Lyric analysis - Kyle Cattell

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Lyric Analysis

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Lyric Analysis

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‘Filled with internet memes and a blend of UK and Caribbean accents, this song uses the hashtag flow to deliver punchlines with each line in her verses.

Lady Leshurr’s “Queen’s Speech Episode 4” is the fourth instalment of her “Queen’s Speech” series. See the first three instalments here: (1), (2), and(3).

Lady Leshurr recognizes the turning point for her Internet fame as when DeLorean posted the video on Facebook in August and it got over 30 million views.’ - Genius.com

Lady Leshurr ‘Queen Speech 4’

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[Verse 1]I hold it down like a SnapchatGo over your head like a snapbackUploaded a pic, double tap thatAnd your flow's so old, granddad (bruh)It's just banterI'm way too much like a black cab (oi boss!)Why you Snapchatting in the club for?Just dance, manLike yo famalam, yo fam, yo famalamAin't no gyal badder thanI'm on the roads, caravanLet me do this fast, RamadanCause it's going down, avalancheI'mma keep it short, paragraphQueen Lesh, I'mma reign, anorakTake it off his rail, NazarethOh Jesus, oh Lord, oh JesusA couple of snakey friends just Adam and Eve'd usAnd there's no debate on who's betterI'll turn a man to a girl like Bruce JennerI shell down the dance like braaaMi bruck down di dance like braaa

Reference to a social media /messaging device where you share videos or a picture which you can doodle on or add a caption that lasts 10 secs

Slang term for a flat brim type of hat that is often common in Hip Hop

Slang term for people who are close like family. Shorter term is ‘Fam’

Shows her female dominance as she is hinting that she is willing to use violence to change a mans sex referencing Kim Kardashian’s step dad ‘Bruce Jenner’ who turned to Cait. This could also show she feels that she has godlike powers

A different dialect of ‘Break’ hinting that she is going to own the dance and the dance belongs to her.

God like powers

References to religion – used as puns to use in a different context. E.g. ‘Snakey’ is a slang term for snitches or acts in a sly deceitful way but also links with original sin.

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Dudududu, dudududuI be the one they love, I be the donThey know where I'm from01 to the 21, yo bredrinWhere has your hairline gone?

[Bridge 1]I can't believe it, I can't believe the cheekSome girls wake up and don't even brush their teethThat's a dead ting, that's a bad breath tingHow could you talk my name and you ain't even brushed your teeth?

[Hook]Brush your teeth, brush your teethBrush your teeth, brush your teethBrush your teeth, brush your teethBrush your teeth, brush your teeth

Female dominance/the best/the boss/links with the mafia and dominance

A slang term meaning ‘Friend’

Diss/Insult/Her frustration/shows that she thinks she is better than everyone/No one has a right to talk about her behind her back when they can’t even sort out themselves

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[Verse 2]Bars cold like a tip topYou've got a pot belly like Rick RossStiff gyal do the tick tockBig mouth gyal, where's your lips gone?I ain't got time to be ticked offBut I got a new wristwatchLet's go toe to toe, flip flopsI'll make the crowd jump like Kris KrossI've got a dark skin friend that looks like Rachel DolezalAnd I've got a light skin friend that looks like Rachel DolezalWhich one's which? Not sureDem gyal are clapped, encoreDon't think you're buff cause you're wearing contourCause I'll wipe your brows offI'll snatch your wig and your nails offI go blind, hands outLike I'm at the nail shopLook, these girls are bluffin'They really ain't on nuttin‘You can't do dirt on me(Are you gonna go and get your cousin?) What?Everyting ain't rosy, I beg you notI'll Queen Latifah and set it offThen I bounce like a belly flopGot one eye on your man, Fetty WapYeah baby, I'm getting gwop

Diss/Insult/Her frustration/shows that she thinks she is better than everyone/No one has a right to talk about her behind her back when they can’t even sort out themselves/Isn’t intimidated easily

References to celebrities using them for insults or to make herself look better. Insults; Rick Ross cause he is a big man who is kind of cubby, Rachel Dolenzal as she has black features and had faked to be African American although both parents are white and Fetty Wap because he only has one eye. Make herself look better; Queen Latifah and Kriss Kross mostly because there songs were popular and she uses puns relating to the artists – link to a lyric in another song called ‘Slow Jamz’ by Kanye West where they use the same lyric but reference Michael Jackson insteadTalks about feminine actions and how most girls are fake and is saying threats that she will expose them yet again showing her superiority.

