On the strength of singles like “Sprinter,” the smash U.K. single he recorded with fellow London rapper Dave, Central Cee had a pretty massive 2023. Looking to keep the momentum going, Cench returned yesterday with “I Will,” a laid-back track about finding love at the club. It’s now parked inside the Top 10 of the Genius Top Songs chart.
Produced by LIOHN and John Alexis, “I Will” is built on crisp drums and a soothing guitar lick. The track opens with the chorus, wherein Cench tries to make his horniness sound like altruism.
You put on your best ’fit to the club tonight
You’re tryna find someone to take you home and show you love
If nobody else will, then I will
It’s generally not a great idea to begin a sentence with, “Without sounding too perverted…,” but Cench makes it work at the start of the first verse.
Without sounding too perverted, close my eyes, I see you naked
Your looks come from your mum and daddy money got that bracelet
At the end of the verse, Cench sweetly offers to take this girl on vacation to Thailand. But he can’t resist making one more sex brag before the second chorus.
Just give me the date and pick a place and go pack the Rimowa
We can go to Phuket, if you fuck with this
Tick a couple countries off your bucket list
I hold it down, you ain’t gotta worry ’bout no other bitches
Divin’ deep and you gon’ feel it where your stomach is
In the second verse, Central Cee admits this girl might not need him to save her from a night of sleeping alone. And he’s fine with the possibility of them hooking up with other people. But he’s willing to be a last-ditch booty call.
You put on your heels and hit the club, I’m outside, I’m on your strip
You got hella options waitin’ on you, take your pick
If you fuck with somebody else, you’re not my girl, I won’t be pissed
If I’m awake and I ain’t taken, hit my line, I’ll give you dick
“I Will” arrives with a day-in-the-life music video featuring a group of young women getting ready for a night on the town.
You can read all the lyrics to “I Will” on Genius now.
