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Avril Lavigne - Let Go (20th Anniversary Edition) album review

Avril Lavigne is the “pop punk princess” from Napanee, Ontario, Canada that bursted onto the music scene with her successful debut album Let Go in 2002. The album Let Go launched herself up into stardom in the United States and worldwide being that the album was an instant success. Let Go is one of the best albums from the 2000s era and decade. The album changed the scene of pop rock music because it helped bring the pop punk music sub-genre into the mainstream. The 20th Anniversary Edition of Let Go has songs such as Why, I Don’t Give, and Make Up.


Losing Grip is the first song on the album that has more heavier song with a grunge sound. This song shows the "rocker" side of Avril. The song was appropriate to start off the album with.

The song Losing Grip is about a girl who has been pushed aside and ignored by her boyfriend. The boyfriend was never there for her. Of course she never let him know until it was all over. Now she is bitter and hurt from what had just occurred. She is lost and confused by her boyfriend.

The bridge is the best of the song where things intensify quickly.

[Bridge]
Cryin' out loud, I'm cryin' out loud
Cryin' out loud, I'm cryin' out loud
Open your eyes
Open up wide


Nobody’s Fool is about being yourself and sticking up for yourself. Be cool. Nobody’s Fool is mainly about being yourself and no one else. During the process of writing of the Let Go album, Avril had to deal with a lot of pressure from her management Nettwerk and other songwriters who were trying to turn her into someone else in order to be more marketable. Avril wanted originality and to be original instead. The record labels (Arista Records and Nettwerk) wanted to turn her into someone that she’s not. Avril had to fight with the record labels to be able to write her own songs and create her own image.

The song Nobody’s Fool should have been a single and should have gotten a music video similar to Sk8er Boi, Complicated, and Losing Grip. Nobody’s Fool is one of the most overlooked songs from the Let Go album.

Avril is not afraid to let her colors show in her songwriting and lyrics. Here is an example of when her colors flow listed below.

And I'll go
Because I flow
Better when my colors show
And that's the way it has to be
Honestly

Avril has seen it enough and is not down with people among her into being someone else. She has had enough of that. Don’t try that or attempt it with her.

Once people tell her they don’t like Avril for who she is, she’ll leave them and find a new group of friends who actually befriend her for who she is. She doesn’t like acting fake. Unlike the people who she thought were her friends do.


Naked is a song with such raw emotion where Avril gets lyrical and breaks down into tune by singing. It’s heavy melodic rock song with a high definition sound. The song Naked is about making it through the day on a daily basis. It’s not ‘naked’ in a lewd context.

Verse 1 makes reference on the will to live a day on a daily basis. Verse 1 also makes reference to the mood and attitude of facing a day. It’s the way of facing a day that counts. Read Verse 1 below to understand.

[Verse 1]
I wake up in the morning
Put on my face
The one that's gonna get me
Through another day
Doesn't really matter
How I feel inside
This life is like a game sometimes

Life makes you do things you may, like, or want to do. Sometimes you act in a different way than how you feel to get through situations. When someone touches you so deep, you can feel free and let go of your fears. You always know there is someone holding your back.


Sk8er Boi is a pop punk love song that was a classic. The whole song has a punk rock vibe with such angst. The whole song was pretty much a pop song at best. Pop meets rock thus creating a combination and fusion of pop rock.

Sk8er Boi is what also launched Avril into stardom among the song Complicated in 2002. In fact, Sk8er Boi almost outmatched Complicated in terms of sales figures. However both singles reached platinum status going more than 2x platinum worldwide.


Tomorrow is a calming subtle song that calms down the mood for the first half of the album. It was perfect to place this song after Unwanted on the tracklist for this album. Arista Records made a such wonderful music decision. Guitar music is always so subtle.

In this song Avril has to take responsibility in a way unlike she used to. It's always been up to you. Well now it's turning around as it’s now up to her. Today it’s up to her.


I’m With You showcases Avril Lavigne as a more mature artist. I’m With You was written from a loners point of view for those who didn’t know. Avril does not know who she’s with but just that she needs somebody. A little company makes all the difference.

I’m With You should have been the last song that closed out the album instead of Sk8er Boi because of its mood. It would have been more appropriate. The moods are both sad and relieving. Sad because of the depressing violin notes and relieving because at the end of the song is where Avril finds somebody out there, which is a symbol of relief for her. Sk8er Boi should have been placed elsewhere on the tracklist.


