A Boss Babe's Guide To Hype Music For Every Mood
We’ve all encountered music that has moved us in such a way that it could be the key to the soul. With this realization, there have been so many projects worth listening to, especially those created by females. Women have released amazing musical soliloquies from Pop to R&B, proving that they are showing up and out, as their careers continue to grow. Even though the style and techniques vary between artist’s executions, all these artists mirror each other through themes of good and downright awful relationships, female empowerment, the struggle for grasps on higher standards, and the pressure to remain true to yourself at all costs necessary. The list below details some of the gals worth listening to when you’re trying to decide which feelings to get into.
When You’re In Love Listen To…
Ella Mai- “Trip”
The English beauty taps into a situation most girls get into - falling so head over heels, you question whether or not it’s even really happening. The piano’s melody in the background and Mai’s distinctive voice add a sense of elegance and charm, adding to this feeling of butterflies in your stomach.
Notable Lyrics:
But I think that I'm done trippin', I'm trip-trippin'
I've been sippin', that's how I control
This feelin', you keep givin'
You keep on hittin' it ooh, oh
Maybe it's your love, it's too good to be true
Baby boy, your love, got me trippin' on you
When You Don’t Have A F*** To Give Listen To
Summer Walker - “Karma”
I can’t seem to get enough of this gal’s music. If she’s not singing about love and lust, she’s keen to warn men about disrespecting their significant others and, the hellish fate that will ensue. Call it what you will, but she’s just here to do her job - karma.
Notable Lyrics
You can't keep just doing them girls like that
Thinking that nobody finna bite back
Losing your mind baby
Can't be sure, time's wastingNice to meet you, I'm sorry
I'm just here to do my job
Nice to meet you, no running
Please don't fear me, I'm just karma
When Getting Ready To Take On The Night With Your Girls Listen To…
Beyoncé – “Freakum Dress”
Now, now, I know what you’re thinking, “ isn’t this Beyoncé’s song from the early ‘00s?’ Yes, it is, but there’s just something about the song and the video to accompany it that shows a bunch of women getting dolled up from head to toe, in the nicest clothing and makeup they can find. What girl wouldn’t want to look like a bag of money with her friends and feel good doing so ?
Notable Lyrics:
I think I'm ready
Been locked up in the house way too long
It's time to get it
When The Waterworks Start, Listen To…
Ari Lennox- “Whipped Cream’
If it’s one thing we know about J. Cole’s label, Dreamville Records, it’s that he doesn’t hesitate to sign some of the most talented people in the game today. Hence, the introduction of Ari Lennox. Her soulful pitch and cathartic acoustic visuals are perfect as she reflects on the positive aspects she had with her ex-boyfriend despite issues they had.
Notable Lyrics:
I've been eatin' whipped cream, havin' vivid dreams
Of your face and through people on TV screens
You've been everywhere
And I wish I didn't care
Oh, you've been everywhere
I wish, wish I didn't care, yeah
Wish I didn't
When You’re Feeling Like The Boss Babe That You Are, Listen To…
Janelle Monae- “Electric Lady”
Despite her amazing soprano vocals (and a sick rap flow might I add), Monae continues to show how unapologetic she is in her own skin. The modern-day Joan of Arc ( or Mia Farrow) mixed with classy and sassy encourages other women to embrace what they have.
Notable Lyrics:
Gloss on her lips
Glass on the ceiling
All the girls showin' love
While the boys be catchin' feelings
Once you see her face, her eyes you'll remember
And she'll have you fallin' harder than a Sunday in SeptemberWhether in Savannah, K-Kansas or in Atlanta
She'll walk in any room have you raising up your antennas
She can fly you straight to the moon or to the ghettos
Wearing tennis shoes or in flats or in stilettos
Illuminating all that she touches
