Songs of the Week: April 7th
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:
“Make It Better” by Anderson .Paak (Feat. Smokey Robinson)
This week Anderson .Paak released the second single off his upcoming album Ventura which is starting to look like a can’t-miss album. On “Make It Better” the soulful rapper recruits music legend Smokey Robinson to help him craft a track about lovers who have fallen out of love but are determined to reignite the spark they once shared. Anderson’s vocals are absolutely to die for as he rides one feel-good melody after another on the way to a musical masterpiece. The instrumental, which was aided by legendary producer The Alchemist, is just as impressive as the production team uses a stringed orchestra beautifully to create a modern symphony that is equal parts fun and brilliant. If you haven’t already, you need to hear this cut.
“Remember when we first met?
We were havin’ so much fun
So, now, how can we both forget
Tellin’ each other, “We’re the one”?”
“Song 32” by Noname
Claiming that Nonmame is the most talented female MC in the game right now is far from an outlandish statement and on “Song 32” we see exactly why this is the case. The Chicago rapper absolutely snaps bouncing between unique flows that we’ve only heard in other Noname tracks. It would be more accurate to call her a poet than a rapper and she makes this clear on the hook when she raps “Started getting money from writing the haiku.” Both of Noname’s recent releases have been excellent and we can only be excited for what the talented artist has in store for us in 2019.
“I’m patriarchy on Sunday, don’t push me, I’m Viacom
Y’all niggas got Diddy money, don’t push me, I’m atom bomb
I’m Obama pushing the button, in Lybia, Pakistan
Humanly a hypocrite, the sinner and the civilian”
“UDIGG” by Cheeks Bossman (Feat. Young Thug)
Florida rapper Cheeks Bossman has been making waves in the underground scene for awhile now and with a solid Young Thug feature, it might finally be his time to share some of the spotlight. “UDIGG” is an extremely catchy cut that lacks context but makes up for it with a rattling hook, braggadocios bars, and an instrumental that kicks like crazy.
“I’m gettin’ straight to the check in the morning
I’m tryna double my bag while you snoring
I got your bitch givin’ top in a foreign
If they ain’t talkin’ ‘bout racks, I ignore ‘em”
Throwback Song of the Week:
“Traumatized” by Meek Mill
Meek Mill’s biggest strength as a rapper is his ability to pump an absurd amount of emotion into every bar he spits and make you truly feel everything he’s saying. No song in his catalogue displays this skill like “Traumatized” and while it may be an unpopular opinion, I believe it to be the best song on his classic mixtape Dreams and Nightmares.” Over the course of the four-minute cut, Meek tells us the story of his fathers murder and how it effects him everyday of his life. The rhyme schemes in this emotional anthem are extremely complex and allow this song to have the power and impact that it does. Do yourself a favor and revisit the Dreams and Nightmares mixtape today.
“So I’mma let this flame hit you just to let this pain hit you
And for all them cloudy days I’mma let this rain hit you nigga”
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