As explained by Drake, “Know Yourself” was inspired by 2010’s “Black and Yellow”, i.e. Wiz Khalifa’s signature song. The latter most notably serves as a shoutout to Pittsburgh, which is Wiz’s hometown. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a popular...
For those who may not know, Offset and Cardi B are married and have been since 2017. By that time both had already made a name of themselves as A-list rappers, with the former being...
Kanye West has been dealing with a lot of negativity of late, including seemingly being mocked by Taylor Swift less than a week before the release of “Skitzo” on 28 July 2023. But this song has made a couple...
Subjecting yourself to a song such as this one (“Meltdown”) more or less entails dedicating four minutes of your life to listening to the vocalists brag about their success and formidability. Drake is an expert at doing so...
Put simply, “K-Pop” paints a picture of a lavish, party-filled lifestyle combined with a passionate relationship. The vocalists (Travis Scott, Bad Bunny, and The Weeknd) all recall their respective experiences with a certain woman...
“Blame on Me” is one of the 10 tracks found on the standard playlist Jack Harlow’s album “Jackman”, as issued through Generation Now and Atlantic Records on 28 April 2023. In this case, a musician by...
As with most cyphers or posse cuts, “Forever” is braggadocious in nature. The emcees are given a general theme or perhaps in this case just a single word – “forever” – and then are tasked...
As of this writing, a couple of prominent rappers are locked up in part due to the nature of the lyrics they spit. But it does not appear that reality will deter their peers from dropping criminally-minded...
On “Heated”, Beyoncé is largely addressing a romantic interest(s). Whether or not it’s Jay-Z is a matter of perspective, but all lyrics considered it reads as if this piece is intended to have a more...
Oddly enough, Kodak Black’s lyrics on “Silent Hill” are actually more exquisite than those of Kendrick Lamar. That’s not to say that what he’s putting forth is more pertinent though. Instead, Kodak’s offering can also...
