“Back in Blood” by Pooh Shiesty (ft. Lil Durk)
Pooh Shiesty’s “Back in Blood” is a perfect example of a true gangsta rap. It features the vocalists elaborating on the code of the streets, i.e. an eye for an eye, or perhaps we can...
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“Same Hands” by BIA (ft. Lil Durk)
According to BIA, “Same Hands”, or at least its title, is premised on the idea of God being the type who ever accepts penitent sinners. But in terms of the song’s actual content matter,...
“Lie To Me” by Queen Naija (ft. Lil Durk)
Perhaps the simplest way to describe “Lie to Me” is as it being about an open relationship the vocalists are in. Queen Naija knows that her significant other is “screwin’ up”, i.e. having sex with,...
“The Voice” by Lil Durk
On this song, Lil Durk presents himself as “the voice of the streets”. That is to say that despite his monumental success, he is still grounded in the ‘hood life which he was brought...
“Laugh Now Cry Later” by Drake (ft. Lil Durk)
This song’s title (“Laugh Now Cry Later”) is possibly inspired by the late rapper 2Pac who had a tattoo of the phrase, “smile now, cry later”. Essentially, the motive of this phrase is to...
