Lazy (Kool Teazer and Miles Freeway song)

"Lazy" is a song by Kuboian rapper Kool Teazer and British musician Miles Freeway. The song was released as a digital download on 11th April, 2021. It is an avant-garde track that samples "The Moon's Lamppost", a song for the 2001 video game Wario Land 4 - Freeway narrates the first part of the song, acting as a rebellious troublemaking youth under the influence of drugs. Near the end of the song, the tempo changes and Kool Teazer begins mumbling nonsensical gibberish before the song abruptly ends.

Upon the song's release, critics and fans alike questioned the meaning behind the song. Some believed the song to be a mockery towards the mumble rap microgenre, accusing it as being a representation of cultural laziness. Others criticised the song as degrading younger people and passing them off as unintelligent delinquents, though Kool Teazer denied these claims.

Background and composition
"Lazy" is divided into two different compositions. The first part, which takes up most of the song runtime, features Freeway playing as a unintelligent youth who is under the influence of drugs. The first part of the song contains a sample of "The Moon's Lamppost", a song from the 2001 video game Wario Land 4, which itself is a remixed version of the theme tune for the Palm Tree Paradise level in said game. The second part of the song features an abrupt tempo and instrumental change, and consists of Kool Teazer shouting incoherent nonsense for around 25 seconds - the instrumental continues for approximately six seconds before the sound abruptly ends.

The first part of the song is written in the key of C minor and has a tempo of 107 beats per minute. The second part of the song is written in the key of B flat minor and has a tempo of 149 beats per minute. Due to the sample present in the song, Japanese game composer Ryoji Yoshitomi is credited as a producer.

Despite having no profanity, "Lazy" has a "Parental Advisory" warning, likely since the character Freeway plays is supposed to be stoned. This makes it the first, and so far only, song by Kool Teazer to have said warning.

Reaction from critics
A Digital Spy review awarded the song a two out of five stars, calling it "a poor man's "Lift Yourself" [by Kanye West]", though also admiring the experimental approach in vein of other tracks by Freeway. A BBC revieww argued that the two artists have "simply lost it", and accused both of making a "troll" song for publicity.

Reaction from fans
Amongst the Kuboian music scene, Kool Teazer received backlash from some of his longtime fans, who accused him of selling out upon hearing the song, though some appreciated the song's lighthearted and comical nature. Others have also noticed that it appears to be commentary on the lack of lyricism in modern hip hop.

Kool Teazer's longtime friend and collaborator Blade Holter spoke about the song saying "It's all well. Kool has told me there is a good reason he made the song, and Miles has always taken an experimental approach in his music. There is definitely no way that the two would put little effort in a song and then release it."