It’s never overtly specified that the addressee of “Before the Day Is Over” is the lover of the vocalist. But Joji has developed a reputation for regularly dropping songs revolving around the sentiment of romantic heartbreak. And...
Glitch is a term you would commonly here in relation to something like an unexpected software malfunction. And likewise, the lyrical motif of this song is based on Taylor Swift utilizing terminology associated to that general...
“Lavender Haze” is one song in which Taylor Swift has given a very clear explanation as to its meaning. The title is some mid-20th century slang that she picked up via Mad Men, a very popular 21st century television series, though one...
Anyone who listens to rap music knows of certain perils that exist in the ‘hood, such as rampant crime and being subject to an unfair criminal justice system. But there are other things that happen...
You may notice that on the cover to the “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” album, Kendrick Lamar is rockin’ a “crown of thorns”. This is of course is a plot device, if you will, derived...
In reality, “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” is two albums in one, thus the “and” in the title. And “Count Me Out” serves as the introductory track to “the Big Steppers” half of the project. So it can be taken...
First of all concerning the title (“Worldwide Steppers”), the second verse in particular centers on Kendrick’s sexual exploits with White women. One of these sexual exploits happened “out in Copenhagen”, which is the capital...
As illustrated most pointedly by the chorus of “Purple Hearts” and Ghostface’s verse, this is intended to be a love song as relayed, so to speak, on the behalf of the Most High. That is...
To date Kendrick Lamar is the only rapper in history to have won a Pulitzer Prize, and he is also recognized, as far as the mainstream goes, as being the most afrocentric amongst his...
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...
