Cassie and Kaytranada Team-Up On "Don't Play It Safe"

An infectious slow burner.

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Cassie, of cult R&B fame, connects with Canadian-based producer, Kaytranada, to broadcast “Don’t Play It Safe.” Utilizing Kaytranda’s renowned rich synth-driven style, Cassie sings of wanting to wane timidness and the formalities of dating over an infectious grumbling bass line. With the October drop of “Love a Loser”, featuring G-Eazy, the subsequent release of this new single rings that an upcoming project may be down the line.

Listen to the song below via Apple Music or Spotify. Also, in other music news, meet Yung Hurn, Vetements’s favorite Austrian internet rapper.

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Jamier Boatman-Harrell Creative Director

Jamier Boatman-Harrell is a Brooklyn-based Creative Director and writer at Hypebeast, with nine years of experience shaping culturally driven editorial and brand storytelling. He focuses on uncovering overlooked perspectives and translating them into narratives around identity, community, and self-expression. He wrote the Kaytranda cover story for Hypebeast Magazine #35, and is a fellow in The Center for Fiction/Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowship.

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