Wasting Time - Brent Faiyaz ft. Drake
Over smooth production from The Neptunes, Faiyaz flexes his vocal chops singing about wanting to keep his girl around regardless of if she keeps distances herself from him. Drake’s verse juxtaposes this idea but instead he’s distancing himself from her because he can see she has ulterior motives.
Braggin’ Writes - Revisited - J-Live
Famous from its appearance on Tony Hawk: Underground, J-Live takes advantage of the in-your-face production to get off as many bars as he can.
I Believed It - dvsn ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Mac Miller
OVO Sound’s dvsn is joined by Ty Dolla and Mac Miller in a song about one of the last verses Mac ever recorded about falling for someone and getting played when they take advantage of you before leaving.
Caitlyn - Jank
Jank finds a way to cover the whole emotional spectrum in this love song dedicated to a fake, romanticized memory of a person and relationship that never existed. Seemingly creating this idea of a life with this person from their past when life was easier because that would even bring them more comfort than the life they really live.
TAKE ME HOME - Vince Staples ft. Fousheé
Off his newly released self-titled album Staples recognizes the repetitiveness in the cycle of gang violence that keeps people from ever really leaving and how that life still feels like home to him.