Tagged: Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
“Gangstas” features Pop Smoke bragging about the fact that he rolls with “gangsters”, i.e. violent street thugs. And by extension, he too partakes of such a lifestyle, as in someone who tends to live by...
“Mood Swings” is a love song via Pop Smoke and his regular collaborator, Lil Tjay. That’s another way of saying that the lyrics are centered largely on intimacy, on top of the wording being quite-graphic...
“Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon”, as fate would have it, is not only Pop Smoke’s first posthumous album, with the rapper being murdered less than six months prior to its release. But...
The Woo is the name of an actual street gang which Pop Smoke belonged to. And what this song is based on is how certain women “want to mess with the Woo”, i.e. are turned on...
Tunnel vision, when used metaphorically, fundamentally alludes to the idea of an individual being so focused on a particular goal that he disregards all else. And apparently what Pop Smoke is saying in this song is...
“44 Bulldog” is a song in which Pop Smoke – who by the way died from gun violence even before this track was released – is basically bragging about shooting people. And not only does...
The intro of this “Snitching”, as well as its chorus, is seemingly based on Pop Smoke’s disdain for ‘snitches’, i.e. police informants. However, in their individual verses the rappers don’t actually harp on this topic. Rather...
On “Enjoy Yourself”, Pop Smoke and Karol G are apparently portraying the role of romantic interests. Or either way, they let it be known that they have an affinity for living a pricey lifestyle. Indeed Karol...
On “Got It on Me”, the “it” which Pop Smoke is referring to in the title is his gat. And basically, what’s he doing throughout is warning opps not to approaching him the wrong way. ...
Perhaps “Something Special” would be more-accurately named ‘someone special’, as whom Pop Smoke is applying the titular attribute to is actually an individual. And said person is a romantic interest. More to the point, she...