The song Why written by Avril Lavigne and produced by Peter Zizzo. It was the bonus track included on the Japanese edition of Let Go and the B-side of the Australian edition for the CD single of Complicated. It was also included in the bonus CD on the My World documentary DVD. This was one of the three songs that Avril sang for L.A. Reid before he hired her for Arista Records.

Why was the first professional composition that Avril Lavigne wrote and the first song written for Let Go, although in the end it was not included in the album originally. The song is played using a simple acoustic guitar and Avril's voice. Why is about when you realize how much you miss that person.


The song Make Up has a relaxed chill pop vibe to it. The song Make Up is about Avril not hiding who she is by not wearing any make-up or any other cosmetics. It also showcases the average day in life of Avril Lavigne.

During Verse 1 is where Avril is laying on the couch just hanging with her boys. They’re chillin’ at the house tonight. She is being herself and nobody else. That is what they do. Avril is not hiding who she is by not wearing any make-up. She is just being honest with herself once again. At Verse 2, Avril is strumming her guitar with her shoes off whilst singing songs about her life. She is happy in her skin. No more vanity.


Avril proves that she wants to be anything but typical, average, or ordinary on the song Anything but Ordinary.

Sometimes Avril get so weird. She even freaks herself out. She even creeps herself out.  Laughing herself to sleep is her lullaby. Sometimes she drives so fast just to feel the danger. It makes her feel alive. To walk within the lines would make her life so boring. She wants to be extreme. Let down your defenses, Use no common sense. If you look, you will see that this world is a beautiful, accident, turbulent, succulent place. So opulent and permanent? No way. She don't wanna waste it away.

The song is memorable for its bouncy and catchy chorus over a pop rock driven guitar.

[Chorus]
Is it enough to love?
Is it enough to breathe?
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary, please


The song I Don’t Give is about overcoming a bad relationship and not allowing the boy to hurt you again. This version is the explicit version. The explicit version was included in the soundtrack of American Wedding. It was included as a bonus track on the CD of Let Go and you could listen if you put it on the computer. It was also included as B-side of the single CD Complicated.

Get Over It was featured as the second track on the Sk8er Boi CD single. The song was available for free download in MP3 format for a limited amount of time. Get Over It is one of Avril Lavigne's B-sides from her debut album Let Go. It was also the bonus track for the tour edition of Let Go and was on the B-side of the CD single of Sk8er Boi.

5/5*****!!

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Rich Homie Quan - Coma album review

Rich Homie Quan made a remarkable comeback with his 2019 digital album Coma. He still has the gift of goin in forever with his digital album called Coma. He proves he hasn’t lost his step and still has fire bars with them verses of his. This release uses a mixture of trap beats and drill beats simultaneously. Quan kept it fresh with that fresh trap sound. Sadly this release flew under the music radar. The album was so futuristic and ahead of its time.



Rich Homie Quan is stressed because his current girlfriend had just found out he was hitting his ex-girlfriend. That is the story of Stressed.

Rich Homie Quan keeps that lead on him like he’s got a test. He fires up a cigarette because he needs one when he is stressed. He is still smoking weed to clear his mind and no more X. His bitch got mad when she found out he was hitting his ex-girlfriend. Quan told his current girlfriend not to try to change him.

Quan has been through so much. He is not the same person he was once. He tells his current girlfriend, “We can’t keep going back and forth. Just need you to hold me down, is that too much to ask you for?” What do you expect when Rich Homie Quan has been goin hard?

The bankroll in his pocket make them hoes dance. Quan just stays focused doesn’t get caught up what them hoes are saying. His current girlfriend cheated on him before. So he doesn’t trust her ass. And he got some money. However Quan won’t let his current girlfriend get his “hoe bag” because she is a hoe.   


Quan talks about gettin' money like the only child on the aptly titled Only Child. Clearly he is geeking for the loot and fiendin for fetti.

There is no more struggling as Rich Homie Quan has been grinding overtime what he been puttin' in for that paper. His plan is gettin' money like the only child. He’s been sweatin' hard from that paper. Fiendin for the loot and fiendin for fetti. Quan has been sippin' lean, fuckin' them baddies, and being faithful. He’s gotta be clean every time he hits the scene. You know he’s gotta make a major statement.

Quan remembers hustlin' hard when he was a small time hustler. No disrespect. We see old money. We like all kinds. Suckin' dick too much fuck up your jawline. We gotta stay equipped for when them cars chases occur. There is no more struggling as Rich Homie Quan has been grinding. His plan is gettin' money like the only child.


Lies explains how people don’t tell you specifically about the truth and just want to feed you lies instead. The message of the song is “They don't tell you about the truth. They just wanna feed you lies.”.

