Singer Tinashe drops her brand new song by surprise titled Like I Used To. It is scheduled to be on her upcoming musical project called Nashe which could be released any day now. Like I Used To is a breezy R&B track with Tinashe taking a swipe at her ex-boyfriend Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons after he broke up with her and is now dating Kendall Jenner. She sings on the chorus, "Never be the same/ Won't trust you like I used to, yeah/ Never be the same/ Won't trust you like I used to, yeah/ Lay my top back, throw my problems out my coupe". Then she moves on to the first verse with, "I know everything, but they don't/ I've been on a wave they ain't on, no/ Swerving lane to lane and it's paid for/ I might do a whole dash, drive like I want to/ This is too easy like a free throw, yeah/ This is might blow up like C-4, yeah". On the pre-chorus, she is done with her ex with the lyrics, "I had to let go/ I'm in my bag, bro/ If it ain't about the cash flow/ I'm sorry, gotta pass on/ I gotta pass on you". Okay, so, I'm a huge fan of Tinashe. I had been a fan since I listened to her 2012 mixtape In Case We Die on YouTube. I love Tinashe's music, but I never thought that she would make a diss song about her ex. You go, girl! This is a 9/10 for me. Make sure that you listen to Like I Used to on Google Play, Spotify, SoundCloud, Amazon Music, Apple Music and Deezer. You can also watch it on YouTube:
I am so honored to be doing another review on Childish Gambino for his song Feels Like Summer. He released along with another song called Summertime Magic that was released on Spotify under the title The Summer Pack. I'll try to do a review on that one as well. Feels Like Summer tackles on some issues we face in the world today like the growing world population, climate change, artificial intelligence, water scarcity, air pollution and more. He opens the song with, "You can feel it in the streets/ On a day like this, the heat/ It feel like summer/ I feel like summer/ I feel like summer". On the first verse, Gambino references to the world population with the lyrics, "Seven billion souls that move around the sun/ Rolling faster, faster not a chance to slow down/ Slow down", then on the next verse he talks about the increase role of technology in this society singing, "Men who made machines that want what they decide/ They're just tryna tell the children please slow down/ Slow down". Later on the pre-chorus, he hopes the world will change, but he doesn't see it saying, "I know/ Oh, I know you know the pain/ I'm hopin' that this world will change/ But it just seems the same/ (It is not the same)". This is the first music that we had heard from the rapper since his number on hit This Is America. I love Feels Like Summer. This is especially perfect for the summer if you want something new to listen to. If you like Childish Gambino and his music, then yu should listen to this song along with his other Summertime Magic. Bino is back, baby!
Go and listen to Feels Like Summer on YouTube and Google Play:
I will be talking about Ariana Grande's new single God Is A Woman. God Is A Woman (stylized as God is a woman in lowercase) is the second single from Grande's upcoming Sweetener album. The song was originally going to be release on July 20, but the singer announced on July 12, 2018 that God Is A Woman would be released on July 13. It's all about female empowerment with the track being described as a "anthemic and sultry banger" with the lyrics, "You, you love it how I move you/ You love it how I touch you/ My one, when all is said and done/ You'll believe God is a woman", and then continues with, "And I, I feel it after midnight/ A feeling you can't fight/ My one, it lingers when we're done/ You'll believe God is a woman". Grande also raps on the pre-chorus of the song rapping, "And I can be all of the things that you told me not to be/ (Yeah)/ When you try to come for me, I keep on flourishing/ (Yeah)/ And he sees the universe when I'm in company". But my favorite part is where the singer's voice is multiply to make it sound like a gospel choir at the end singing, "(God is a woman) Yeah, yeah/ (God is a woman, yeah)/ My one/ (One)/ When all is said and done/ You'll believe God is a woman/ You'll believe God/ (God is a woman)/ Oh, yeah". Okay, now let's get on to the lyric video for God is a woman.
Not only did the singer release the song, but she also made a beautiful lyric video to the track on her YouTube channel. The lyrics for God Is A Woman is displayed in clouds high into the sky. And then the video turn out of this world when it turns into a starry night. When you first look at it, it kinda gives you a intergalactic effect almost. It's like you're in outer space. It's so cool. I love how Ariana is into intergalactic things and incorporating them in her lyric videos like she did with Break Free.
One more thing. Ariana also dropped the music video for the song as well.
The music video God Is A Woman features lots of references to religion and art. It was directed by Dave Meyers and consists of Michangelo's "Creation of Adam", the statue of "The Thinker", "Romulus and Remus", "The Pantheon", the mythological Cerberus, along with other mythic allusions. The video starts out with Grande singing the first verse while having a galaxy around her waist and then treats it like a hula hoop. She is also seen lying down covered with paint all over her body naked. Then, she tackles on some men trying to use verbal abuse against her using words like "annoying" or "fake", but she doesn't seem fazed by it. Grande sits on planet Earth and swirls her finger around a cloud inside of it. Madonna also makes an appearance in God Is A Woman by reciting a quote of the famous Pulp Fiction by Samuel L Jackson with Ariana mouthing the words along with her. It is also an interpretation of the Bible verse Ezekiel 25:17. She also sports the famous cone bra by Madonna from the "Blond Ambition Tour".
So, I give God Is A Woman a 10/10 because the message behind this song is so powerful. Ariana has always been a vocal advocate for feminism. The female empowerment is what we need right now in this world. We, as a women, have to unite as one and defend ourselves. I love God Is A Woman along with the lyrics and the music video being so moving to me. Let's help Ariana get her second top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Pre-order Sweetener on Apple Music and get God Is A Woman instantly:
Update: Ariana has just released new merch for God Is A Woman on her official website! It's only a 24 hour deal for the God Is A Woman merchandise, so go and buy it now and the digital single along with your choice of bundle. Here are the links:
