Summer Walker’s “Ex For A Reason” Gets Mixed Reactions

The crowd is torn. Summer Walker’s new single “Ex For A Reason,” featuring JT of City Girls fame, has met with mixed reactions from fans. Those same fans hadn’t heard from Walker for over a year, with her last release being the 2020 EP Life on Earth.

However, earlier this month, the trailer for her new album Still Over It debuted on YouTube. Summer Walker stans raised a glass and then met this latest single. The “Ex For A Reason” is the first taste of what we can expect from Still Over It. Unfortunately, some reviewers are already ‘over it.’

A fall for Summer Walker?

The track, at least on paper, has everything it needs to succeed. Producers on the song include the likes of Buddah Bless and Sean Garrett. Bless has blessed numerous hit singles for artists like 2 Chainz, Youngboy NBA, and the Travis Scott-led JackBoys. Garrett also boasts a massively successful musical arsenal. He has produced and composed for Britney Spears, Mario, a very early Nicki Minaj, Ciara, and more. He is also a co-writer on Usher’s galaxy-sized hit “Yeah!”. Joining the fray is JT, one half of the rap duo City Girls. Coming off of the 2020 success of City on Lock, JT seems a good, powerful addition to Walker’s lead-off single.

And then, of course, there’s Summer Walker. What do you say about someone who goes Platinum with their debut album and then shatters the record for biggest streaming-week debut for a female R&B singer? You have high expectations, of course. While the Twitter-verse indeed expects the best, they must also run a stockyard because they’ve got plenty of beef, too.

Some expressed mild disappointment:

https://twitter.com/sheldon_ew/status/1448868069586128897?s=20

Others were a little more…forward.

https://twitter.com/ChaseMoreBucks/status/1448872854796255233?s=20

Still others expressed that rarest of Twitter traits: positivity and gratitude.

https://twitter.com/wiz_thcreator/status/1448868195713093636?s=20

https://twitter.com/IAMJWATTZ/status/1449002373549117443?s=20

What do you think of “Ex For A Reason”? Let us know and stay tuned for coverage on Still Over It!

Garrett C. Owen

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