Tagged: Noah Goldstein

Barely Holdin’ On

Meaning of “Barely Holdin’ On” by Polo G

Polo G fans were beyond excited to hear about the rapper’s 2023 project titled “Hood Poet”. This LP is a follow-up to Polo’s third studio album, “Hall of Fame” (2021). This was an effort that topped the...

Sirens

Meaning of “Sirens” by Travis Scott

Some of the lyrics of Travis Scott’s “Sirens” are particularly ear-catching, i.e. from the end of the first verse into the second verse. There we have Travis apparently singing about “a festival”, one in which...

Hyaena

Meaning of “Hyaena” by Travis Scott

As illustrated most pointedly in the intro and outro, which are respectively held down by Derek Shulman and George Clinton, this song (“Hyaena”) is presumably meant to speak to Travis’s resiliency and success in...

DESPECHÁ

“Despechá” by Rosalía

As explained by Rosalía, “Despechá” is one of those be-free-and-dance kinda songs. We have dealt with tunes of similar sentiment numerous times in the past, and the more memorable of such outings usually have some type...

HENTAI

“Hentai” by Rosalía

As implied by the title of this song, with hentai being an adult-oriented subgenre of Japanese anime which contains sexualized imagery, the lyrics are in fact sexual in nature. Presumably so is Motomami in whole, considering...

CHICKEN TERIYAKI

“CHICKEN TERIYAKI” by Rosalía

Rosalía is from Catalonia, which is sort of a sub-country found within Spain. Barcelona is the most famous part of Catalonia, and it is there where she spent her formative music years. It is not...

SAOKO

“SAOKO” by Rosalía

The title of this song (“SAOKO”) is reportedly an African term pointing to the concept of movement. And movement apparently is what the Puerto Rican colloquialism “saoco” is derived from. Accordingly, based on Rosalía’s own explanation,...

LA FAMA

“LA FAMA” by Rosalía and The Weeknd

The title of this track (“LA FAMA”), when translated into English, reads as “The Fame”. And considering that the lyrics are actually in Spanish, perhaps as originally rendered this song is quite deep. But as for the...