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Roddy Ricch is building anticipation around his third studio album, The Navy Blue, by releasing yet another lead single from the project titled Lonely Road.
The single was distributed to all major streaming platforms today (December 6) via Atlantic Recording Corporation. It features a guest appearance from American record producer Terrace Martin.
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The new single follows up on the album's first lead single, Survivor's Remorse, delivered to all major streaming platforms on May 31, 2024. Roddy's upcoming third studio album is currently scheduled to be released in early 2025.
Bar-for-Bar: Breaking down Roddy Ricch and Terrace Martin's new single 'Lonely Road'
Acting as the second promotional single for The Navy Album, Roddy's Lonely Road is a 3-minute single, whose somber R&B production is credited to producers Terrace Martin and Turbo.
The new single was accompanied by an official music video uploaded to Roddy Ricch's official YouTube channel. The visuals capture the emotional nature of the record, depicting children as angels, accentuating the scarred lyricism delivered throughout Lonely Road's runtime.
Notable themes Roddy Ricch and Terrace Martin's second promotional single, Lonely Road, explores have been listed below:
- Family
- Hope
- Legacy
- Religion
- Honesty
- Success
- Wealth
- Death
Disclaimer: This review is rated explicit. Reader discretion is advised.
(Chorus)
"I need help 'cause I'm blinded, God, give me direction / Can You send me some angels for protection? Been a whole lot of choices, I been hearin' Satan / He been speakin' in voices, I'm tryna forsake him"
Roddy's new single opens with a powerful hook, which finds the rapper delivering passionate lyricism that explores the depth of his faith in religion, with him seemingly asking God for direction in his life.
Over Terrace Martin's jazz-infused production, Roddy wishes for his guardian angels to constantly guide and protect him from making choices he believes have been influenced by Satan.
"Been on a lonely road so long (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) / Still tryna find my way back home (Oh, oh, oh, oh) / Doggy, these streets got me scarred (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) / Streets got a n---a wondering, when will my day come?"
Roddy ends his hook by reflecting on his life and traumatic events that left him scarred, with the visuals alluding to friends and family who lost their lives "to the streets".
His anxiety is effectively highlighted on these lines as he ends the bar pondering on his eventual death. In the music video, before opening with the first verse, Roddy answers a call where a woman proclaims "Navy is coming, Navy’s on the way".
(Verse 1)
"Tryna the run-yun the mun-yun, feel like I'm in Grand Canyon / With an onion, Double-R posted up at the fiend housе / If my baby girl need new shoes, I can give hеr what she need now (Woah) / And I'm so grateful for it (So grateful, so grateful) / My cousin, my kids, I look out for Forest"
Roddy opens on the first verse speaking on the massive wealth he's accumulated over his career, citing the self-imposed importance of running up his money or "mun-yun" for his family's wellbeing.
With references to luxury cars like Rolls Royce, Roddy Ricch explains how he can finally provide for his partner, family, and those around him.
"Look out for Canon, Lux and verse / Honesty, Kadence, and Navy, you know that my babies, they gettin' whatever they want / Every day, pourin' my heart and my soul in my body, I'm livin' forever through song / Hope I got God on my side, I'm forever a general, even through right and wrong"
Roddy ends the first verse by shouting out his children, Kadence and Navy, citing how he would do anything to get them what they want.
He explains pouring out his heart and soul into his art as the reason for his success and wealth, claiming how making music will result in him "living forever". The verse ends with him hoping that God stays by his side regardless of what situation he faces.
The hook returns once again before Roddy Rich introduces listeners to Lonely Road's second verse.
(Verse 2)
"So much passion and I can't hide it / Hundred some' thousand hours, I'm grindin' / Lookin' for peace and I know I'ma find it / And remind 'em what I'm made of / When opportunity meets preparation, it's successful (Right) / That's the law, dog (Right)"
In his second verse, Roddy highlights his immense passion for music, explaining the hundreds and thousands of hours he puts into his art.
Roddy cites how music helps him find peace in his life and reminds him of his purpose, ending the bar by explaining that his success can be attributed to "opportunity meeting preparation".
"Even when you climb to the tippy-tippy-tippy top, it's not done, you can still fall, dog / But I made it through fall just to be motivation / If you at the bottom or behind the wall, dog / I was just a pedestrian, now I can pull up rose up at the wall, dog (Woo, woo)"
Roddy Ricch goes on to explain how even though many people achieve success in their careers, their "fall off" is a highly likely event if they ever lose motivation.
He uses his experiences as an example when explaining turning around one's life, alluding to his growth from being "just a pedestrian" to becoming a Grammy-winning rapper.
"Roddy rap like the rent due / Roddy tell 'em the whole truth (Woo, woo) / S--t, I'd rather be me than you"
The verse ends with Roddy motivating himself in the third person, asking his character to rap like the "rent due" and ensure that he always remains truthful to himself and those around him.
The music video ends with Roddy Ricch standing alongside Terrace Martin, as he plays a saxophone in the middle of a street before a promotional shot of The Navy Album "Coming Soon" appears on the screen.
Roddy Ricch's latest single explores the emotional depth of his artistry over an enticing R&B-Jazz production. Lonely Road alludes to the various themes he intends on exploring on The Navy Album as well as the potential sonic direction of his upcoming third studio album.