Humour

Urban term for money that are folded up to give the appearance that it’s a lot of money/affluence

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Watch me like NetflixYou go to the clubBut you ain't got dough for your gas and electric, dead ting

[Bridge 2]I can't believe it, I can't believe the cheekSome man wake up and don't even brush their teethHow could you do that? How could you even speak?How could you talk my name and you ain't even brushed your teeth?

[Hook]Brush your teeth, brush your teethBrush your teeth, brush your teethBrush your teeth, brush your teethBrush your teeth, brush your teeth

Diss/Insult/Her frustration/shows that she thinks she is better than everyone/No one has a right to talk about her behind her back when they can’t even sort out themselves/Isn’t intimidated easily/Repetitive

Provider of on demand streaming media. Used commonly in everyday language under the term ‘Netflix and Chill’ which suggests sexual references

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‘In this song Novelist details the struggle of young Londoners from deprived parts of the city. It compares the art of rapping to the violence common to the narrator’s life. Lines describing virtuosity with regards to rapping are juxtaposed with lines depicting muggings and stabbing.

Novelist’s rapping is accompanied by a minimalist and starkly bleak backing track by MUMDANCE. The music evokes violence, fear and perhaps torture (disembodied screams and the sound of unfurling masking tape).’ – Genius.com

Novelist x Mumdance ‘1 Sec’

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[Intro]Thing is yeahIt started in a small clubAnd now it's in a big clubSo obviously, the movement is working

[Verse 1]Let me kill it with flowsAt the same time let me chat about roadBare man are broke and wanna get doughMost of the mandem rep the postcodeBut I don't know why we like the postcodeBigger man zoots are what the mandem tokePrivate call when them enter that's jokeFrom bits where most of the man have been pokeMore time when the mandem never at homeCah Mum said she can't copeThat's why I got bigger man bars on roadBlacked out crepBlacked out coatTrust that's what all the mandem ownIPhone swap it with a brick phoneHit road, get dough, then we hit homeAin't got much so man'll by clothesTrust me I don't wanna be broke

Shows his journey from starting from the bottom and working his way up

Reference to money or affluence and saying that a lot of people from where he is from have no money/sets the scene

What area they come from which could indicate the forming of gangs as well/Doesn’t have pride in where he is from/Doesn’t understand why people represent the area he is from. Which is Lewisham

Humour that suggests swapping a brand new phone for a old phone that took a form of a brick because how chunky it was

Slang term for shoes. He is more likely to be talking about new expensive shoes which suggests affluence. Typical clothing of Grime

He intends to impress us with his rapping ability

Reference to drugs especially cannabis

StabbingsHis motivation to rap comes from his aspirations to get out of Lewisham

Drug Dealing

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[Hook]One sec let me chat about flowsOne sec let me chat about roadOne sec let me chat about girlsOne sec let me chat about dough (that's right)One sec let me chat about flows (yeah)One sec let me chat about road (ok)One sec let me chat about girls (yeah)One sec let me chat about dough (that's right)

[Verse 2]I've got a new flow and I'm gonna bust itHe's got a new strap and he's going to bust itThe ends got a bit peak last yearSo this year I don't really trust itGirl's in the hood man still can't suss itSingle mums don't ever try and cuss itBeef on the road ain't worth it stop itWhen I ring man on the hype I'll lock itTwo two Lewisham man gone countryTwo two Lewisham man not farmingM25 back round to the endsJD Sports man are gonna be laughingTwo two Lewisham man gone countryTwo two Lewisham man not farmingM25 back round to the endsJD Sports man are gonna be laughing 

Typical references in Grime

Comparison of him and the people who live in his area. Novelist want to show of his rapping skills, whereas other want to show of there weapons

Saw the area got really bad the year before, and doesn’t really know if he is safe

