Song Meanings and Facts
Figurative language – i.e. the usage of similes, metaphors, allusions, personifications and hyperboles – is arguably the greatest tool at a songwriter’s disposal outside of words themselves. That’s because practically every song you hear, no...
Nas and 21 Savage recently had a pretty well-publicized beef. This beef started when the latter said some less-than-flattering things about the former. So it would be obvious to listeners with that foreknowledge that this piece...
A “Black Republican” would be generally defined – as you probably already guessed – as an African-American member of the Republican Party. However, to note, Jay-Z is widely known for identifying with Democrats. It’s safe...
“EPMD 2” may serve as a homage to EPMD in title, with the pair of classic rappers also getting a feature and a couple of additional shoutouts therein. But the lyrics aren’t about any one...
Pretty much from the onset, we see that Nas is dedicating this to his “brothers with daughters”. Said individuals would be men, like himself, who have their own female offspring. And more specifically, he is...
