Tagged: Jahaan Sweet

Another Heartbreak

“Another Heartbreak” by GIVĒON

GIVĒON’s “Another Heartbreak” is premised on two realities. One is that the singer is smitten by the addressee and thus far doesn’t have any reason to actually believe their relationship is going to fail. However, more...

N95

“N95” by Kendrick Lamar

In the song “N95”, Kendrick Lamar presents himself as the type of social critic who is not compelled to hold his tongue. And it is obvious that he is lashing out against the state of...

Like I Want You

“Like I Want You” by Giveon

The addressee of Giveon’s “Like I Want You” is his ex. And it is one of those situations in which, most notably, he still has feelings for her and is more or less trying to...

Nail Tech

“Nail Tech” by Jack Harlow 

There really isn’t much need to dive deeply into the lyrics of this piece, as they are more or less standard rap braggadocio. However, in comparison to other rappers, Jack Harlow doesn’t come off as...

Scars

“Scars” by Baby Keem

Many of Baby Keem’s raps from “The Melodic Blue” album possess what we will refer to as an emo tone. That is to say that he obviously faced challenges growing up, and the overall experience has...

Issues

“Issues” by Baby Keem

What this song (“Issues”) actually seems to focus on is Baby Keem’s family “issues” or more specifically the rapper, in his own unique way, harping on days past. For instance, albeit indirectly, he acknowledges his...