Lil Tjay Shares Tender New Single "Give You What You Want"

The Bronx rapper is pushing his career forward after surviving a shooting.

BYGabriel Bras Nevares
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Bronx rapper Lil Tjay just shared his newest single, "Give You What You Want." While Lil Tjay did not announce an album, fans are clamoring a successful return for the 21-year-old. After he was shot and hospitalized, he released the song "Beat The Odds" and a remix of 50 Cent's "Many Men." Now, "Give You What You Want" has brought fans another melodic and soulful offering from the New York native.

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Firstly, the track's production is subtle and airy. Lil Tjay often picks minimal beats, although he taps just as easily into hard trap and drill. However, considering the "F.N." MC's emotive subject matter, the low-key instrumental fits "Give You What You Want" like a glove. The drums build through soft bass hits, persistently sharp hi-hats, and a simple snare.

Additionally, Lil Tjay combines gently strummed guitar chords with resonant piano hits on "Give You What You Want." It's an understated melodic and harmonic approach, but he feels right at home with his thoughts. Finally, the vocal sample makes for a beautiful hook and the track's predominant and catchiest melody.

On the lyrical end, Tjay tweeted that he "really wrote this song about someone specific but [he] don’t think she fw [him] rn." The track's title implies as much, with the sample elaborating on "Give You What You Want"'s main sentiment. "I just wanna show you that I can do better, baby I won’t stop till you let me give you what you want."

As such, Lil Tjay's verses on "Give You What You Want" speak directly to that desire. His dark emotions take a backseat when he's with this person, and he feels safer. Yet it's an unrequited love, and Tjay has to prove his worth and move mountains for his muse.

You can check out Lil Tjay's newest track on your preferred streaming service, and find some quotable bars from "Give You What You Want" below.

Quotable Lyrics

Smoking blunts to the face, just thinking about you got me stuck in this space Heart pumping like I’m ducking the jakes you don’t want no debate
Put me in that moon I could relate, I’m a superstar I don’t really chase

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.