Alternative hip-hop with dusty boom-bap drums, warped bass pulses, and a half-time swing; verses trade between male and female vocals, pre-chorus strips to snapped percussion and a low piano motif, chorus opens with stacked unison doubles and short call-response ad-libs. Tape hiss, reversed breath swells, and vinyl crackle bridge the sections. Intimate close-mic mix with gritty mids and wide haunted echoes on the hook.