“Two two” is London slang for ‘anyway’, ‘cutting to the chase’ or ‘any road up’.  ‘going country’ is when a dealer takes a large amount of his stash to a pre-determined location outside of his local area.A type of gun

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[Hook] – Which is repeated

[Verse 3]I'm a top-shop man I'm a danA.K.A the boss man, manN O V E yeah manBeen talking a lot but I can't hear manMandem know that I go fair man, manThat chat that's air manHe's got a crew and he's got bare manAnd he's talking but he can't get near manCause I rolled in a bits with my Nike Air manBlack tracksuit that's what I wear manKeep saying that he won't spare manAnd chatting like say chats gonna scare manTalk of I can't hear manI don't care manI'll make skin tear manEveryone keep talking air manI'm an O.G so I don't need bare man

[Hook]

An abbreviation of his rap name. The first 4 letters

Making empty threats. First time in the whole song that he bigs himself up

Advertises what he wears as his ‘Grime’ uniform. Specifically Nike Airs

Novelist declares himself an Original Gangster, therefore he doesn’t need a crew. He’s good enough on his own. (Bare = lots of)

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[Outro]Man think's he brave boldBlacked out on the baitest roadWanna be a bad man wanna be knownCan't believe why G's wanna take his phone

Brave bold acting (for what)A name on roadIt's like man wanna see fame on roadBut don't really want to get blazed on road

Brave boldBlacked out on the baitest roadWanna be a bad man wanna be knownCan't believe why G's wanna take his phone

Brave bold acting (for what)A name on roadIt's like man wanna see fame on roadBut don't really want to get blazed on road

Repeated 2x

‘man’ want’s to be a badman and want’s to be well known (celebrity)

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“Uptown Funk” is the fourth track on and first single off of Mark Ronson’s fourth studio album, Uptown Special. The song features heavy inspiration from the Minneapolis sound of 1980s-era funk music, having a spirit akin to works by Prince as well as Morris Day and The Time.

Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk

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[Verse 1]This hit, that ice coldMichelle Pfeiffer, that white goldThis one, for them hood girlsThem good girls, straight masterpiecesStylin', wilin'Livin’ it up in the cityGot Chucks on with Saint LaurentGotta kiss myself I’m so pretty

[Pre-Chorus]I’m too hot (hot damn)Call the police and the firemanI’m too hot (hot damn)Make a dragon wanna retire manI’m too hot (hot damn)Say my name you know who I amI’m too hot (hot damn)And my band 'bout that moneyBreak it down

Shows this song is instantly a hit. Similar to Outkast’s ‘Hey Ya’ which says ‘What’s cooler than being cool, Ice Cold’

References the actress Michelle Pfeiffer’s hair colour which could also indicate that this track is rare and is going to win many awards

Dedicates the track to all the beautiful women in the world which is common in male pop songs talking about the opposite sex.

Showing affluence as they are wearing Saint Laurent which is $6000 and up and Converse Chuck Taylors (street wear shoes)

He’s on fire. Against Bruno, the dragon would give up in a contest of who’s got more heat. Bragging

Shows Bruno Mars is a worldwide sensation, so people would recognise him

A play on words, since “band” is also a term for money, and also a reference to the Hooligans, the band that Bruno performs with on tours.

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[Chorus]Girls hit your hallelujah (Woo!)Girls hit your hallelujah (Woo!)Girls hit your hallelujah (Woo!)Cause Uptown Funk gon’ give it to youCause Uptown Funk gon’ give it to youCause Uptown Funk gon’ give it to youSaturday night and we in the spotDon’t believe me, just watch (come on)Don’t believe me, just watchDon’t believe me, just watchDon’t believe me, just watchDon’t believe me, just watchDon’t believe me, just watchHey, hey, hey, oh!

[Verse 2]StopWait a minuteFill my cup put some liquor in itTake a sip, sign the checkJulio! Get the stretch!Ride to Harlem, Hollywood, Jackson, MississippiIf we show up, we gon’ show outSmoother than a fresh jar of Skippy

Use of sexual innuendos as the music gives them pleasure and makes them feel good.

Another name for bar/club

A routine before the show while signing the check before hopping in the limo. The quickness of drinking-to-leaving shows that the man’s got places to be.

