Title: “Fuck Me Over”
Artist: Orion
Album: TBA (2020)
Release Date: June 24, 2020
Length: 4:38
Format: CD Single, Digital Download, 7” Single, Weekly Airplay
Recorded: June 2020 – Studio 60, West Hollywood, California, USA
Genre(s): Rap, Hip-Hop, Trap
Label: Tric-Jam Records
Writer(s): Brayton Carter, Jadyn Ghalen, Jamal Ghalen
Producer(s): Orion, DeAndre Patton
“Fuck Me Over” is the debut single by American hip-hop group 'Orion'. Having recently announced their signing to Tric-Jam Records, a subsidiary to Studio60 they quickly began work in the studio as they started to put some of their work down on record, one of the songs recorded was “Fuck Me Over” which was decided on as their debut single and lead-off single for their upcoming debut studio album which will be expected to drop later in 2020. The trio have been together as a music group since 2018 and have regularly performed live shows in and around their home state of Michigan. Their real big break and only major credit so far is a production role on Kara Romero's recent E.P “The Therapy Sessions (Vol, I)” which helped the trio gain a little more buzz in the lead up to their signing to a major label for the very first time in their career.
In the lead up to the singles release, the artwork was posted on social media and anticipation began to build throughout the week as interest in seeing what this hip-hop trio could bring to the industry began to increase as they announced it's official release date would be June 24, 2020. They teased on social media that the song was “for my people out there that have been fucked over by love but have come outta the otherside like a motherfuckin' G”. It's been said that the trio's mentality with their music is to write lyrics that make people feel and music that makes people move.
The music was primarily composed by Bellows and producer DeAndre Patton, with lyrics written by each member of the group for their individual verses. The song features a chorus which is sung by Marina Balan but uncredited. With it being confirmed that she will be providing additional vocals throughout the majority of songs from their debut album. She doesn't classify as a featured artist on the track as the vocals account for a minor section of the song, a standard with many hip-hop and rap songs that require sung sections on the track.
The track which clocks in at 4:38 was recorded at Studio 60 Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California in June 2020 and was produced by Orion alongside DeAndre Patton, it's set to be released as a CD Single, Digital Download, 7” Single and made available to Weekly Airplay on June 24, 2020 through Tric-Jam Records.
“Orion” arrive in a now bustling music industry, but with their trap vibes and support from a major label re-invigorated the indications seem to point toward the trio certainly not getting lost in the crowd. We have little to go off other than first impressions and boy they certainly make a first impression. They're unique, they have their gimmick-that's-not-actually-a-gimmick (although a rap group of any sort is quite rare today), they're delivering an adult contemporary song that puts a smile on your face without trying too hard to be one for the clubs while most definitely becoming one for the clubs. If this was underground you could see it rising up and becoming a sleeper hit but it's got the might of a major label behind it that it almost feels like it already has a rocket strapped to it.
It's a busy industry once more and it could have been so easy for their label to peddle their image to hip-hop tracks written by a room of writers, but they've seen the authenticity and natural talent of the trio, (quasi-leader “Bellows” earned himself a scholarship to Berklee College of Music) and lyrically brothers “Boa” and “Circuit” more than hold their own, if not deliver at the same level of their younger cousin, perhaps lyrically even beyond on this track. But it's the composition of the track musically that stands out, put together by “Bellows”, it's trap and funk infused vibe creates something that's not exactly prominent in the mainstream today, I'd go out on a limb and say there's an influence by OutKast and early pre-Fergie era Black Eyed Peas. Although the influences are there if you look closely enough, it's still very much a sound of their own.
The verses delivered by each member all have enough about them to carry their own weight, vocally and lyrically. They throw out runs that capture your imagination like, “You fucked me over/But I can't resist you/Time heals all wounds/You're like my scar tissue (oh).” by 'Bellows', “They say that everything that glitters/Isn't always gold/And baby I know it's true/Cause you glitter like a motherfuckin' diamond/But there ain't nothing golden about you.” by Boa and personally my highlight of the track is the final verse by Circuit with runs like, “Now I don't go for matters of the heart/I go for purely aesthetic/I tend not to get attached/I just fuck it and bank it like credit.” which is just a brief cameo in a very strong verse, I think I already see my underdog.
And with a catchy RnB vocal hook by Marina Balan, you have yourself one of the strongest and most recognizable debut singles you'll get from a group that fills me with excitement based on this brief glimpse of what they can offer.
- Alyssa Jensen
“Fuck Me Over”{Bellows}
“You hurt me once, I grow stronger (stronger)
You hurt me twice, I'm a goner (goner)
When I had nothin' you were ready to go (nothin')
But now I got somethin', you're all relationship goals (goals)
I know when you look at me, it's your desire
I know the clout is the flame that started this fire
You fucked me over
But I can't resist you
Time heals all wounds
You're like my scar tissue (oh)
When I was sleeping on the floor
All I could do is miss you
Now we fuckin' on a boat with no issues
I came from nothing to be something
You came for me now we bumpin'
Love used to hurt
Used to fuck me over
I've put my past
Over my shoulder
I know what I want
I make sure that I get it
Won't let my heart rule my head
I just won't let it
{Boa}
See if I've been fucked over once, then the trust is gone
We still be fuckin', but you ain't my only one
The real drip, diamonds and gold
I keep em' for the loyalist ones that I know
I learnt a long time ago
Never to trust a hoe
They say that everything that glitters
Isn't always gold
And baby I know it's true
Cause you glitter like a motherfuckin' diamond
But there ain't nothing golden about you
Love used to hurt
Used to fuck me over
I've put my past
Over my shoulder
I know what I want
I make sure that I get it
Won't let my heart rule my head
I just won't let it
{Circuit}
I gotta be honest, I've fallen before
Had my heart broken way too many times and it shows
Fuck your high class, with your wine glass
I used to drink from the bottle
So my sorrows could drown like it wasn't an option
Just to get through it, I used to pop pills
Now I'm living in the fast lane
Like an adrenaline junkie looking for cheap thrills
Now I don't go for matters of the heart
I go for purely aesthetic
I tend not to get attached
I just fuck it and bank it like credit
Now I just ride around Rodeo in my newest jam
Got the finest looking bitches eating out of my hand
They can't play wit my heart
I never let em' get that close
If it starts to get too real for me
I'll just pop a bottle and take a higher dose
Love used to hurt
Used to fuck me over
I've put my past
Over my shoulder
I know what I want
I make sure that I get it
Won't let my heart rule my head
I just won't let it”
Credits & PersonnelCREDITSProduced by Orion and DeAndre Patton
Engineered by DeAndre Patton
Mixed by Brayton “Bellows” Carter
Recorded at Studio 60, West Hollywood, California, USA
PERSONNELBrayton “Bellows” Carter – vocals, keyboards, lyrics, composition, production, mixing
Jadyn “Boa” Ghalen – vocals, bass, lyrics, production
Jamal “Circuit” Ghalen – vocals, drum machine, lyrics, production
Marina Balan - vocals
DeAndre Patton – production, engineering
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