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Professor Green feat. Tori Kelly
Why we feature this artist Lullaby and the space between a confession and a chorus Lullaby brings a different kind of guest performance into Professor Green’s catalogue. Tori Kelly’s singing gives the record a calm melodic centre, while the rapper’s verses car…
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Why we feature this artist
Lullaby and the space between a confession and a chorus
Lullaby brings a different kind of guest performance into Professor Green’s catalogue. Tori Kelly’s singing gives the record a calm melodic centre, while the rapper’s verses carry the more troubled detail. The contrast makes the title feel meaningful: comfort is present, but it does not remove the experiences that make comfort necessary.
Growing Up in Public
The collaboration appeared in 2014 ahead of Growing Up in Public, Professor Green’s third studio album. The original label announcement described the song as a dedication to the grandmother who raised him. Its video, directed by Alex Herron, approached loss through a childhood relationship, adding another narrative alongside the recording.
Kelly’s voice changes the scale of the song without making it feel like a separate performance dropped between verses. Her melodic phrases create a place for the listener to pause, while Green’s delivery remains close to spoken explanation. The two roles give the arrangement its movement between unease and reassurance.
The musicians inside the production
The label credits Chris Loco with production, keyboards and programming, with additional production by Alex “Cores” Hayes. Matt Allen’s guitar and strings arranged by Jules Buckley for the Metropole Orkest widen the sound beyond a simple beat-and-vocal construction. Those details support the emotional rise rather than competing with the narrative.
Remixes by Cutmore and DC Breaks later gave the material different rhythmic settings. The original remains distinctive for the way it holds an intimate account within an expansive pop arrangement. Kelly’s contribution supplies warmth, but the verses keep the record grounded in a particular person’s experience of family, memory and absence.
Essential releases
Lullaby
The Tori Kelly collaboration links personal rap verses to an unusually warm melodic refrain.
Growing Up in Public
The third album gives the song a wider setting of reflection and public self-examination.