this song is a WIN WIN for both kanye and rozay. kanye came back home from heartbreak with this late registration inspired produced track and rick ross aka ricky rozay resiliently bounced back from something that should have ended his career a year ago. so cheers to the hustler and kudos for fighting demons and [...]
dissecting: erykah badu – window seat [music + lyrics]
dissection and lyric transcription by pauleanna reid Badu is back with another head bopping single that has us singing along, “Can I get a window seat, don’t want nobody next to me” …relate able words that touches a deep part of her listeners and her single “Window Seat” is a cry out for solitude. When [...]
dissecting: usher – mars vs. venus [lyrics]
dissection and lyric transcription by pauleanna reid Mars vs. Venus. Men vs. Women. Two opposites coming together to create sensual bliss and act out erotic fantasies. Usher sings his way into our hearts through his soft spoken single, “Mars vs. Venus, using amazing imagery, he manages to symbolically create pictures in our minds of a [...]
dissecting: usher f. nicki minaj – little freak [lyrics]
dissection and lyric transcription by pauleanna reid Some people may say that Usher is getting a little bit too old to be singing songs like his hit single, Lil Freak featuring Nicki Minaj- while others strongly agree that he is just picking up where he left off years ago. It’s been a while since we [...]
dissecting: alicia keys – this bed [music + lyrics]
dissection and lyric transcription by pauleanna reid When two sexually lit bodies come together to explore the pleasures of each others world – Everything else which surrounds them – is on hold. Nothing else matters. In between the sheets – another world evolves and a masterpiece is created. A unique art form which is only [...]
dissecting: alicia keys f. drake – unthinkable (im ready) [music + lyrics]
dissection and lyric transcription by pauleanna reid In Alicia Keys’ mellow tune, Un-Thinkable, we are seduced by her amazing confidence and her ability to take his hand in hers. She places her heart on her sleeve and her passionate lyrics bring us to a vulnerable place that most of us have only experienced through signs [...]
dissecting: rihanna [@rihanna] f. will.i.am – photographs [music +lyrics]
dissection and lyric transcription by pauleanna reid Photographs If we strip away Rihanna’s “Hard” exterior, a defenceless, fragile woman is left behind. Her timid lyrics and harmonious chorus, with featured artist Will.i.am, illustrates a deep sadness which stems from the reminiscent memories of an intense love for an ex-boyfriend. In the song “Photographs”, the adoration [...]
dissecting: rihanna [@rihanna] – g4L [music +lyrics]
dissection and lyric transcription by pauleanna reid G4L. A girl power anthem that we didn’t see coming. Rihanna – G4L The rough tone that Rihanna uses in this track relays a malevolent attitude that sets a path for revenge. With a game plan in mind and a “Gangster 4 Life” demeanour, she sends a strong [...]
dissecting: wale [@wale] f. chrisette michelle – shades [music +lyrics]
after interviewing wale for peace magazine, i couldn’t stop thinking about what he said about his song “shades” and the effect it had on his life and how a song so personal and so relateable to some (including myself) was so close to getting cut from his debut album. look at the impact its made [...]
dissecting: keyshia cole + a different me
[release date: december 16th, 2008] i love to hear the transformation of a recording artist through music. it seems like 2008 is the year for musical transformations – kanye west, solange and now miss keyshia cole. the album is titled “a different me”, and although her outlook on love and life is different, she still [...]
