“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...
This song is based on the vocalist striving for and espousing what she dubs as “the state of independence”. The lyrics are, shall we say esoteric, which is perhaps to be expected from an artist...
Nicknamed the “King of Pop”, Michael Jackson was arguably the world’s greatest entertainer of the 20th century. He has made enormous contributions to music, dance, and fashion across the world and is considered an...
Let’s get this out of the way from the jump – acoustically “Just Lose It” isn’t really that good of a song. Eminem, whom many consider to be one of the best rappers ever, does accordingly have...
The way this relatively-terse narrative reads is if it is centered on an on-again/off-again relationship the singer is in. However, in that regard, this does not come off as your usual case of being in...
As pointed out in the trivia section, Michael Jackson’s “Ben” is actually the theme song to a movie. However, when Motown and co. marketed the tune, they did not do so directly in relation to...
In this album, Michael Jackson wanted to take full control and be his own artist. Dangerous happened to be Michael’s first album not produced by Quincy Jones. Released on November 26, 1991 by Epic Records, the...
In “We Are the World”, the artists call on the rest of the world to join forces and unite to help each other. The first verse references the Ethiopian famine when it talks about people...
There is a popular conspiracy theory, if you will, concerning the origin of “You Are Not Alone”. That story is touched upon in the facts section of this post. But in terms of this analysis, we will...
“Toosie Slide” finds rapper Drake boasting to the world that he’s an absolutely great dancer. And in doing so, he likens his remarkable dancing skills to that of the iconic American singer and dancer...