Songs of the Week: June 23rd
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Songs of the Week:
“That’s Life” by 88-Keys (Feat. MAc Miller and Sia)
Just one week after Mac Miller’s first posthumous verse was released another excellent feature for the late Pittsburgh emcee has been unearthed. “That’s Life" by 88-Keys came out last Thursday and features Mac Miller and Sia. Mac is clearly the star on the song as he handles both verses and the beautiful hook with Sia on the bridge and 88-Keys responsible for the tear-jerking, piano-anchored instrumental. Mac uses the first verse to tell us about the struggles that he faced with his mom and drugs while growing up while on the second verse he offers advice to anyone going through something similar. The hook exists to remind us that if we are indeed going through things similar to Mac, sometimes that’s just life.
“So hard to stay sober when you feeling fucked over so much
Always coming up short, you like the roach of a blunt ”
“Slayerr” by TM88 (Feat. Lil Uzi Vert)
This week TM88 and LilUzi Vert finally released a track that the duo has been teasing for over a year. “Slayerr” is an upbeat bop with a classic Uzi hook that sounds right at home over TM88’s hard-hitting instrumental. Throughout the song Uzi discusses his relationship with a rockstar girl, most likely Brittany Byrd who Uzi dated on and off throughout his career. He acknowledges the fact that she is probably no good for him, but being a rockstar himself, he cannot resist. The song is infectious and full of energy, hopefully Eternal Atake drops soon enough that “Slayerr” adequately holds us over until the elusive album is finally released.
“Yeah, she’s in love with a rager
She’s a rockstar, everybody said, “Don’t date her”
I’m no dummy, no I do not have a cape, sir
I just wanted to have my way, didn’t mean to save her”
“Be Mine” by Pi’erre Bourne
“Be Mine” is the fourth track off Pi’erre Bourne’s excellent new mixtape The Life Of Pi’erre 4 and is only one of the thrilling cuts worthy of a “songs of the week” spot off the fascinating new project. Ever since he burst onto the scene with Playboi Carti, Pi’erre Bourne has been always been early to new sounds and a true trendsetter. “Be Mine” is a classic Pi’erre track with swirling, dreamy synths and a bouncy bass line. Pi’erre’s tackles a simple topic of wanting to hook up with a girl but he does it in such a tasteful way that it doesn’t sound like something we’ve heard thousands of times before.
“Wait, ayy, baby give me migraine
Baby, give me my space, pull up, yeah, to my place
Show me like it’s my estate, she want me ‘cause my name
Rubber on so I’m safe, livin’ life is so strange”
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