After listening to this record “Look Back” for the first time, Diplo and DRAM made me realize there’s no looking back in life. By the looks of this uplifting track, and Diplo’s upcoming EP, California (coming in March) these two are guaranteed an even brighter future ahead of them.
Tory Lanez released the official music video for his song “Skrt Skrt.” Watch the video below and also check out his previous release.
Roses are red, violets are blue. Cut that bitch off, she ain’t no good for you. 6Lack dropped a new track titled “Cutting Ties.” If your ex popped up on you or you don’t have a boo this Valentine’s Day, this my friend is a song for you.
Today is all about love and looking back at the songs that made us believe in love. LL Cool J released one of the best love songs in rap back in 1987 entitled, “I Need Love.” This track actually started a new form of rap called the rap ballad. This song was an unexpected crossover that gave LL Cool J a new reputation of someone who could be introspective and romantic besides his MC persona. It was also LL Cool J’s first big hit which peaked at #14 in the US and reached the top 10 in five European countries. Without this hit, LL Cool J might of not have been as big as he is today.
Listen to it again here:
He told sources that the lyrics only took a half hour to write while he thought deeply about his loneliness. In the song, he expresses his regret for leading women on and realizes now that it was the wrong path to take. What goes around comes back around, and now he is the one who is lonely. In contrast, his other songs objectify women, but in this one, he takes a step back. He might be a womanizer, but some can steal his heart.
He sings:
“Although I often reminisce I can’t believe that I found
A desire for true love floating around
Inside my soul because my soul is cold
One half of me deserves to be this way till I’m old
But the other half needs affection and joy”
Overall this track is not only legendary but it opened up the rap genre to explore more slowed down tunes about love and relationships. Without this song, we might not have seen rap open up their hearts to talk about more personal struggles.
This Valentine’s Day we don’t want to be bitter but celebrate the joy that love brings into our lives. Music is one of the biggest unifiers in the world and helps us connect with others on a much powerful level. Music not only makes us feel love, but it could be the cause of finding love. There have been many romances in the music world but I want to take this time remember the crazy romance of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
They met in November 1966 at a London gallery where Yoko was preparing an exhibition for her work. They instantly connected and started their infamous romance. On March 20, 1969, they were married, and the wedding was beautiful.
They started to collaborate creative pieces together and created the term “bagism” which was a series of lithographs that was a part of their peace campaign. It involved wearing bags over your body to satirize prejudice and stereotyping.
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Not only were they were in love, but they were soul mates. They were creatively similar and worked better together to create their vision. It seems like they were put on this world to create music together. There was no breaking these two up, until the unfortunate and sudden death of John Lennon.
On the day of Lennon’s assassination, Annie Leibovitz photographed the couple together. It captured their love during his final moments. The death was devastating for Yoko and my heart goes out to her.
Even years after, Yoko is still affected by his death.
Watch her tear up in this interview years later:
Unfortuantly they couldn’t grow old together, but the legacy of their love will always prevail.
Watch their love documentary here:
There are also a lot of free documentaries on Youtube you can access to see the love that these two had for each other.
Post Malone has a wide variety of talent. Even though he is a rapper, he is so much more than that. Most of his songs tap into his vulnerable side and he is not afraid to get emotional on stage. You can really see his raw emotions when he performs, which sets him apart from all the other rappers in the game. Not only has he put out his incredible album, Stoney in 2016 but he covers a lot of famous songs.
Check out my review on Stoney here
Nirvana “All Apologies”:
He is no Kurt Cobain but he puts a great spin on it. He has the vocal talent to pull this song off. I couldn’t see any other singer in the game right now doing an impressive cover of one of the greatest bands of all time. Post is truly a rockstar.
Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”:
This was covered in 2013, and it helped him gain more popularity to start up his fanbase. The soulful cover evokes emotions that shows how versatile he is.
Bon Jovi – “Wanted Dead or Alive”:
This one is lower quality, but his voice isn’t. I’m so thankful for Instagram live after this.
Green Day – “Basket Case”:
It is almost crazy how well Post Malone covers a punk song. He should really release more of a punk album to show off his talent. He could really be the start of reviving the genre. Also, I love the sparkly guitar.
Kanye West – “Heartless”:
Here Post covers one of the greatest love songs of all time, “Heartless.” He gives it a more emotional feel and the acoustic works well to rework the song.
Overall we should thank Post Malone for blessing us with his covers to these songs. He really does a good job that putting his own spin on the song while remaining true to the central message. The best part about Post is that he doesn’t shy away from being vulnerable on stage. He brings so much to these songs and they are respectable covers. Hopefully, he continues to put out more so we can be reminded of just how interesting it is to listen to a different version of a classic.
