The way Taylor Swift has described “Karma”, most simply interpreted, is as it being a roundabout ode to her success and longevity. And the ways she goes about expressing that is basically by personifying karma, let’s...
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...
Oddly enough, Kodak Black’s lyrics on “Silent Hill” are actually more exquisite than those of Kendrick Lamar. That’s not to say that what he’s putting forth is more pertinent though. Instead, Kodak’s offering can also...
Kendrick Lamar is in fact wealthy, a fact that he makes known a couple of times during the earlier parts of this song (“Rich Spirit”). But notice that the name of this track is actually...
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...
This piece (“Die Hard”) can be taken as a love song, considering that the addressee is referred to as “baby” in the outro. But the song isn’t necessarily what one would classify as being romantic in nature. What...
For a conscious artist, the truth of the matter is that Kendrick can be confrontational. He occasionally touts his superiority over other, less-successful rappers and sometimes even gets into direct beef on song. Well in “Father Time”, he...
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...
