Quavo and Lana Del Rey Are a "Tough" Duo on First Collaborative Track
The heavily-teased twangy trap offering is here at last.
Quavo and Lana Del Rey‘s first-ever collab is finally here. After months of teasing “Tough” on Instagram, the duo has dropped off the long-awaited trap-country track in tandem with its music video, which proves the duo is a rock-solid sonic pair.
“Tough like the scuff on a pair of old leather boots / Like the blue-collar, red-dirt attitude / Like a .38 made out of brass / Tough like the stuff in your grandpa’s glass,” the two croon on the chorus.
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The cinematic music video – directed by Wyatt Spain Winfrey, Quavo and Del Rey – draws comparisons to Del Rey’s “National Anthem” music video, and follows the duo as they galivant through a romantic rural landscape.
Quavo delivers the first verse in front of his four wheels. “Come on, take a ride with me / Like the 808s beatin’ in the trunk in Atlanta, it was tough (It was kinda hard for me),” he asserts, his jewels glimmering in juxtaposition against the greenery behind him. “Crawlin’ through the mud, I couldn’t find love, then we came up (Look at where we are, baby) / Standin’ through the storm, still shinin’ like a diamond in the rough (Still shinin’).”
Stream “Tough” on Spotify and Apple Music now and watch the full music video in the gallery above.
