NIKI, Rich Brian, and Warren Hue trade verses about ambition, family calls, and staying true.
Look in my eyes, you can see desire
The 88rising collective released 'Always Rising' in 2021, featuring NIKI, Rich Brian, and Warren Hue. It's a track where NIKI sings 'I'm gonna set the world on fire' over a beat that shifts between dreamy and urgent. The song builds from her declaration into Rich Brian and Warren Hue's verses about mom calling, curfews, and navigating success.
When NIKI sings 'Look in my eyes, you can see desire / Truth in a world that's full of lies,' it's not just a boast. It's the kind of line you say to yourself when you're trying to believe your own hype, to push past the noise and the doubt. That 'truth' feels like something fragile she's holding onto, a private conviction in a public game.
It's a direct challenge, almost a dare, but it's quieter than the fire-setting around it. The desire isn't hidden; it's right there in the eyes, asking to be seen and believed.
The lyric moves from NIKI's anthemic fire-starting to the mundane reality of 'Momma call, on your phone' and 'Wash the dishes.' It doesn't resolve the tension between grand ambition and daily life; it just lets them sit together in the same song, which feels more honest than any triumph narrative.
Warren Hue's delivery on 'MSG in my fish, we leave bones / Yeah, I eat thrown' has a casual, almost tossed-off rhythm that sticks with you.
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