Songs of the Week: April 14th
Welcome to “Songs of the Week” a weekly segment where I highlight three of the best new songs released the week prior along with one throwback song of the week. To stay up to date on all new music, follow my Spotify playlist “What I’m Feeling” which is updated weekly to always include the freshest new music. Always 30 songs, hottest always at the top. Stream it here:
New Songs of the Week:
“Sanguine Paradise” by Lil Uzi Vert
Finally, for the first time in over half a year, Lil Uzi Vert has released new music on streaming services. “Sanguine Paradise” was one of the two singles the rapper released this week and it did not disappoint. On the track we hear Uzi spit classic Uzi bars and melodies over a horn driven instrumental that is right in his wheel house. After so much drama and delay it’s so good to finally hear official new music from Uzi. Hopefully this signals that we are close to the elusive Eternal Atake but at this point I’ve learned not to get my hopes up.
“Only time I be walkin’ when I’m on the moon, so I feel like Michael
I was talkin’ to my little slime, that’s a lil’ lizard, call her Geico”
“Jet Black” by Anderson .Paak (Feat. Brandy)
Anderson .Paaks Ventura is my album of the year so far and while it’s impossible to pick just one track to highlight, “Jet Black” featuring Brandy is an early standout and easy track to fall in love with. A pulsing kick drums keeps the song moving forward and perfectly complements with funky piano chords to make this song sound like a perfect night out on the town. “Jet Black” is sexy, up-beat, and just like everything else on Ventura, conceptually layered.
“Jet black hair, baby, jet black hair
At least two grams in your blunt wrapped there
These two hands always land up on the small of your back
Should I ask if eyes can go there?”
“Georgia” by Kevin Abstract
Fans of the Brockhampton frontman have waited three years for the follow up to 2016’s American Boyfriend and with the release of his three-song EP ARIZONA baby it looks like the wait might finally be over soon. “Georgia”, my favorite song off the EP, is a slower song where Kevin goes into detail about his homosexuality and how it has complicated his life in unfair ways. The guitar driven instrumental creates the perfect soundscape for Kevin to float on top, tapping into a slower flow that emphasizes the meaning of every bar he spits.
“I lay on your chest, you wonder what’s next
I love when you breathe, it make me reflect”
Throwback of the Week:
“Westside Story” by The Game (Feat. 50 Cent)
In 2005, The Game released his Aftermath debut The Documentary. Largely accepted to be his best work and a classic, with The Documentary, Game gave fans over an hour of gangsta bars, relevant features, and clever name drops. “Westside Story” is the first song on the album and perfectly embodies everything there is to love about The Documentary. Every bar Game spits on this track is quotable and has meaning making each verse extremely entertaining. Fellow G-Unit member 50 Cent delivers with a killer hook that fits perfectly between Game’s aggressive verses. “Westside Story” is a defining track of the mid 2000s.
“Since the West coast fell off, the streets been watchin’
The West coast never fell off, I was asleep in Compton
Aftermath been here, the beats been knockin’
Nate Dogg doin’ his thing, DPG still poppin’”
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