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Kylie Jenner is facing criticism over the heavy use of autotune in her latest single, “Fourth Strike,” which some listeners have described as “awful.”
The reality television star and entrepreneur, known for her role in “The Kardashians,” ventured into music with this debut track, released on streaming platforms under her alias, King Kylie, this past Monday. The song features Jenner both singing and rapping over a vibrant pop beat.
In the song’s bridge, Jenner sings, “One strike, two strike, let me get the mood right / I just wanna tell you, ‘I’m sorry.’”
She continues with, “Touch me, baby / Tell me I’m your baby / Write your name all over my body / Cross the line, I might do it again (Oh) / Do it on purpose just to see how it ends.”
The reality star ended the bridge by whispering, “King Kylie.”
Fans took to social media to share that they were not too receptive to Jenner’s newfound singing career.
“how embarrassing king autotune 😂,” one user tweeted.
“Jesus it’s awful,” another added.
“Please unrelease this,” pleaded a third netizen.
“oh baby stick to the lip kits,” said a fourth person, referring to Jenner’s beauty brand, Kylie Cosmetics.
“Kylie… maybe let the professionals handle the music,” wrote a fifth listener.
Another fan said Jenner’s song sounded like “a Sephora ad with a beat,” while a separate person said the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” alum’s pivot to music is a “recession indicator.”
Despite the hate, Jenner, 28, celebrated the release of her new song on social media, even sharing a video of her 7-year-old daughter, Stormi, singing along to the words.
The Hulu star also shared videos and snaps of her recording the vocals for the track, which she collaborated on with duo Terror Jr. in the studio.
“Fourth Strike” is a sequel to Terror Jr’s 2016 debut song, “3 Strikes,” which was featured in a campaign ad for Jenner’s lip gloss.
At the time, there were rumors that Jenner was the one singing background vocals on the song; however, she denied that it was her.
“there was a little rumor 10 years ago that i was the one actually singing on 3 strikes!” she wrote on Instagram Monday.
“it wasn’t me (wish it was) so i had the idea to come together for fourth strike and it would actually be ME FEATURED!”