Vava Voom

"Vava Voom" is the lead single and track from Bassnectar's studio album of the same name. It was released on March 27, 2012, and streamed exclusively on Rolling Stone. Those who pre-ordered the album instantly received the song. The accompanying visual video was directed by Joey Garfield, filmed in Los Angeles."Bassnectar feat. Lupe Fiasco 'Vava Voom'". Rolling Stone. April 10, 2012. The two performed the song live at Bass Center Festival on July 29, 2016.
== Background ==
The two traded tracks, then got into a studio in Los Angeles to record, where Bass revealed on November 28, 2011, "gonna record with @LUPEFIASCO next week, should we make punk rock VS dubstep or throb hop vs bass? CHOOSE ONE.""Bassnectar (@bassnectar)". Twitter. November 28, 2011. He told Rolling Stone during its premiere in March 2012, "[Lupe] was doing this crazy double-meaning story over the track, talking about hypnosis while waving his arms in the air as if casting a spell. 'Vava Voom' is where life shifts into time-warp speed, but you find yourself in an almost slow-motion trance."Fuentes, Catherine (March 23, 2012). "Exclusive Premiere: Bassnectar feat. Lupe Fiasco, 'Vava Voom'". Rolling Stone.
He said to MTV News, "That was one of the most interesting collaborations that I've had recently, partly because of the friendship I was able to make with him. He's a really creative person, and he rhymes fully improvisationally. So, he makes one sentence, and then you play back that sentence, and he comes up with another one. There's two sentences, and then he says the third sentence. And then, basically, this crazy poem unfolds. It was wicked.""Bassnectar Calls Lupe Fiasco 'Wicked' On 'Vava Voom'". MTV. April 9, 2012. In 2014, Bass noted, "so when i was working on Vava Voom with @LupeFiasco his DJ (Simon Morel) was just this incredibly kind, helpful amazing engineer.""Bassnectar (@bassnectar)". Twitter. June 24, 2014.
== Critical reception ==
Sputnikmusic wrote in their review, "As a guest on "Vava Voom", Lupe Fiasco does a pretty lackluster job. He's buried under so many effects and sounds that it probably would've been best to just make the song an instrumental. It's not terrible, but Lupe Fiasco's performance is drastically tertiary compared to the beats Bassnectar pushes.""Bassnectar - Vava Voom". Sputnikmusic. April 14, 2012. In contrast, HipHopDX opined, "Lupe Fiasco does a good job gluing chiptune and wub-wub together with a bit of Houston Hip Hop on the title track, fitting in well with Bassnectar's genre-blending style.""Bassnectar - Vava Voom". HipHopDX. April 20, 2012. Consequence noted that it was the artist's "closest encounter to the light of commercial appeal," with AllMusic in agreeance, describing it as "most commercial."Staples, Derek (April 19, 2012). "Album Review: Bassnectar – Vava Voom". Consequence."Vava Voom Review by David Jeffries". AllMusic. April 10, 2012. Spin described the record as "Dubby, festival-trance gold. Peaks with sinister nods to jungle raves and Lupe Fiasco on the bass drop."Patel, Puja (April 11, 2012). "Bassnectar, ‘Vava Voom’ (Amorphous)". Spin.
== Lyrics ==
== References ==
Category:2012 songs
Category:Explicit songs
Category:Featured songs
Category:Lupe Fiasco songs
Category:Singles
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Category:Songs with music videos