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Joell Ortiz & Blakk Soul Deliver An Ode To “Momma”
Motherly love.
Joell Ortiz isn’t scared to show his mother some love on his new project Monday. The lyrical monster enlists Blakk Soul for the fervent single “Momma.” Produced by Nottz, “Momma” sounds like a Sunday morning feels. The hopefully piano keys laid over the delicate percussions combine to create a heavenly backdrop for Ortiz to rap about his mother. Sad to say, some songs that try to shine a light on a loving family member come off as trite. Luckily, Ortiz’s “Momma” doesn’t suffer from this issue. Joell’s rapid go flow zooms through the beat and adds excitement to the otherwise mellow track. Lyrically tight and instrumentally sound, “Momma” is the best present a son could give the person who gave him life.
Quotable Lyrics
We be watching flicks together on her old LED TV
Order food from anywhere or she chef up some baked ziti
That’s my grandma recipe, we both miss her, yes indeed
We agree, mama gon’ live it up while granny rest in peace
Mama, mama, I’m emotional ’cause God keep blessing me
I stopped by, you wasn’t there, Pat said you had therapy
I forgot you go and chat with Miss Gonzalez every Tuesday
Helps you cope with all your losses and remind you it’s a new day -
Common & Leikeli47 Weave A Tale Of Infidelity On “Fifth Story”
Cheating never pays off.
Common, feeling inspired after writing his memoir Let Love Have the Last Word, decided to drop an accompanying album. The project, aptly titled Let Love, rolls along for eleven tracks. Most of the album looks at love from a point of positive emotion, but “Fifth Story” highlights a different facet of love. Common weaves a tale of infidelity that ends with a twist, and ties directly into the song’s title. The legendary rapper enlists Leikeli47 for the chorus, which flips the story from a 3rd person perspective to the viewpoint of the woman who is being cheated on. Let Love is a rather slow album, but “Fifth Story” adds a little bit of excitement to the project. It isn’t a club or radio banger by any standard, but the storytelling and pacing are reminiscent of a younger Common who patiently delivered the story’s twist in the final moments.
Quotable Lyrics
She like, “Damn, damn” like Kendrick from Compton
Wonderin’ if her man on some Tristan Thompson
Is it reality or in her conscious?
That’s wild if they did it in they apartment -
50 Cent Won’t Let The ‘Chris Brown Vs. Michael Jackson’ Thing Go
50 Cent’s Son & Chris Brown’s Daughter Are Still Best Friends: See New PicsVolume 0%Getting more ridiculous by the minute.
Yesterday, notorious troll, 50 Cent, reposted his friend, Chris Brown‘s, photo that listed some RIAA certifications that the singer received. 50 wished to congratulate him, but he did so by claiming that Brown is a better artist than Michael Jackson – a claim that obviously cannot be made without facing severe backlash. The comments section was full of people outraged by this scolding hot take, and many even more outraged by the fact that 50 cited Jackson’s child abuse allegations as reasoning for his ranking. If 50’s post hadn’t been deleted, you would be able to peruse the comments and see how many people are reluctant to accept that MJ is guilty and how many accused 50 of turning on the black community for believing the stories presented in HBO’s documentary, Leaving Neverland. However, it appears that 50 did not delete his original CB post due to the heat he took for it. As we should know by now, 50 is not one to waver in his views, regardless of how much public criticism he receives. Even though 50 suggested in another IG post yesterday that he’d be logging off the app for the weekend – writing “I’m tired of ya mouth” and “leave me alone fool” – we were not granted that peace and he returned today to rehash yesterday’s dispute.
He posted a photo of Chris Brown in an MJ-inspired outfit from when he performed a tribute to the King of Pop at the 2010 BET Awards. 50 restated his stance, but this time decided to add a childish and insensitive remark: “all I said was I think CB is better then MJ now. after I saw the documentary, The little boys butts will never be the same.”