He is also known for the song “Nobody’s Perfect”, which is about the troubles and hardships that all relationships and couples go through. Although “Crooked Smile” are similar to those songs, it has a different message other than about love and relationships. He created it to uplift ...
Sister Souljah trades in rap rhetoric for talk about love, relationships. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)Weiner, Jennifer
creating a dynamic vocal synergy that heightens the emotional impact. The lyrics delve into the complexities of love and relationships, weaving a tale of longing and introspection.Zya’s
Obviously this can be a double-edged sword, because in most relationships, failure and frustration are just around the corner from harmony and happiness. This worked well for Slug when he was still in the process of getting over his mysterious Lucy, it’s less appealing when worked into a m...
For the first time in over two decades, an entire calendar year passed without a rap song topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” came to the rescue in August and broke the dry spell). That, and the overall drop in sales across the genre, had many ...
song about a guy who couldn’t last two minutes in bed.) My mind was blown. I had seen tons of explicit lyrics labels on tapes, vinyl records, and CDs before hearing BWP. “I guess this is what Tipper Gore was worried about,” I remember saying to myself after hearing the song ...
On the Crooklin-produced “Why Worry,” Zay picks up right where he left off, questioning his relationships and ruminating on his mental health. With his voice full of pride, he lets us know that there’s no one who can get in the way of his success. “Lay back and calm your thin...
I feel like a lot of new rap fans are big on creating parasocial relationships and being wrapped up in the lives of their favorite artists, and the new women rappers are excellent at always giving people something to talk about. I think to sustain, they just have to keep executing on a...
Louis Logic isn't nicknamed The Drunken Dragon for nothing. He has a knack for bullying good beats into submission, especially if those beats are courtesy of longtime collaborator JJ Brown. Louis' favorite topics center around failed relationships and personality chaos, but he approaches them with...
There were conscious women who rapped about love, relationships, and social responsibility, like Lauryn Hill. And there were women like Queen Latifah, who advocated for the unity of all women with a more explicitly political edge. And then there was Lil Kim. The first lady of Junior M.A.F...