javi: “Margarita”
Every year I used to look forward to Lil Yachty’s birthday mixes—a compilation of unreleased snippets and freestyles to celebrate the passage of time—which were always loose and chill compared to albums that frequently felt overthought. Carrying on that tradition is javi, whose second bday mix is fun, collaborative, and full of sweet affirmations and wishes from the homies. “Margarita” (third track, starts at the 3:49 mark) is my favorite: Over a self-produced twitchy boom-bap flip boosted up with FX of swords and gunshots, javi swags out and gasses themselves up. The mellow, lighthearted hangout is an ideal way to ring in another year of life.
With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace, it’s difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it all—no matter how tapped in they are. That’s why we created The Ones, a daily post to highlight the song you need to hear.
Check out previous Ones, and listen to new rap from javi more on our Spotify playlist.