Where ever they go they bring the house down

Jar of skippy is peanut butter

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[Pre-Chorus 2] – Repeated

[Chorus] – Repeated

[Bridge]Before we leaveLemme tell y’all a lil’ somethingUptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you upUptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you upI said Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you upUptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you upCome on, danceJump on itIf you sexy then flaunt itIf you freaky then own itDon’t brag about it, come show meCome on, danceJump on itIf you sexy then flaunt itWell it’s Saturday night and we in the spot

Similar to the Gap’s ‘Oops up side your head’

Reference to the Sugarhill Gang’s ‘Apache’

He’s demanding everyone to dance to the music

[Part Chorus]Don’t believe me, just watch (come on)Don’t believe me, just watchDon’t believe me, just watchDon’t believe me, just watchDon’t believe me, just watchDon’t believe me, just watchHey, hey, hey, oh!

[Outro]Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up (say whaa?!)Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you upUptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up (say whaa?!)Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you upUptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up (say whaa?!)Uptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you upUptown Funk you up, Uptown Funk you up (say whaa?!)Uptown Funk you up

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“Kiss Me Quick” is the official debut single by Nathan Sykes as a solo artist from his forth-coming debut studio album. “I’m really bad at flirting, honestly. So we wrote a song that can flirt for me, it’s as simple as that. Obviously with the album there are songs that are a lot deeper lyrically and a lot are very personal to me about relationship and things that I’ve gone through and this was just as simple. We were just laughing and joking about the fact that I can’t flirt. So that’s what we wrote “Kiss Me Quick” about and it ended up being my debut single.” – Nathan Sykes

Nathan Sykes ‘Kiss Me Quick’

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[Verse 1]Baby, I've been searchingSearching through these crowdsTo maybe find someone who knows what I'm aboutAll these excuses, too young to settle downSo it's crazy what you got me doing now

[Pre-Chorus]Hold up babyYou know you drive me crazyAnd I want everybody to know

[Chorus]I'm downNobody's looking right nowAin't no time for messing aroundBut it won't take a minuteBaby come kiss me quickLet's act out a feeling, right hereMake this unforgettableBaby come kiss me quick

He has been looking for someone special for a long time and now he has found what he is looking for

People keep telling him he is too young to fall in love but he doesn’t care

As no one is looking, he wants her attention so he can show her ‘his feelings’ for her, but they can’t doit quick, it needs more than a minute, so she needs to hurry up and kiss him quick.

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[Verse 2]No we don't know what tomorrow's gonna bringSo don't put the pause on giving everything, yeahYou got me hooked on your P.D.AWait a minute, wait a minuteBefore you go away, baby

[Pre-Chorus]Hold up babyYou know you drive me crazyAnd I want everybody to know

[Chorus]I'm downNobody's looking right nowAin't no time for messing aroundBut it won't take a minuteBaby come kiss me quickLet's act out a feeling, right hereMake this unforgettableBaby come kiss me quick

Kiss me quick babyKiss me quick babyKiss me quick babyBaby come kiss me quick

They can’t know what the future holds for both of them, so there’s no reason to hold back all their feelings

Public Displays of Affection. (Ex: kissing in public, holding hands, hugging etc)

He wants to show her off/He is deeply attracted to her

He still wants her attention

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[Bridge]Put your lips right hereThen your body will followPut your hands on my faceDon't worry about tomorrowMake sure you're feeling that magicBefore you disappearYou got me babyYou got me baby

[Chorus]I'm downNobody's looking right nowAin't no time for messing aroundBut it won't take a minuteBaby come kiss me quickLet's act out a feeling, right hereMake this unforgettableBaby come kiss me quick

[Outro]Kiss me quick babyKiss me quick babyKiss me quick babyBaby come kiss me quick

When she starts kissing him, then everything else will naturally follow; they will start touching bodies, faces etc not thinking of what the future holds for the both of them;Basically Nathan’s motto is “You Only Live Once… so live it ‘now’ with ‘me’”.

Before they are over with it and she leaves, she needs to feel all the magic and love they are making/suggesting sex/sexual innuendo