Days after her birthday, our one and only President Nadine Lustre decided to give us a surprise: a new track. It’s called “No 32,” a collaborative project with Filipino-American rapper Ruby Ibarra. I don’t know about you, but I’m suddenly ready for this week.
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Lustre made the announcement via Instagram on Nov. 2 with the remark, “It’s such an honor, Ruby Ibarra.” Armed with Lustre’s signature suave mellow sound and Ibarra’s sharp rap skills, “No 32” plays as an anthem about the kind of love that’s full of certainty—or just like what the song puts out there, “no redos or practice.” Its equally dreamy and groovy layers make way for lines like “I just wanna vibe with you. Can I spend more time with you?”
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Produced by Careless Music Manila, “No 32” is the afterparty body-mover we want to dance with friends and strangers alike. This makes us stoked to see more women collabs in 2020. If “No 32” isn’t a powerhouse collaboration, I don’t know what is.