“Prayer” is a very poetic song in terms of the characters Kendrick Lamar portrays. In the first verse, he serves as a personification of, most simply put, the song “ABC” by the Jackson 5. And in the...
The fact that African-American couples face challenges in terms of perpetuating romantic relationships is a fact that has been well documented by both the entertainment industry and Black academia. And with “We Cry Together”, what...
Earl Sweatshirt appears to be one of those types of rappers who rely heavily on wordplay and indirect references to get his points across. And even though “Old Friend” is pretty terse, there appears to be a...
This is a rap cypher, i.e. a posse cut. And the aim of such tracks isn’t usually to stick to any specific topic but rather each rapper being tasks with delivering a dope passage. But if...
Fans of Conway the Machine know that when he refers to ‘shooting’, i.e. like the title of this song, then he is by all means referencing bullets from a firearm. And likewise on this track...
