Author: George Spencer

Body Positivity Songs

May 18, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 18, 2022 · Last modified June 2, 2022

Body Positivity Songs

There’s this semi-popular adage floating around that goes something like ‘our bodies are our cars, and our spirits are the driver’. In other words, your body is the main vehicle, if you will, that you’ll use to...

Kendrick Lamar

May 17, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 17, 2022

“Worldwide Steppers” by Kendrick Lamar 

First of all concerning the title (“Worldwide Steppers”), the second verse in particular centers on Kendrick’s sexual exploits with White women. One of these sexual exploits happened “out in Copenhagen”, which is the capital...

Ghostface Killah / Kendrick Lamar / Summer Walker

May 17, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 17, 2022

“Purple Hearts” by Kendrick Lamar, Summer Walker and Ghostface Killah

As illustrated most pointedly by the chorus of “Purple Hearts” and Ghostface’s verse, this is intended to be a love song as relayed, so to speak, on the behalf of the Most High. That is...

Kendrick Lamar

May 16, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 16, 2022

“Rich Spirit” by Kendrick Lamar 

Kendrick Lamar is in fact wealthy, a fact that he makes known a couple of times during the earlier parts of this song (“Rich Spirit”). But notice that the name of this track is actually...

Bryan Garris / Motionless In White

May 16, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 16, 2022

“Slaughterhouse” by Motionless in White (ft. Bryan Garris)

According to many an analyst, “Slaughterhouse” serves as a criticism of the Trump Administration. Actually Chris Motionless is on record as being less than fond of the Donald, even calling for protests against him while he...

Baby Keem / Kendrick Lamar / Sam Dew

May 16, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 16, 2022

“Savior” by Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem and Sam Dew

To date Kendrick Lamar is the only rapper in history to have won a Pulitzer Prize, and he is also recognized, as far as the mainstream goes, as being the most afrocentric amongst his...

Amanda Reifer / Blxst / Kendrick Lamar

May 16, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 16, 2022

“Die Hard” by Kendrick Lamar, Blxst and Amanda Reifer

This piece (“Die Hard”) can be taken as a love song, considering that the addressee is referred to as “baby” in the outro. But the song isn’t necessarily what one would classify as being romantic in nature. What...

Kendrick Lamar / Taylour Paige

May 15, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 15, 2022

“We Cry Together” by Kendrick Lamar (ft. Taylour Paige)

The fact that African-American couples face challenges in terms of perpetuating romantic relationships is a fact that has been well documented by both the entertainment industry and Black academia. And with “We Cry Together”, what...

Kendrick Lamar

May 14, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 14, 2022 · Last modified June 10, 2022

“United in Grief” by Kendrick Lamar 

One way of understanding the title of this song (“United in Grief”), theoretically, is as it pointing to the notion that we are all suffering in one way or another. The first verse is really...

Kendrick Lamar

May 14, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 14, 2022

Kendrick Lamar’s “Auntie Diaries” Lyrics Meaning

Kendrick Lamar’s “Auntie Diaries” is intrinsically a deep song, because it deals with what in actuality has been a controversial topic since time immemorial, that being homosexuality. Of course as far as said act is...