By the time she heard it, though, the song was a creative meeting place, one in which Leigh-Anne and the Jamaican producer Rvssian came together to rework and refine it until it became her own. That feeling of possession runs through the whole thing, making it possess an assured, lived-in feel rather than something manufactured.
With Valiant’s presence, the song raises its own energy yet again. His addition gives Leigh-Anne what she calls an undeniable Jamaican power, a rawness that’s organic, alive, and vital to the makeup of the record. Valiant’s voice doesn’t overshadow the song, it enhances it, adding intensity that takes “Most Wanted” to another level.
“Most Wanted” finds Leigh-Anne in control of her sound, her collaborators, and, as ever, herself. The result is a song that might be global yet seems so confident about it that being sexy feels like it must come naturally. On “Most Wanted,” Leigh-Anne not only unleashes a new song but also underscores where she is as an artist, knowing exactly who she is and what’s to come.
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