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...
“Someday We’ll All Be Free” is the first song Kanye has dropped since going “death con 3 on Jewish people”, settling his divorce with Kim K. and basically establishing himself, if even only for the moment, as the most-popular conspiracy...
The first couple of passages of “Violent Crimes”, i.e. its intro and chorus, leave something to be desired in terms of understandability. But such challenges are to be expected considering that this song comes from an...
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...
Before we get into the conspiracy theories – which fortunately or unfortunately, depending on one’s perspective – are part and parcel of every song Taylor Swift drops, let’s first delve into what’s being expressed...
As of this writing, Kanye West probably serves as the quintessential example, as far as the public eye is concerned, of how being rich and famous doesn’t automatically translate into a simpler life. He has...
This song can be classified as being primarily braggadocious in nature, with a palpably-confrontational, gang-inspired slant to it all. Cardi B, who holds down the first verse, properly sets the tone in by letting it...
There’s two things that need to be acknowledged about Kanye West. One is that his personal life is very much part of the public domain, if you will. Secondly, he tends to talk about his...
“All of the Lights” dates back to what we may term as the more esoteric stage in Kanye West’s career. But it has been reasonably put forth that in the chorus, when Rihanna gets to mentioning a...
Kendrick Lamar begins “The Heart Part 5” by showing love to ‘all his beautiful fans and everyone who ever gave him a listen’, even those who may not particularly agree with what he spits....
