In his verses, he channels the ethical allegiance of the Black Panther Party and its righteous policies. Skyzoo’s impressive lyricism demonstrates how he can boast his new album title, The Mind of a Saint. Terron Moore Skyzoo, The Other Guys: “Panthers & Powder” The down notes of the sound make it hard to tell what she’s dreaming for, what she wants, or what she’s avoiding inside her mind, but it’s one of the rare moments where she isn’t trying to force you into joy.

“I’m in the spirit for dreaming, no thinking,” she confesses against softly waning flutes, reaching for a feeling of peace with a loved one that hangs a bit sad. It always stems from those earnest, often naive ways in which yearning can drive us towards happiness or sadness, which is why “No Thinking,” a bonus track tacked onto The Loneliest Time, is such a curious one. The best songs push the words against the sounds, holding conflicting emotions together, with the murky phases of being gleeful and miserable at the same time. Her signature work swirls the joys of connection and the mess of heartbreak into blissful, swelling anthems. In feeling, what Carly Rae Jepsen wants for you isn’t complicated: She’s usually trying to make you happy. Sarina Bhutani Carly Rae Jepsen: “No Thinking Over the Weekend” Regardless of their highest highs, Epik High will never forget their lowest lows, and they find strength in such juxtapositions.

In the same light, Tablo utilizes the track’s bridge as an outstretched hand to anyone listening who may need a bit of support.

Her airy, yet confident vocals live in perfect harmony with the rap group’s rich and robust bars and soundtrack the single’s primary theme: “Even if I go slowly, even if I fall out of breath, even if I fall for a while, you’ll never catch me.” Despite the song’s pointed lyricism, the addition of a groovy, bass-heavy melody allows for some sunshine to peek through and lets the song become an anthem for confidence and self-assurance, rather than arrogance. The track features Mamamoo’s Hwa Sa, a fellow Korean starlet who has experienced her fair share of both struggle and success. After 20 years in the industry, they know they are accomplished, revered, and have earned the right to announce that fact unabashedly. On “Catch,” the first single of their new EP, Strawberry, group members Tablo, Mithra Jin, and DJ Tukutz discuss their success as a group with candid tenacity.

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