but the song “Birthday Song” by Rapper 2 Chainz is one of the perfect examples. He raps, “All I want for my birthday is a big booty hoe” (“Birthday Song”). In other words, Rapper 2 Chainz is saying that he wants a woman with a big behind for his birthday, and constantly ...
The follow-up to a viral single can make or break an artist, but anxiety isn’t part of Ice Spice’s vocabulary. After securing NYC’s song of the summer with “Munch (Feelin’ U),” you might expect her to address haters who wish one-hit wonder status upon her, but on “Bikini ...
“Sicko Mode” splits its song publishing between 30 names and involves five producers, yet still triumphs as the album’s banger. “5% Tint” is another killer, with its stereo-panning growls and vocals like anesthetic gas seeping under the door in a ’60s spy movie. Doubts persist about...
DJ Lord Jazz and DoltAll. The song was produced and featured scratches by K-Def, with K-Def and Marley Marl mixing it. The line “I live for the funk, I die for the funk” was sampled for the hook of The Notorious B.I.G.
from a young woman who falls into the wrong crowd and gets addicted to the drug dealer that’s got “Whitney and Bob” hooked. But it’s Andre’s infectiously deep-voiced, sing-song chorus that makes the track so unforgettable: “I’d go a yo for yeyyo/Walk around with yeyyo/All...
Between the rock elements on songs like “Takeover,” or the soulful samples on “Girls, Girls, Girls,” and “Song Cry,” Jay shows that he’s one of one, by design. 15 of 25 'Black on Both Sides,’ Mos Def Mos Def In 1999, Mos Def released his debut album Black on ...
Evelyn McDonell says about this song, even though it was a great driving anthem, that “To female listeners, Ludacris’ swagger becomes not emboldening, but threatening” (McDonell). And she has reason to think so. In “Move Bitch” two things are coming together. Calling women names is ...
“Gangsta’s Paradise” into topping Billboard’s year-end charts for 1995 — the first rap song to ever stake that claim. “I wasn’t completely happy with Antoine Fuqua’s concept at first, because I wanted some low-riders and some shit in it; I was trying to take it ‘hood,” ...
It’s good to want to create a song or freestyle that you can be proud of. But with perfectionism comes procrastination , lack of progress and a negative mindset. 8 Stay Clear Of Negative Diss Rap Freestyles At The Beginning This might cause you to stop freestyling and lead to frustra...
It changed a bunch of category names and rules. The Best New Artist, Latin, R&B, and Rap categories received an update, along with rule changes to their Nominations Review Committee. The changes were voted on and passed in a May 2020 board of trustees meeting, according to a release. ...