698 Baby Puts Heartbreak First on “Try to Love”

698 Baby’s “Try to Love” opens with a problem the title already makes plain: the effort is there, but the relationship keeps ending in hurt. The Nigerian artist gives that disappointment the center of the record, letting the narrator ask why affection and commitment keep meeting the same response.

The refrain’s admission, “I try to love,” turns the song into a repeated attempt rather than a clean break. The narrator still wants a connection even while describing the damage left by one. That unresolved feeling gives the writing its direction.

FVTV’s original review noted the smooth delivery and dark, moody production, placing the release in a melodic trap frame. Producer Pacortion Lord is credited in the submitted track information. The production supports the heartbreak story without moving it away from the vocal.

At roughly two minutes and forty-two seconds, the song leaves that story concentrated. The review’s main reservation was its short ending: another verse or a change to the hook could have taken the narrative further. What is already here gives listeners a direct introduction to 698 Baby through the subject he keeps returning to: trying again when love has not gone his way.