Quan has been been trying do it better for himself. He has also been trying to get his crew right. But it seems like Quan can't do right. Quan can't do right but he is getting better. He can't move right without that cheddar. He’ll do that Plain Jane without that bezzle. A lot of niggas are hating so he has to be careful.

Quan has stayed down from the beginning. That is the best love. He can feel the energy that's fake love. He just can't fake kick it. Never sleep and always ride with a weapon. You talking cash money shit but won't back none. They don't tell you about the truth. They just wanna feed you lies. But they don't tell you that part.

This one time, Quan was in Milan, Italy eating real fettuccine. He decided he might cop the Hellcat because a nigga like him is still scared of demons. He heard and felt the weather getting cold outside. So he got his strap and a beanie on. What he had was a bad dream about somebody dying. Then he seen it. He won't even beef with niggas no more. He never had shit growing up so they gave him a reason to go extra hard. It don't matter if he is down. He is going to flex regardless. He run this shit.

These lyrics show how Rich Homie Quan is fighting his personal demons. “Afraid to go to sleep, death all on my back still scared of demons”


Old Quan explains how people want and prefer the “old Rich Homie Quan” over the “new Rich Homie Quan”. Everybody want the old Rich Homie Quan, but Quan is trying to be a “better me”. Quan will not sell his soul to become an essential pop rap sellout or change his persona. The message Quan is telling people is “Never sell your soul”.

Quan told his girlfriend and his mother last month that he won't let that pain get to him and he can’t sell his soul. He tries not to overdose from that pain medicine. He tries not to be vulnerable when he won't let his guard down and can't let them in. Everybody want the old Rich Homie Quan, but Quan is trying to be a “better me”. Quan is trying to keep his mind on that money and keep his head straight. He’s gotta keep his lawyer on retainer in case them FEDS take him.

Everybody want the old Quan. But he will not let himself become an essential pop rap sellout. These lyrics explain explicitly.

I told my girl and my mom last month won't let that pain get to me
Can't sell my soul I try not to overdose from that pain medicine
Try not to be vulnerable when I won't let my guard down and I can't let them in
Never sell your soul Quan, everybody want the old Quan but I'm tryna be a better me (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Never been a fuck nigga, I ain't sparing no opp
Haters talking, So what?
Dusted off my shoulders


RedBone is a song dedicated to to a red bone hoe Quan has been having sexual intercourse with.

Quan only fucked her twice. But he doesn't know what she tastes like. He fucked rough though. She tells Quan to play nice but he can’t. He’s got that Glock on him but this ain't play time. He told his bitch "If she want me, she gotta make time". Fake guys try but they can't stop Quan because they lying. She can't sit down. She a walking lick now.

Clearly she has got a thing for the homies. Quan doesn't blame the homies. Quan doesn't blame his opponents either.

He wanted to fuck her for a long period of time extensively and intensely but she made him wait for a long period of time. He hates when she listens to her friends because they just need a lot to go wrong.
But Quan would hate to be the reason she cries. Now he already fucked her twice. Why does she want a three-peat? She plugged him in that with work. So Quan calls her RiRi. An affectionate pet name. Quan had to tell that bitch, "Don't squirt cause I know that's pee-pee." All this water is looking like a deep sea and Quan might drown.

She said she not gonna turn up until she hear that music by/from Chief Keef. She says she is a vegetarian but is still a freak. Quan tells her he will switch up her diet by making her eat meat.


Quan discusses the dilemma of his probation and his probation conditions on Probation. He also talks about how he goes after the woman he wants to love.

Quan has to take a drug test as part of the conditions for his probation. His probation officer demands a urine sample from him. Quan hopes his probation officer doesn’t get the cup of his containing his urine sample because  he knows she going to be able to identify that he has been doing drugs. That is what these lyrics are implying. “Pray my P.O. don't get that cup 'cause she gon' smell it on my piss/And my bitch know I've been fucking, she can smell it on my dick”

Quan ain't gotta take no picture with money. You can tell he’s already rich. He paid 10 grand ($10,000 dollars) for this jacket in Milan, Italy. Look at the leather on this bitch. Look at that plain Jane he got on. Now look at this bezel on his shit.

If Quan can't get the woman he loves, then he won't want her. But he will never settle over no woman. He ain't never fell in love with no woman who did not have his back like he had hers.
That is what these lyrics are references to.

