![]() ![]() Together, the two blast off in their flying saucer without any of the hesitance other artists visiting The Weeknd’s world have displayed. Dipping into the same powder, Abel’s vacuous emotions have never had a more natural partner than the Three 6 Mafia ring leader’s constant celebration of debauchery. Similar things can be said for his choices in collaborations - Wiz Khalifa helplessly drowned in the cascade of Abel’s performance on “Remember You,” and the more recent “appearance” on Ricky Hil’s “Nomads” is turned to an abomination by Hil’s brief, pathetic verse. Letting Drake co-opt his sound and, essentially, pass it off as his own, was devilishly strategic in terms of boosting his profile, but it didn’t exactly do him any favors in asserting himself as an independent voice with ideas all his own, something the crooner has had to address through denying invitations to join the Young Money roster. Yet, simultaneously, these choices haven’t always been the best for his actual aesthetic. ![]() Abel Tesfaye - aka mollied out sexpot The Weeknd - has taken great care in constructing his rise to grooving dominance, consistently making choices that bring him closer to television screens, rather than just hipsters’ computers.
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