Earlier this month, Sevyn Streeter released her debut album Girl Disrupted. One of the standout singles, “Before I Do,” interpolates Aaliyah’s classic cover of The Isley Brothers’ “At Your Best (You Are Loved).”
“I just wanted to do my best Aaliyah impression, truth be told,” Sevyn recently told Genius on their ‘Verified’ series. “I love how her voice felt when being accompanied by a soulful guitar.”
On The Stereotypes-produced song, the R&B songstress addresses rumors that she’s heard about a new man she’s starting a relationship with.
“Every time you enter into a new relationship, what’s the first thing that we do?” Sevyn explains. “We go on Instagram, we go on Twitter, we try to find out who this person dated before us. We hear little things here and there about their past. I heard that you might be dating Mary, Susie, Tiffany, Britney, Ashley, whatever. So you have to confront the person and say, ‘Hey this is what I heard. Before I jump to any conclusions, can you uncomplicate this for me?”
Last week, Streeter performed the single on “The Wendy Williams Show.” Check out her breaking down the lyrics and meaning of the song, while singing it a cappella below.