If I can't get her, nigga, I don't want her, but never settle over no bitch
I ain't never fell in love with no bitch who ain't had my back like I had hers
Shorty show me mad love
Step into the bag for her

Quan has been counting up for so long to the point where his fingers are getting cramps. He got that water tucked under his shirt. His shit is getting damp and he is soaking wet. Not just from all the drugs he has been taking, consuming, and smoking. He knows his woman is not pregnant but she has been having cramps. Clearly she is on her period.
That is what these lyrics are references to.

I've been counting up for so long, my fingers getting cramps (My fingers getting cramps)
I got that water tucked under my shirt, my shit getting damp (I'm soaking wet)
And I know my bitch ain't pregnant, she been having cramps (She been on her period)
I don't know none of these niggas over here, but I'm gon' adapt

After finding that out, he turned his trap to the cash room. Setting up shop in the bathroom. Cash rules everything around him. Quan told a broke nigga he can pop it. He just made a deposit. He is a rich nigga who is still eating fast food. Steak dish with a little can food. Too rich to take a vacation to Cancun, Mexico. He would've wifed her but she ran through.

Quan smokes too much. He doesn't know why he urinated before he had to submit his urine sample for his probation officer.

If Quan can't get the woman he loves, then he won't want her. But he will never settle over no woman. He ain't never fell in love with no woman who did not have his back like he had hers. Shorty show him mad love. But he didn't run in that thot bitch raw.

Quan has his lawyer on retainer in case. He hopes his shooter doesn't get caught. He heard that dope just got locked up. Forensic can't get no DNA, but they outlined him in chalk. Keep your mouth closed. That's the G code. In the long run Quan hopes he will no have to be on probation. And Quan hopes his probation officer doesn't hear this song. The irony is that this song is publicly available for anyone to stream and download.


Quan explains the bad dream he had on the song called Freddy Krueger.

Quan can't even sleep as he has been having bad dreams. He has been seeing Freddy Krueger in his dreams.There is no hesitation if any person were to run up on Rich Homie Quan. He ain't playing and will shoot their ass. He never ever will fold up. His barrel to his gun is extra long. 50 for the watch. 50 for the whip. 50 for the hitman too. Gave a couple bands to the trigger man. Got the clip loaded up. Now it's time to go up.

He took a couple L’s in his dreams and real life but his head is high. As a result, he has been smoking all the time to keep his head high. Spending all this money whenever he feels like it. He paid all his dues. That is why he has no late fees. You will never find another nigga like Rich Homie Quan.

He knows a couple hitmen to do it for some little shit. And those hitmen don't even really want a whole lot of money. They’ll do it for a brick. Fuck around hit a nigga from a long distance to have you walking with a shit bag. Quan feels like he is in quicksand in his dreams.

Yet Quan has never ran from anyone. He always stood up to people. Niggas say he changed. He probably did change. All because of his bad dreams he’s been having. Quan made himself a million dollars ($1,000,000). Now tell me how you expect for him to be the same. The man ain't perfect.


Quan talks about worship on the song called Worship. Quan also talks about his previous life experiences. What would you worship for? Who would you worship for? Who would you worship?

Downgrade is about who lasted longer. Who has stayed consistent? Rich Homie Quan. Quan won't do no downgrade. Downgrade is the shortest song on the album which lacks in terms of longevity and duration. The song has some hot beats though. Quan discusses how he wants no part in music industry beefs. He only eats the beef from Johnny Rocket’s.


Quan talks about what kind of Friday night he wants to have with the song called Friday Night.

Quan has been shinin' bright. Diamonds are hitting like dynamites. And if that Sprite is too clean, you know that ain't his kinda of Sprite. Two bitches and one him is the Friday night he wants to have. He wants to have that kind of night.

He left from Wayne's too early. But he will be back later on Friday night. He’ll get that money by Friday night. The paycheck received came early which is why he’ll get it by Friday night. Now Quan has not had an off Friday night as he has been booked for a full year. Weed is what he needs for his Friday night.

His girlfriend says said he is childish. Every time he gets caught cheating, she keeps it private and doesn't tell nobody his secrets. They don't talk with niggas playin' in the middle. They ain't never worried about a hater. And he prays by Friday. He hopes that paints her down to hit. Quan ain't worried on tripping about nothing either. So forget about it.

5/5*****!

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Pierre Copeland - Low Down And Dirty album review

Pierre Copeland returned to his smooth jazz roots on his 2004 album Low Down And Dirty. Pierre lays down the foundations of jazz in a smooth manner. You will experience a variety of sax and guitar solo arrangements. He plays the piano, keyboards, and tried his hands at some guitar. You call really tell and hear he put his signature on his songs for this album.

