40 (single)
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| Single by Evilgiane, Nettspend and Xaviersobased | ||||
| from the album Heavensgate Vol. 1 | ||||
| Released | January 11, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2024 | |||
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| Producer | Evilgiane | |||
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"40" is a song by American artists Evilgiane, Nettspend, and Xaviersobased, released under Surf Gang Records on January 11, 2024. The track was the lead single to Evilgiane's album #Heavensgate Vol. 1. "40" was deemed one of the best songs of 2024 by HotNewHipHop, Pitchfork and The New York Times.
A DJ-Ess remix for "40" was released on March 15, 2024.
The track's fruition first came when Xaviersobased's older brother gifted him a beat from Evilgiane. The process behind "40", according to Xaviersobased, was that he was "fried" but "I just remember I was recording and my manager walked in and said Nettspend was there... That's gang. I'm already knowing him through one of my best mans, [so] working with him is great."[1]
Composition
Coming in at a run time of one minute and four seconds,[2] "40" is a trap song, which contains "glossy kick drums".[3] According to Chris DeVille of Stereogum, the track sees Evilgiane feature his "latest skittering, booming production", while Nettspend and Xaviersobased "criss cross" through the beat with their "BabyTron-esque dispassionate YouTube-rapper zone".[2] Vivian Medithi of The Fader wrote how "40" sees Xaviersobased performing most of the track before Nettspend delivers a brief mid-verse appearance. The song has been described as reflecting a stylistic connection between different eras of SoundCloud rap, with Xaviersobased noting that "the vibe stayed the same, but musically, the music is just way more fried, way more bass, way faster."[1]
Alli Dempsey of Alternative Press wrote how the track saw Evilgiane "stir up an effervescent, lurching beat while new-gens Nettspend and Xaviersobased lay down breezy, back-and-forth bars."[4] Brady Brickner-Wood of Pitchfork praised the track, writing how it feels like a "sucker punch to the head"; he also wrote about how Evilgiane's "squiggly synths, blown-out 808, and digi-drill drums, Nettspend and Xaviersobased deliver aggressively nonchalant flows and trade bars about toting TECs and skipping school." He ended the review by adding that the track sees the duo unapologetically remain themselves.[5]