Vibes and Stuff.

Becky Lamar - Swimming Lessons (Drank)

[obviously a parody]

Yoga (Drank)
Ugg boots (Drank)
Sprinkles (Drank)
Housewives (Drank)
Night Club (Drank)
Bad grades (Drank)
Brunch (Drank)
Brunch (Drank)

VERSE:Now I done heard a lotta girlfriends thinking they know my story/some think I’m just a rich b*tch, twerkin everyday to some Nicki/some girls like to club at night, some girls like to watch the Doctor/most girls crash their porsche into an Apple Store, that was my problem/I was in a tanning booth, loud tunes, hoping to watch all, soon,/seasons of Atlanta cuz NeNe got badder/I got the boys all blowing up my cellphone, and my girls might envy me/took a sip then another sip of this tasty bubble tea

HOOK:Becky why you only buyin only two or three tops/Imma show you how to turn it up a notch/first you get your daddy’s wallet full of money and you dive in it/wallet full of money and you dive in it/I wave a few bottles and I watchem all flip channels/the new girls need my help with their enamel/you get your daddy’s wallet full of money and you dive in it/wallet full of money and you dive in it

Yoga (Drank)
Ugg boots (Drank)
Sprinkles (Drank)
Housewives (Drank)
Night Club (Drank)
Bad grades (Drank)
Brunch (Drank)
Brunch (Drank)

VERSE: OK, now open your mind up and listen t’me, Becky/I am your banker if you do not hear me, you will have a deficit Becky/I know that you’re ratchet right now and I’m hoping to lead you to modesty, Becky/If I keep my phone for too long, Imma be a pariah, abusing my limit/I think that I’m feeling this song/Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj/I see the greatness in takin a cruise to Cancun a week before finals arrive/this how you capitalize/work off your thunderous thighs by twerkin with me/I overinfluenced by Kim and Kanye, I read 50 shades everyday before going to sleep

HOOK

VERSE: I shop, you shop, bang/one latte, one hundred shots, bang/Ask her for a head - band/two lattes, two hundred shots, bang (x2)

HOOK

J. Cole - ‘Truly Yours’ EP Review

J. Cole’s need to express weeping emotion in his music gets tiring, so much so that Big Ghost takes great lengths to think of soppy nicknames for him at every mention. I wouldn’t go that far, but his songs still end up in the “meh” part of my mind’s recycling bin.

With that being said, Truly Yours hits the nail on the head, AND it is sappy as shit. The main reason why it manages to appeal is his frank demeanor. It gives these tales of late-night introspection more of a reminder of his caring for others, not that he simply went on another Nicholas Sparks marathon and soaked his rhymes in tears. 

I also keep in mind two things — the brevity and the context of the EP. With only five tracks to plow through, Cole’s hometown performance and great beat selection pays off more than if the songs were littered among others of this nature.

Also, Cole supposedly dropped these off for fans to highlight the style he’s working on for his next LP, Born Sinner. We can rest assured that the project’s headed in the right direction, but if every track maintains the same level of henny-soaked heartache and regret, then perhaps Truly Yours is more ominous than imaginable.

But I can say I enjoyed this. My gripes are pretty ephemeral: Cole uses the word “tears” too much, some of these emotional tracts have been worn out by every other “yo i’m deep and thoughtful” rapper, and “Tears For ODB” has a weird lyrical projection. Cole’s greatest achievement though, “Stay (2009),” does give me some hope for the best. I mean, it’s better than Nas’s version… right?