Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993),[1] known professionally as P… Read Full Bio ↴Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993),[1] known professionally as PartyNextDoor (stylized in all caps), is a Canadian R&B singer, and record producer.

PartyNextDoor was the first artist signed to Drake's OVO Sound record label in 2013, in a joint-venture with Warner Records.[2] He then released his first extended play self-titled PartyNextDoor later that year. He subsequently released PartyNextDoor Two and PNDColours in 2014 and PartyNextDoor 3 in 2016. He has also seen success as a songwriter, having penned "Work", which was released on Rihanna's album Anti and peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 and become one of the most successful songs of the year, along with "Wild Thoughts" which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Jahron Anthony Brathwaite was born to a Jamaican mother and a Trinidadian father in Mississauga, Ontario.He was inspired by the music his father played to him when he was younger such as Jodeci, Boyz II Men, Blackstreet and 112.

2007–2014: Career beginnings and debut album

Having made electronic-infused R&B under his real name Jahron Brathwaite [Jahron B], he signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell as a songwriter, under the name PartyNextDoor, at age 18.[7][failed verification] His first mixtape, PartyNextDoor, was released to the iTunes Store on July 1, 2013.[8] It entered on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart at number six with sales of 2,000 copies[9] and peaked at number 34 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for the week of July 20, 2013.[10] He performed background vocals on "Own It" and "Come Thru" from Drake's third studio album, Nothing Was the Same.[11]

His debut studio album PartyNextDoor Two was released on July 30, 2014. The record featured singles like "Thirsty", "FWU", "East Liberty" and the Billboard charted "Recognize", featuring Drake. Later that year, on December 3, 2014, PartyNextDoor released the four-track EP titled PNDColours, with the follow-up COLOURS 2, released in 2017.[12] In 2015, he produced three songs on Drake's If You're Reading This It's Too Late: "Legend", "Preach" and "Wednesday Night Interlude".[7]
2016–present: PartyNextDoor 3, Partymobile and Partypack
PartyNextDoor earned his first number-one song as a songwriter when on January 27, 2016, Rihanna released the lead single "Work" from her eighth studio album, Anti.[13][14] The song maintained its spot at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks. He also penned the song "Sex with Me" on the same album.[2] On March 25, 2016, PartyNextDoor released "Come and See Me", which features fellow artist Drake, from his upcoming second studio album, PartyNextDoor 3 (also known as P3). A music video directed by affiliate and collaborator Adrian Martinez and featuring appearances by Kylie Jenner, Big Sean, and Jhené Aiko was released on Snapchat on June 23, 2016.[15] On June 15, 2016, Jeremih called into Real 92.3 LA to announce a joint album with PartyNextDoor called Late Night Party. On July 2, 2016, he released another single, "Like That", featuring Jeremih and Lil Wayne, on OVO Sound radio.[16] On July 21, 2016, PartyNextDoor announced the release date for his second studio album PartyNextDoor 3 for August 12, 2016, and released "Not Nice", the record's second single.[17]

He and Jeremih toured in 2016 and had plans to release a joint project.[18]

On June 4, 2017, PartyNextDoor released Colours 2 without any prior announcement. A short film for the EP was released on June 12, 2017.[citation needed]

On September 29, 2017, he released an EP titled Seven Days, which included guest appearances from Halsey and Rick Ross.

After a lead artist hiatus PartyNextDoor returned in December 2019 with two singles "The News" and "Loyal", with the latter featuring Drake. They served as the lead singles of his album Partymobile which he tweeted would be released in February.[19] The album was eventually released on March 27, 2020, following delays.[20]

On October 15, 2020, Party surprise-announced the release of Partypack, a seven-song EP containing previously unreleased songs like the 2014 song "Persian Rugs". The EP was released the following day.[21]

On January 29, 2021, Party released his 2014 EP, Colours, to streaming services for the first time. It includes four extra tracks that were previously released as Colours 2 in 2017.

Belong to the City
PARTYNEXTDOOR Lyrics

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If I knew I was wastin' my time
Wouldn't of wasted my time
With all these shoulda coulda wouldas
I'm in her ear one time
Tryna tell her how I ride
But she heard it all, yeah
I know she heard it all, yeah
Girl, I can change your life (change your life)

But you heard it (but you heard it all)
But you heard it all
I'm from the city
Where you ain't gotta love to love
You ain't gotta love to fuck
Girl, I'm just tryna say
I'm from the city, ooh
So don't believe what they say
Just believe what they do tell
You can't tell these bitches nothing
She belongs to the city
They gone, they gone, they gone
They was lookin' for somethin'

She belongs to the city, oh
(Oh, yeah, you know)

Overall Meaning

PARTYNEXTDOOR's song Belong to the City lyrics express his desire to be with a woman who belongs to the city. He regrets wasting time thinking about what he could have done differently in the past, and instead tries to convince her that he can change her life. However, he realizes that she has probably heard this all before and he comes from a city where love and sex are interchangeable.

The lyrics paint a picture of a man who is trying to win over a woman who is perhaps more interested in the city or the lifestyle it offers, rather than him. He calls the woman out by saying, "You can’t tell these bitches nothing, She belongs to the city," suggesting that she is too independent and focused on her own desires to be swayed by his charms. The repetition of "you heard it all" highlights his awareness that the woman he desires has likely heard all the same lines from other men, but he still persists in his attempt to change her mind.

In conclusion, the lyrics of Belong to the City showcase the complexities of modern relationships and the struggle to find meaning and connection in a fast-paced urban environment. It is a song that speaks to the desire for something more than just the superficiality of city life.

Line by Line Meaning

If I knew I was wastin' my time
If I had known that I was spending time on something that wouldn't work, I wouldn't have done it.

Wouldn't of wasted my time
I would not have spent my time on it.

With all these shoulda coulda wouldas
With all the regrets and doubts I have.

I'm in her ear one time
I'm telling her something important.

Tryna tell her how I ride
Trying to convince her of how I live my life.

But she heard it all, yeah
But she has already heard everything I'm saying.

I know she heard it all, yeah
I'm aware she knows everything I'm telling her.

Girl, I can change your life (change your life)
I can transform your life.

But you heard it (but you heard it all)
But you heard everything that I've been trying to tell you.

But you heard it all
But you have already heard it all before.

I'm from the city
I'm from the city.