Quavo and Lenny Kravitz Update 1998 Hit for New Single ‘Fly’
Fresh off working with Lana Del Rey on “Tough,” Quavo has collaborated with another L-named rock star, this time Lenny Kravitz, who updates his hit “Fly Away” for the new single “Fly.”
The pair, who connected earlier this year when Quavo honored Kravitz at a Black Music Collective event, also dropped a Jake Nava-directed music video for the track:
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At that BMC tribute to Kravitz, Quavo was among the artists — along with George Clinton, Earth, Wind & Fire’s Verdine White, and Andrew Watt, one of the producers on “Fly” — who performed “Fly Away,” planting the seeds for the new single.
In addition to sampling the riff from the 1998 single, Kravitz also contributed newly recorded vocals to the track, both on the song’s well-known chorus as well as joining Quavo on some verses.
“Put some feathers on my drip ’cause I’m fly,” the duo sing together. “Diamonds twinkle every time I’m outside / They almost brighter than the stars and the ice.”
Cirkut also serves as co-producer on “Fly,” which follows Quavo and Del Rey’s “Tough,” and hints at perhaps future collaborations from the Migos rapper who has spent the past week on the campaign trail for Kamala Harris.
Earlier this year, Kravitz released his latest album, Blue Electric Light, which he’ll spend time showcasing this fall at a Las Vegas residency. Quavo’s last solo album was 2023’s Rocket Power.
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