Put Savannah Ré's new track "Count'Em Off" on your next "Sis-You-Gotta-Leave-Him" playlist. The Toronto-based R&B singer has just finished flexing her songwriting skills scoring credits on Keisha's Chanté's latest project 'Unbound 01' and is preparing to release her own EP later this year. The fiery, clapback record prelude's the artist's upcoming project and received a Yogi The Producer treatment. The artist cites JAY-Z's "Ladies is pimps too" line from 'Dirt Off Your Shoulder' as the inspiration for her newly released single. "'I've grown so tired of hearing every single rap song objectify women, and imply we're some frail creatures who only exist to be on a mantle somewhere," she shares over email. "We can be just as savage and I'm sure if every time we chose to speak on men we spoke like this… Men would think twice."
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Over trap-influenced production, the song tackles the double-standard surrounding dating and basically says fuck you to anyone who says women can't do what men can do. Even though it's a short teaser—the track is just under two minutes—shetreats us to a little bit of rapping but pads her bars with her own vocal harmonies. Read our interview with the artist and be prepared to make Count'Em Off your new anthem.
Savannah Ré: It's actually a funny story. I was listening to a song by Ty Dolla Sign called "Horses in the Stable," and it's a beautiful song, Ty is great, but the message behind it is the same message behind quite a few hip-hop songs in regards to women and how they rank them as trophies (or horses in his case) but itʼs always some sort of possession. I like to write from many perspectives and it sparked a really unapologetic flip, of how easily the tables can and DO turn. I was tired of hearing how I'm/women are disposable. Why did you choose to use the Kevin Hart sample as a preface into 'Count'Em Off'?
Honestly, it just fit and the energy of what he was saying was perfect. I know the song will get very mixed reactions, which funny enough is the name of my forthcoming EP "Mixed Feelings" which is still in the works. The point is to bring forth a banger that not only moves heads but also makes you think, itʼs something very different for me. How was it like to dabble in the realm of rap?
Itʼs fun, I wouldnʼt necessarily call it rap but the energy is there. It feels really liberating to use that side of my voice and rap cadences have a great way of getting the message across in a bouncy way. What do you say to men who claim that women can't play the game just as well as they can?
I say itʼs 2017 so claiming a woman canʼt do ANYTHING is ass bbackward So is offering an opinion when itʼs not asked for.Sharine Taylor has a roster. Follow her on Twitter.
Noisey: Why was it important for you to make this record?
Savannah Ré: It's actually a funny story. I was listening to a song by Ty Dolla Sign called "Horses in the Stable," and it's a beautiful song, Ty is great, but the message behind it is the same message behind quite a few hip-hop songs in regards to women and how they rank them as trophies (or horses in his case) but itʼs always some sort of possession. I like to write from many perspectives and it sparked a really unapologetic flip, of how easily the tables can and DO turn. I was tired of hearing how I'm/women are disposable. Why did you choose to use the Kevin Hart sample as a preface into 'Count'Em Off'?
Honestly, it just fit and the energy of what he was saying was perfect. I know the song will get very mixed reactions, which funny enough is the name of my forthcoming EP "Mixed Feelings" which is still in the works. The point is to bring forth a banger that not only moves heads but also makes you think, itʼs something very different for me. How was it like to dabble in the realm of rap?
Itʼs fun, I wouldnʼt necessarily call it rap but the energy is there. It feels really liberating to use that side of my voice and rap cadences have a great way of getting the message across in a bouncy way. What do you say to men who claim that women can't play the game just as well as they can?
I say itʼs 2017 so claiming a woman canʼt do ANYTHING is ass bbackward So is offering an opinion when itʼs not asked for.Sharine Taylor has a roster. Follow her on Twitter.