“The Hillbillies” came out as a surprise release, initially via the YouTube channel of pgLang, on 30 May 2023. Besides for pgLang – the label Kendrick Lamar founded a few years back which most notably features himself...
Fully appreciating the featured storyline in “Do You Miss Me?” requires some dot connecting and a bit of imagination on the part of the listener. And what it reads like, comprehensively, is the vocalist feeling...
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...
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...
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...
Many of Baby Keem’s raps from “The Melodic Blue” album possess what we will refer to as an emo tone. That is to say that he obviously faced challenges growing up, and the overall experience has...
A durag is a type of large handkerchief, if you will, that Black men in particular may tie around their heads, sealing their hair within, in the name of altering it, i.e. in an...
The titular “Booman”, as revealed in the second verse, is one of Baby Keem’s moniker. And he uses this song to detail his lifestyle in different ways. For instance, at the beginning of the first...
As the title implies, “First Order of Business” delineates Baby Keem’s priorities in life, may we know also say after now having become a financial success. And according to the chorus, at the top of...