This song (“D.M.B.”) is being interpreted as ASAP Rocky’s love letter to Rihanna, and there’s really no reason to believe otherwise. But that said, she is never namedropped in the lyrics. So “D.M.B.” has a general applicability and...
There’s no question that Adele’s “Woman Like Me” is a bonafide diss song. But a diss about who? Is it about Simon Konecki, Adele’s ex-husband who the music star spent a number of years...
Generally speaking, this song features the type of braggadocio and machismo you would expect from British grime emcees. However, in this particular case said boastings are centered largely on their lyrical skills. For example, as is...
“Welcome to the Party” is a true Brooklyn badboy rap brought to us from one of its up-and-coming artists, Pop Smoke. In the chorus, he refers to the addressee as “baby”, which listeners may interpret...
In this song, Skepta uses the phrase “Bullet from a Gun” to depict the pain one feels when things don’t work out as planned. Skepta shares a disappointing love story, in which the girl...
“Inglorious” reads like a freestyle in that the artists do not seem to be operating within any thematic boundaries except for probably focusing on themselves. And in that regard, their approaches are different yet...
“Wish You Were Here” is Skepta’s diss tracked aimed at fellow UK grime rapper Wiley. The true genesis of this beef is a bit convoluted. However, it would seem the explosive spark was Skepta’s diss track...
