Sunday, September 20, 2015

Kendrick Lamar - i

Lyrics in Kendrick Lamar's song "i" include:

"They say it's a war outside, bomb in the street
Gun in the hood, mob of police
Rock on the corner with a line for fiend."

In this song, Kendrick Lamar explains how the outside world views the
ghetto.

Rock: crack cocaine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aShfolR6w8



Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - Bad Blood

Some lyrics from Taylor Swift's song "Bad Blood", include:

"Cause baby now we got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look at what you've done
'Cause baby now we got bad blood"
I believe Taylor Swift's lyrics mean't:

We were once friends and had love for each other, but now since
you turned you're back on me, we are now enemies and have resentment 

Fetty Wap - Trap Queen

Some lyrics from Fetty Wap's song "Trap Queen", include:

Start of the song:
"Remy Boyz, yeaahhhh
1738
I'm like "hey, what's up, hello"
Seen yo pretty ass soon as you came in that door
I just wanna chill, got a sack for us to roll
Married to the money, introduced her to my stove"
The song continues:
"Showed her how to whip it now she remix it for low
She my trap queen let her hit the bando
We be counting up watch how far them bands go
We just selling dope, talking matching lambos."

In this song Fetty Wap is talking about his girlfriend/sidepiece being able to
sell drugs with him and make a lot of money together.

"Bando": An abandoned building used to sell drugs out of.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_kF4zLNKio



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Drake - Back To Back

Some lyrics from Drake's song "Back To Back", include:

"This for y'all who think that I don't write enough,
They just mad 'cause I got the Midas touch,
You love her, then you gotta give the world to her,
Is that a world tour or your girl's tour?
I know that you gotta be a thug for her,
This ain't what she meant when she told you to open up more."

Drake also raps:

"I didn't wanna do it, gave me every reason
The point I'm tryna make is I don't ever need 'em
Seen what you'd do for fame or what you'd do for freedom"

Drake wrote this song in response to Meek Mill accusing him of having somebody
else write his lyrics. Drake also wrote about Meek Mills relationship with his soon to be wife,
that makes more money than Meek Mill.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19DCJ73y9T0


The cover Drake used for his song.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

J. Cole - Cousins

Some lyrics from J. Cole's song "Cousins", include:

"Cousin in jail again, askin me for bail again,
close when I was 12, but I was much frailer then,
he was like 16 a n***a from the gutter and."

He later continues to say:

"12 years later on the radio that Who Dat song ( a well known song by J. Cole ),
your homeboy bumps the "Warm Up" ( well known mix tape by J. Cole )  now you buggin',
cause you lookin at the cover and you say "Yo that's my cousin"."

In this song J. Cole tells the story of a lost relationship between him and his cousin.
As there relationship falls apart, his cousin falls into a path that leads him to jail, while J. Cole goes on to become a famous rapper. Now that the cousin sees J. Cole is rich and famous, he wants to rebuild his relationship with Cole.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csd82HqOtVs












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Future - Blood On The Money

In the Future's song "Blood On The Money", some of his lyrics include:

"It got blood on that money and I still count it,
They got blood on that money and I still count it,
I can't help the way I'm raised up."

Future also raps:

"28 grams, I serve it on the porch
I just seent 'em march, they ran off in my house
The homicide unit come into the house"

Though the lyrics are very simple, many listeners might not understand the real meaning. After reading these lyrics, I believe Future was explaining to his audience his way of life. Earning money illegally, rather from drugs or murder, is no problem for him because that is how he was raised up, as he states.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y-edrXIZjA



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