
Edwin Ortiz of Complex magazine praised the single, and commended Aiko's choice to include Childish Gambino as a feature, Ortiz also praised the songs melody and playful lyrics.Ī reviewer at Huffington Post praised the song particularly it's lyrical content, stating that this song is "her take on modern day love, in her unique style, the track is a concoction of heart filled and sensual yet sex driven, drug fuelled and passionate." David Jeffries of AllMusic praised Aiko's "twist" on the work of Lennon calling it a "cheeky twist" and praised the song for being "light-stepping," Jeffries continued to praise the inclusion of rapper Gambino.Ĭommercially the song did not fare well, making no appearances on major charts however Bed Peace did chart at number one on the US 'Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles an extension of the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.Īccording to Jhene Aiko on Rap Genius, "The alternative to violence is to stay in bed, vape weed and make love. THIS FINNA BE MY ALARM FOR SCHOOL EVERYDAY. WAKE UP NIGGA GOTTA GET THE CAKE UP NIGGA FOR 8 MINUTES toocloud. Jordan Sargent of Pitchfork Media also praised the song noting the songs lyrical content and Aiko's "fixation with weed'" Sargent continued to praise Aiko's use of intoxication as a metaphor. Stream WAKE UP NIGGA GOTTA GET THE CAKE UP NIGGA FOR 8 MINUTES by toocloud on desktop and mobile.

Patrick of Exclaim! praised the song and commended Aiko's vocals and she "breezes" over the "minimalist" track, Patrick continued to compare the song to the work of American R&B singer Ciara and the late singer Aaliyah. Upon its release, Bed Peace was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. The source of inspiration for Bed Peace's artwork are the Bed-Ins for Peace protest against the Vietnam War by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

"Bed Peace" was released as the lead single from her debut EP Sail Out on September 17, 2013. On July 12, 2013, Jhené Aiko premiered an acoustic version of "Bed Peace" during a performance for Rap-Up Sessions. she scammed you niggaYou get frostbites when you wake up cuz you sleep naked. Highly curated content and the support of independent artists has made our platform the best in the music mixtape industry. ceiling in yo room boy and yo ass be looking up at that shit before you go. (Yea) Get your cake up, you sleep, we on the wake up Wake up (Wake the fuck up) Verse 1: Nyck Caution & Kirk Knight 'Til the day I die, I'll be running through the system like a virus Silence. Since then we have become the foremost website to premiere mixtapes for DJs, Artists, Labels and Producers. During an interview Aiko commented on the songs recording process and the choice to include Gambino Established in 2006 with the mission of bringing mixtapes from every corner of the country to the internet. When looking for a feature she had the idea to fine her "John Lennon" and began to send out requests to other artists, but a lot of the musicians were busy or had overlapping schedules. During the writing and recording of Bed Peace Aiko purposely left a verse free, as she felt a feature was necessary.
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Bed Peace was written by Aiko herself, along with her frequent collaborators Mac Robinson and Brian Warfield while the latter two handled the songs production under their production name Fisticuffs. (Note that while Rittz’s verses are verified by the man himself, the guest verses are not.It was revealed in 2012 that Aiko's debut EP would feature production from producer Fisticuffs, who helped produce the majority of Aiko's 2011 mixtape Sailing Soul(s).

The lyrics on Rittz’s 2014 southern masterpiece range from incendiary to contemplative and we’ve got every single word right here to let you know that not only is Rittz’s flow 100, his lyrical content is second-to-none.Īll songs are here from the 16 tracks on the album to the 2 bonus tracks to the pre-order track.

wake up, nigga, gotta get the cake up, nigga niggas in the bushes in. Quite simply, these are the lyrics from Next To Nothing verified from Rittz himself. Ima rub a dub, tryna get a nut chorus: travis scott no monogamy, mnage with me.
