British soul queen Mahalia returns with a new anthem featuring Masicka. Their latest collaboration, “Different Type Of Love,” is a genre-blurring slow burn that feels like a warm breeze, smooth, hypnotic, and embraced by sensuality.
The track, produced by the consistently formidable trio Dave Nunes, FS Green, and J.L.L., mixes UK R&B with an undeniable Caribbean rhythm. It’s soulful but sharp, vulnerable, and confident, much like love. Mahalia, known for her unvarnished lyricism and languid delivery, drifts on and off the song. Her vocals are honeyed yet grounded, singing of a love that is deeper, messier, and more real. It’s not performative or perfect, but it is the one that sits with you, at least when it’s painful.
Masicka swoops in with poetic precision. His verse doesn’t break Mahalia’s groove but deepens it. His rugged but self-reflective tone offers a male counterpart that complements, not competes. The writing credits go to BenjiFlow, Dave Nunes, Eric IV, Franklin Groen, Javaun Fearon, Jean-Andre Lawrence, Knucks, Mahalia Burkmar, and Savannah Jada. And you can hear the layers in every line. The lyrics have a lived-in texture as if they were snipped from voice notes and diary entries. Its love is passionate, complicated, and sometimes unvoiced.
“Different Type Of Love” is a collaboration and a conversation. It connects Mahalia’s UK soul lineage to Masicka’s Jamaican storytelling, forging something globally resonant and individually intense. The track sneaks under your skin without calling for the spotlight. In an age of algorithm-driven bops, Mahalia and Masicka have released a song that feels palpably human. A bit of a mess, deeply honest, and undeniably smooth, this one’s for lovers who believe that even if it isn’t often easy, love always finds a way to stick.
