For the first performance, she sang a melody of her smash hits, “Bodak Yellow” and equally as good “Bartier Cardi.”
Check out the performance here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMnFDvo113A
The performance was amazing, with the background vocals to set it apart from any show she has done before. Dressed in her Invasion of Privacy styled sunglasses and coupled with her talented background dancers, she gave a performance that looks like it should be on the Grammy stage. As she shouts, “we sinning tonight and going to church tomorrow” she breaks into Bartier Cardi.
As we weren’t already amazed by this performance she gave us a heartfelt performance of “Be Careful.”
Watch her performance of “Be Careful” here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7f2YSz-y_8
I didn’t think her breath was timed right, but she was probably trying to save herself from cursing on live television while performing a song that is highly explicit. I also think it’s funny how she uses a different singer to perform the chorus but on the real song, there are no much-needed features. Then at about two minutes and forty seconds, the camera pans down to show her pregnant belly in an elegant white dress as the crowd begins to cheer. It amazes me that she is at the height of her career and now has a baby on the way. Hey, I don’t think I could perform that well when I was in the middle of a pregnancy.
Overall the S.N.L. stage is known to make or break careers and Cardi killed it. I would expect her to be a returning guest.
The song comes off as a feminist anthem as he raps:
“That’s a real one in your reflection
Without a follow, without a mention
You really pipin’ up on these niggas
You gotta, be nice for what, to these niggas?
I understand”
Drake sings and raps about female empowerment and how they don’t need to focus their life on a man. He respects the hustle these women go through and needs them to know that they shouldn’t be talked down to or held down. It is kind of a really weird message to say from a male’s point of view, but Drake knows what is current in the music industry. On Friday, Cardi b just released her debut album Invasion of Privacy which holds the main theme of female empowerment. Basically, women are going to start becoming a lot more powerful with these influencers preaching about feminism.
Overall, the video for “Nice For What” is really good because of the female role models singing the chorus, but honestly, I don’t like the song that much. It seems a little overdone and I wouldn’t even know it was a Drake track if it was on the radio. Drake also based his entire career off of women not being nice to him, and now he is saying “you don’t have to be nice to me”- make up your mind Drake! Although he wants to encourage females, he isn’t a female- which can come off as condescending. I think Drake is trying to hop on the trend train, but “Nice for What” just doesn’t have the same staying power as “God’s Plan” or “Look Alive”- which are both on the charts right now.
Rapper and singer from Harlem Azealia Banks, also known for her song “212” just dropped a single that is bound to blow up, despite everyone trying to talk down on her name. Azealia has always been one to not keep quiet when it comes to her mouth, which is why she has received a large amount of backlash. But despite her reputation, it doesn’t stop her from releasing incredible music.
Produced by Junior Sanchez, it includes an 80s themed beat and production. It takes one back while putting a modern spin on it. The track includes incredible verses where she takes a break to belt the chorus.
Not only is she an incredible rapper her voice has an extreme vocal range as she sings:
“Now I feel in love, babe
I really know that your love is enough and I’m
So lucky you found me in the day I needed love
Now I feel in love, babe, everywhere you are
Now I feel in love, babe
I really know that your love is enough and I’m
So lucky you found me in the day I needed love
Now I feel in love, babe, I feel it, feel it, feel it”
The song also includes some of her screaming verses that have been used on her previous track, “Ice Princess.” The song includes rap, pop, and elements of punk- no one can do it like Azealia does it.
The best lyrics come from her second verse as she yells:
“Your dude came to rock for me, hot body, yes, I got it, got it
All of the girls are dance floor queens until I put my Blahniks on it Move and make it hot for me, hot rod, oh yes, I’ll ride it, ride it Dance for me, get naughty, he wild out for these expensive options”
No one can ignore the pure creative genius of this song, even her haters. Azealia has gone ghost for the past few years, not receiving a lot of radio hits but her true fans know that she has the capability to write a song like this. No one can ignore this song, and despite her negative image I truly believe this song has to blow up. She’s getting a second chance in the industry, I can’t wait for her to put all the hate to rest.
Today is a big day for Kali Uchis. Just one week before her Coachelladebut, the singer delivered her long-awaited studio album Isolation. This is her first full-length release since the 2015 Por Vida EP. Chill and vibe to the Colombian-American princess below and let us know your thoughts on it.
