persuading rather than the lyrics. Five years on it still sounds like someone who means it.”
Stream Get It And Follow Scribbles Who Across Every Platform
The listener this is built for wants R&B with a pulse and a point. They are not looking for a slow-jam record. Nor do they want a pop single with a soul vocal bolted on.
Get It is available across all major streaming services. You can hear it on Spotify, follow her Spotify artist page, and find her wider catalogue on Apple Music. More about her lives at her official site.
Keep up with Scribbles Who across platforms: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube channel and Facebook.
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