John Legend feat. Chance the Rapper, "Penthouse Floor"

John Legend feat. Chance the Rapper, "Penthouse Floor"

John Legend is a lot of things, but fans and skeptics alike can agree on one thing he is not: funky. Well, at least he wasn't — then he released this ode to the high-life, driven by Pino Palladino (bass) and Chris Dave (drums), the same pair behind the grooves on Adele’s 21 and D’Angelo’s Black Messiah). The unshakable beat smartly gives Legend a little room to stretch out, and not even a typically witty Chance verse can steal the show. — N.W.