Marnz Malone – Teeway (ft. Teeway)

The title is especially interesting because it is also the name of the featured artist. That gives the record a simple identity while making the collaboration impossible to miss. Instead of dressing up the title with a long phrase, the focus is placed directly on the person sharing the track.

Teeway’s presence also connects the song to a specific part of the UK rap scene. The available lyrics for the record include references to seeing empty spaces differently, people around him and what he calls the “T way”. Those lines give the title more context and make the collaboration feel connected to the world described in the writing.

Teeway is one of the shorter songs on the album, running for around two and a half minutes. That length suits a track that does not need a long introduction to establish its point. It arrives, puts the two artists together and moves on, keeping the album’s pace active.

There is also something interesting about how artists use names in rap. A name can become a symbol for a particular style, group, place or way of thinking. Once listeners understand that reference, a short title can carry much more meaning than the words themselves seem to contain.

On I Wish I Could Sing, this collaboration gives the project another voice from the UK scene and keeps the focus on Marnz Malone’s interest in different pairings. It is a straightforward meeting of two artists, but the title and the lyrical references give it enough personality to stand apart from a generic collaboration.

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