ENNY - Same Old

This rising queen of the RnB scene has managed to capture what it means to be a 90’s kid in a track – an odd comparison but hear me out!

The singer and rapper ENNY, shows how important it is to stay true to yourself within her music. Like a lot of music about certain places it can come across and forced, stilted, and too thought through but not in ENNY’s case. She harnesses the likes of Florence + The Machine and Lily Allen, who captures the subculture of what it means to be a Londoner (which a subculture in itself) and she does this too perfectly in her track ‘Same old’.

People who stay true to themselves and incorporate their own slang and language into their music is a talent that goes underappreciated - also underappreciated, is the music video. As ENNY shared on her Instagram, this video was inspired by The Verve, Jill Scott, Amy Winehouse and Massive Attack. For a song like this, it stands tall among those big names. It establishes the scene of south London and couldn’t accompany this song in a better way.

But the music! ENNY is a bold artist and wears her background like a badge. I’m sure you have heard ‘Peng Black Girls’ which came out in 2020. The remix with Jorja smith is phenomenal, and I think I prefer it to the original.

However, the track ‘same old’ is just unapologetically pissed off. With a nostalgic edge to it of Lauren Hill and the previously mentioned Lily Allen, ENNY says it as it is ‘Fuck you and your gentrification - Why'd you have to come on to my ends and try and change shit?’. Think Lady Leshurr with how tightly packed this song is. Each line is so well crafted and ENNY doesn’t waste any space in this track, it isn’t cluttered and still holds a steady, clear pace while packed with meaning; The line ‘Wan chop life be free from the Brexit […] Okay, I'm tired of being angry - So if you want to try and hush my voice, you should hang me’. This is when I knew this song was going to be more than just a summer tune. It cleverly hints at societies regression and harks back to Stomzy’s 2018 Brits performance.

The comparison here is less to do with both artists calling out the failings of the government but the sense of community that these injustices bring. We see this sort of rallying across all music but particularly in ENNY’s music. This song has a twisted way of chilling you out and getting you angry all at the same time. It really is an effortlessly crafted song and just goes to show this much talent can’t be kept quiet for long.