I don’t know what kind of spell Naesh put on this track, but Potion had me five seconds in—body moving, drink in hand, no thoughts, just vibes. It’s disco-funk pop with real sauce—think Bruno Mars flash, Weeknd sensuality, and just enough Bay Area swagger to make it feel fresh. The vibe? Whole damn meal.
Naesh isn’t some SoundCloud baby. He’s been on real stages since he was five—Palace of Fine Arts, Great American Music Hall, all that. These days, he’s belting the national anthem for UF Gators games, but on this track? He’s not saluting the flag—he’s diving headfirst into your ocean. Yeah, that’s a lyric, and yeah, I blushed too.
He comes in hot with “Been getting money while diving down in your ocean” and I already knew what kind of night this was. The bassline is bouncy, the beat’s made for body rolls, and the whole thing feels like getting pulled onto the floor by a hot stranger right as the lights go low. You can tell he grew up studying MJ, Usher, Chris Brown—and he’s not copying, he’s channeling. There’s also a smooth Ne-Yo influence in the way he flips between seduction and sincerity, especially when he croons, “I don’t wanna do this thing called life solo.”
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And then he hits us with: “Call her Dua Lipa the way shawty got the potion,” Say less. This man’s chasing a girl. He’s obsessed. The fun kind of obsessed. The kind that makes you want to throw your phone across the room and go fuck your ex just to stir shit up.
There’s this push and pull in the lyrics that hit different when you’re a hot girl with options: “Come slide babygirl / ‘Cause you are my world.” – It’s giving full simp, but somehow he still sounds in control. Like, I’m your world but also you’re gonna say so first. The chorus hits like a drunk text you weren’t supposed to read—but you did. Twice: “I don’t wanna do this thing called life solo… Just say so.”
What gets me, though, is how committed he sounds. There’s no breadcrumbing. No ghosting. No cute little pink flags. He’s wifed up in his mind and already popping off in your group chat. “I’m sliding with the sauce that’ll make you have my babies.” Sir??? Fuck. Me. Now.
And can we talk about the production? That funk rhythm section is clean, sexy, and just groovy enough to make your shoulders start moving before your brain catches up. It’s giving Earth, Wind & Fire in a hotel room with Dua Lipa and Ne-Yo—smooth, playful, and way too easy to say yes to.
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He’s showing real range here too. One minute it’s “We hopping out the whip no photos baby,” and the next it’s “Believe in me / I’ll show you your dreams.” He’s not just sliding for a hookup—he’s saying, girl, dream bigger. Be delulu with me.
By the time he says “Don’t stop me now / Babe, I put my trust in you,” I’m already flashing back to that one dumb boy who almost had me cuffed for real.
Naesh calls his sound “feel-good music,” and Potion delivers. Funk, pop, and R&B wrapped in game so smooth you might forget he’s still on the come-up. With a résumé full of live shows, big vocals, and old-school soul influences like Marvin Gaye and Tevin Campbell in the mix, he’s not just trying to chart—he’s trying to stay.
This isn’t just a pop song. It’s a hookup playlist anthem. It’s bussin’. It’s rizz in stereo. It’s what you put on when you’re shaving every inch of your body because you might let him stay the night—but only if he’s got the sauce.
