Juice WRLD’s “Bad Energy” quite candidly deals with the issue of his own substance addiction. But the titular “bad energy” is not only a reference to this malady. Rather the rapper depicts himself as a victim...
Juice WRLD was an artist who regular dealt with the topics of mental health and drug addiction, most often in a related manner. And such is the manner of his song “Wishing Well”. Here, the late...
On “Hate the Other Side”, “the other side” apparently refers to the rappers’ opps. So fundamentally, what they are saying throughout is that based on the culture they were brought up in, they have...
On “Loose Rap”, Aaliyah, supported by Static Major, is dissing dudes who try to step to her with weak game. More to the point, it seems that she may be speaking to some of her industry peers. The...
On Aaliyah’s “I Refuse”, the songstress has reached a point where she is ‘refusing’ to continue being emotionally disturbed by a dead romantic relationship. Her ex in said relationship is who she is addressing. And...
The singer is addressing someone who already has a woman in his life. However she is still very much attracted to this individual. Therefore, the title and chorus is based on Aaliyah exclaiming that she “can be the...
On “Enough Said”, Aaliyah is addressing a romantic interest who is dealing with some type of emotional/mental burden. However, he obviously does not want to discuss it with her. Therefore she is entreating him to open...
“Do To Me” is a love song. The title alludes to the effect the addressee, i.e. the singer’s romantic interest, has on her. Or simply put, she is smitten by him. And the lyrics and metaphors used...
In “Are You Even Real”, James Blake is gushing over a woman, i.e. a romantic interest. And as the title suggests, he is so impressed with her that he wonders if she’s even real. ...
According to the history of this track, “The Chain” did not follow the normal procedure of songwriting and recording. Rather it was put together by combining various separate tracks which some of the band members...