New Song: Elijah Blake – ‘XOX ( Ft Common)’

Published: Wednesday 12th Dec 2012 by David

Get familiar with ‘XOX’, R&B stunner released by Rihanna writer, Elijah Blake.

Lifted from his hotly anticipated ‘Bijoux 22‘ EP- out today– the mid tempo number features none other than Mr. ‘Finding Forever’ Common, one of the many contributors to the Jay Z backed mix tape.

So, after giving it a few spins today, we’ve already certified this is a smash.

Not sure why?

Get into it below…

See what we mean?

Armed with a discernible hook, vocals that already have many a R&B loyalist pledging their allegiance and a unique take on what might be called a common theme, ‘XOX‘ cements Blake’s status as his genre’s most promising ‘newbie’.

In saying that, though its follow up ‘Talk To Me’ will undoubtedly strike a stronger chord with Hip Hop audiences, ‘XOX’ serves as the perfect introduction for an act responsible for crafting two of the year’s greatest hits

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  1. MONSTER-HIVE December 12, 2012

    With the boring mess he did on UnFLOPGetik, i cant listen to him anymore

    • WomanToWoman December 12, 2012

      Sit down w****.

      • MONSTER-HIVE December 12, 2012

        Did you know That you can buy Music of the sun, A girl like Me, Rated R, Talk That Talk or even Unapologetic ? U can pre-oder her 8th one on i-tunes too… #PhuckYourGenericsFaves

  2. KissinU December 12, 2012

    Ok this s*** goes in, but Common wasn’t needed in it tbh.

    • GagitaMaraj December 12, 2012

      He’s much better than Francine Rivers.

      • Pyramids2012 December 12, 2012

        Why’s everything got to be a competition?

      • lordmir December 12, 2012

        Two very dfifferent world. don’t say garbage like that

    • HALF AMAZIN December 13, 2012

      Reminds me of “all I want is you” by Miguel. I love Common, but I agree, they weren’t a good pair over this beat

  3. AHMUSEME December 12, 2012

    WHAAAA?! BLINKS TWICE IS THIS REAL. MY LIFE! IM IN LOVE ALREADY. GO HEAD BOY BRING BACK THAT REAL MUSIC

  4. LongLiveA$AP December 12, 2012

    This n**** is the truth.

  5. CondoOnMyWrist December 12, 2012

    Red done came up hard! Keep up the hard work homie.

  6. Lana Del Slay December 12, 2012

    S*** m***********.

  7. gihmelife December 12, 2012

    im so here for this slayage yos! LML (licking my lips)

  8. DemiQueenVato December 12, 2012

    YAAAAAAASSSSSS!! My new future baby daddy!

  9. DoinItWell December 12, 2012

    My womb cries out for his…..voice.

  10. MrMiyagi December 12, 2012

    He wrote NLA but put out this s***. Try again kid.

  11. Reece Davis December 12, 2012

    I like it, I’ll be checking for him

  12. QueenOfTheNavy December 12, 2012

    My little brother keeps talking about this guy like he’s the new Drake but I don’t see the comparison. He sounds like a cleaner version of Usher or a hybrid between Frank and Weeknd.

  13. Roberto December 12, 2012

    Vocal style and delivery reminds me of Bruno mars

  14. ƸӜƷ MC ƸӜƷ December 12, 2012

    Wow he really resembles Bruno Mars! Very talented and I like this song, I am not anticipating his new album.

  15. Ajm266 December 12, 2012

    I stan for him but not this song sorry

  16. dstrock December 13, 2012

    The songwriting and vocals are on point, but the production is dated. Part of what made Climax so successful was Diplo’s work on that song. I just feel like they could’ve put more than a generic R&B beat to this. Don’t get me wrong, I like the song and I’ll definitely be checking for him, but I think he could’ve come a little stronger.

  17. Chris T. December 13, 2012

    This sounds like “All I Want Is You” by Miguel
    Too much Autotune
    I’ll Pass

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