Ella Mai is back. Yes, we’re being serious.
It’s time to lock in honeybees because Ella Mai is back with a new EP that fans have been begging for since her last album release, Heart On My Sleeve, in 2022. Luckily, Ella Mai never makes a bad song, so when she surprised us with this new EP (on her birthday!) we knew it would be a feast for the ears. If you’ve been an Ella fan since the beginning, then this one is for you. We love it when our favorite artists release special projects just for the fans!
“The number 3, often referred to as the number of joy, is linked to communication and happiness, perfectly aligning with the uplifting spirit of this release.”
A press release stated
As we go through each of our favorite lyrics from this 3, you can stream the songs with us!
“Say you’re the one for me, well, we gon’ see/Checkmate and call me your queen/Next move, yes, better be your best”
The first track on 3, ‘Hearts On Deck,’ is our definition of the perfect way to open an EP. It’s a pop song fused with Ella’s classic take on R&B, which we know and love her for. In this song, we loved how she took the game of chess and weaved it into her lyrics. Using keywords like “checkmate” and “queen” was genius, and we hope that she incorporates these unique visuals into a potential music video in the future.
“Tatted on his back, a work of art, it’s such a sight”
The second track, ‘One Of These,’ got us up and moving out of our seats! We just might have to say that this track is our favorite from the EP! Our favorite lyrical moment happened at the beginning of the song. We can only assume Ella’s name is tattooed on someone’s back, which is, of course, a work of art in itself. Who wants to get “The Honey POP” tattooed on them next!?
We can’t talk about the lyrics in this song without mentioning the addition of a viral meme at the end. Adding the viral meme “you better come up here and get you one of these… it’s a chicken salad” was (another) genius move on Ella’s part. This meme has taken up our FYP all of 2024!
“Be right hеre when you’re wakin’ up/Breakfast on the table, know you like/Eggs and they’re all scrambled up/Pancakes, bacon, OJ on the side”
The final song on this EP, ‘Little Things,’ was a great way to close out the project. Our favorite lyrical moment? Of course, it’s when she talked about breakfast foods. Who doesn’t love a good breakfast moment? The way these lyrics just roll off the tongue so smoothly makes us even more obsessed with this song. We wonder what Ella Mai’s breakfast routine looks like…
What did you think of the lyrics we picked? Which of the three songs from 3 did you enjoy the most? Let us know in the comments below or by buzzing with us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook 🐝
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