B-Side Guys

U-Neek Jettson opens “Nobody’s Perfect” apologizing to “misses perfect,” immediately establishing the central delusion he’s trying to dismantle—his own projection of flawlessness onto someone equally human, equally damaged. The 765vsTheWorld artist builds this alternative hip-hop track around recognition that idealizing partners dooms relationships before they start, but knowing that intellectually doesn’t make the emotional wreckage any easier to navigate.

The production carries cloud rap’s hypnotic drift, matching Jettson’s admission “Right now I’m so hypnotized” with atmospheric beats that feel suspended, ungrounded. His delivery slides between rap and melodic singing, vulnerability bleeding through both approaches. When he catalogs “you were the yin to my yang / Like a diamond in a chain / Like this blood in my veins,” the metaphors pile up revealing desperation beneath the romance—blood in veins isn’t optional, it’s biological dependency masquerading as devotion.

What cuts through typical breakup narratives is Jettson’s self-awareness about his own dysfunction. “I gotta fix myself / Do it for my mental health” acknowledges that relationships can’t solve internal trauma, that being “so traumatized” requires work partners can’t perform for you. The hook’s insistence “Nobody’s perfect” functions as a mantra for both parties—releasing her from the pedestal he built, releasing himself from the shame of not measuring up to his own impossible standards.

The Nintendo/rental metaphors in verse three (“you switched on me like Nintendo / I had to give you back just like a rental”) inject humor into genuine pain, treating the relationship’s impermanence through consumer goods logic. They thought they’d have a kid; now they’re pretending friendship is possible. “We both know that’s a lie / We both wish we could rewind / But it is what it is”—acceptance without resolution, moving forward because staying stuck isn’t an option either.