Lyrically Critical: Recent Episodes
Kingston Matua
A podcast that presents the music you love from a lyrical point of view. Episodes provide historical context, artist commentary, and of course some opinions concerning the songs you love.
The track that proceeded Kendrick Lamar's long awaited album. We take a deeper look into lyrics of this hit track and learn a little bit about why Kendrick Lamar is one of the most prolific writers in the hiphop world.
I was just going to do a few of the hits from Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, but I want to have some positivity on this episode so I threw in a rising star in the music industry. Lets hear what these so called powerful inspirational women have to say in their latest lyrics.
Did a poll a while ago and learned that there are a lot of people that prefer their podcast episodes to be longer than 30 min. So, I took a chance and did a much longer than normal episode. Lucky for me, my favorite artist just so happened to release an album recently and a friend requested I talk about it. This episode with be a song by song, lyrical and musical breakdown of the entire Off-Season album by J Cole. I share some of my favorite bars and ideas from the album and hopefully help all you none hip-hop fans develop even a small respect for what a true hip-hop ARTIST can do with his music. Enjoy!
Since we've talked about a current hit that will probably not be making it on the next kids bop album, I figured we could cover a couple 2021 hits that mom and dad can safely play in the living room on a Friday night.
This bass heavy track from an unknown new comer had me skeptical at first but after some research and analysis I am now a all in on a track with a message and a vibe.
This episode takes a deeper look at a 90's pop classic that took the world by storm after its creation in Turin Italy. Blue (DaBaDee) by the Italian pop group Eiffel 65 contains what we all believe to be the most misheard lyrics of all-time. Plot twist, everyone is wrong. Join me and learn about the history and the artists intentions for this fun 90's club hit.
Today we try out Listener's Choice Friday! We take three songs suggested to Lyrically Critical by you, the listeners. Heartbreak seems to be the main theme shared between these three hits, but each attacks the subject from a unique vantage point. If this episode made you think of other songs Kingston can research, follow Lyrically Critical on Instagram and Twitter and shoot him a DM with the song you wanna learn about next Listener's Choice Friday.
We discuss Lil Nas X's latest controversy magnet chart topper. Let's take a look at the lyrics and the mind of the artist that currently holds the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It's more than just a catchy pop song, it's also something you don't want your kids memorizing and reciting on a daily basis.
Just a quick introduction to the world of the lyrically critical. Find out what we are going to be all about and get a little taste with a breakdown and discussion of Foster the People's 2011 breakout hit Pumped Up Kicks.