REVIEW: “Texas Hold ‘Em” by Beyoncé

“She’s gone country, look at them boots / She’s gone country, back to her roots / She’s gone country, a new kind of suit / She’s gone country, here she comes“

REVIEW: “Hiss” by Megan Thee Stallion vs. “Yes And” by Ariana Grande

“I’m like a star in the sky, they wishin’ on me to finish / I knew the money would come to me ’cause my palms kept on itchin’ / I knew that bitches were rough on me when I pulled up on bitches / But it’s okay ’cause I know the game and I played my position”

REVIEW: ‘Vampire’ by Olivia Rodrigo

“Oh, you were a vampire and now I am nothing at all”

REVIEW: “All My Life” by Lil Durk ft. J. Cole

“Things not what they used to be / Missing one inside of me / Deathly loss, this can’t be real / I cannot stand this hell I feel”

REVIEW: “Last Night” by Morgan Wallen

“The only white rapper who’s allowed to say the N-word / I buy a bunch of ’em and put it on my black card / Now I got some street cred, use it ’til it’s maxed out“

RETROSPECTIVE: Banned in the U.S.A. by 2 Live Crew

“We started the fire, but it’s you who sparked it / We stayed independent, and we didn’t sell out / We started off with no help from the White House / The plot was perfect, though we needed a gimmick So we thought up this dance called Throw the Dizznick / In no time at all, things started growin’ / Charts were showin’ that sales were soarin’ / Then all the talkin’, all the squawkin’ / They tried to take the name, but keep Skyy-walkin'”

REVIEW: ‘Unholy’ by Sam Smith and Kim Petras

“I don’t want to start any blasphemous rumours / But I think that God’s got a sick sense of humour / And when I die, I expect to find him laughing”

REVIEW: ‘Super Freaky Girl’ by Nicki Minaj vs. ‘Stayin’ Alive’ by DJ Khaled ft. Drake and Lil Baby

“I’m not Special Ed but I had it made / Livin tha life of a baller care free / Havin bitches dyin’ to sleep wit me ya see / But I went bankrupt from all the spending and gamblin / business was gettin’ slow / and I wasn’t handlin’ / mine tha way I was supposed to / Now I’m broke and on a jack mission / So don’t get close to / Tha D-P-G gang cause we scandalous when we broke”

REVIEW: ‘First Class’ by Jack Harlow

“I like pleasure spiked with pain / And music is my aeroplane / It’s my aeroplane”

REVIEW: ‘Super Gremlin’ by Kodak Black vs. ‘Big Energy’ by Latto

“Feeling like a boss, and / Staring at the stars, it / Doesn’t matter the cost, ’cause / Everybody wants to be famous”