The piano performance on Janyvette is just sublime and calming. He uses some of that laid back city jazz with live production. Now this version of Janyvette is even stronger than the original version. Not too many people realize this or can tell the difference.

Walt's Groove is a smooth jazz instrumental which will soothe your soul. A refreshing jazz cut that is very tasteful and enjoyable. Walt's Groove takes you on a journey you will never forget. You call really tell and hear he put his signature on it. That is no doubt.

Back Sliding is accompanied a blissful guitar and a drum kit behind some pianos. The song has that urban city jazz feeling too.  

5/5*****!!

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Money Mafia - Hustlin album review

Money Mafia - Hustlin show and exemplifies that Money Mafia is all about their money. Now most of the subject matter is considerably generic as the topics range from getting money to being real to dealing with homies that are locked up. However you have you politically charged “woke” songs such as Freadom Of Speach which is much different from the typical Dirty South No Limit formula and sound overall. No Limit Forever released this fire album digitally in 2015.


Real Hommies is about the real homies who have been down regardless of the situation. Homies that have been there through thick and thin. When the real homies call Money Mafia, Money Mafia will be there. When the real homies need Money Mafia, they’ll be there. That’s the deal with the tank.

They say the good come with the bad and vice versa. When the real homies call Money Mafia, Money Mafia will be there. When the real homies need Money Mafia, they’ll be there. That’s why they ride for our homies. Best believe they’ll be around. That’s the deal with the tank. Money Mafia are mad hood niggas who have been to the top.

Real niggas don’t gossip. Money Mafia’s mad for keeping it trill by getting this money and not gossiping. Money Mafia loves their niggas over money and businesses. Whether right or wrong, they keep it real in these streets. They don’t fuck with snitches and the police. Money Mafia been down for the cause in this game of life. Money Mafia got the squad right. It’s No Limit forever!


The song “Freadom Of Speach” is about wanting change and more freedom. Money Mafia just wants the change. Fuck the money and fame. Freadom Of Speach is one of Money Mafia’s more politically charged “woke” songs on the album.

For example, in Verse 3 Money Mafia call out America’s racist double standards of how it is perfectly acceptable for a white man to shoot a black man but somehow it is completely unacceptable for a black man to shoot a white man. If a white man shot a black man, they let him go free. Now if a black man shot a white man, then he receives the death penalty. Read the woke lyrics to get a better understanding.

[Verse 3]
White man shot a black man, they let him go free
Black man shot a white man it’s the death penalty
I can’t believe they choked that nigga, got him screaming ‘Can I breathe?’
I can’t believe they shot that nigga again
That coulda been me
And fuck the freedom of speech if cops shoot before you speak
And lie to the judge and say we was reaching for the piece
I’ve seen a kid go from making labs to in the casket later
Now they wonder why we killing tryna push the murder rate up
This shit is real you better wake up
And stop believing all the lies they tell us
That shit is made up
Got us working like slaves just to take the pay cut
I couldn’t afford, gotta achieve can’t live my whole life
A nigga saved up
This shit will have you hurting like a bad breakup
I see a nigga kill his best friend cause he didn’t pay up
And just because you got a badge don’t mean you abuse your rights
Cause God’s the only person that can take a life

All matters on different levels
We live in Revelations, devil with angel faces
How can a cop protect and serve the streets if he racist
Look, kiss my kids the second chance I get
Grand daddy can make it hope, surviving one more trip

In American society (United States), police can shoot you before you speak and lie to the judge and say you were reaching for your/a weapon. One of the many reasons why the murder rate has gone up in many cities across the country of the United States. Just because a police officer or a law enforcement officer has got a badge doesn’t mean they can abuse your rights or anyone else’s. These lyrics also call out political corruption and police brutality.

And fuck the freedom of speech if cops shoot before you speak
And lie to the judge and say we was reaching for the piece
I’ve seen a kid go from making labs to in the casket later
Now they wonder why we killing tryna push the murder rate up

This shit will have you hurting like a bad breakup
I see a nigga kill his best friend cause he didn’t pay up
And just because you got a badge don’t mean you abuse your rights
Cause God’s the only person that can take a life

How can a cop protect and serve the streets if he racist

Money Mafia also exposes income inequality for what it really is with these lyrics.

Got us working like slaves just to take the paycut
I couldn’t afford, gotta achieve can’t live my whole life
A nigga saved up
This shit will have you hurting like a bad breakup
I see a nigga kill his best friend cause he didn’t pay up


Bonita is about how Money Mafia puts in work and do their dirt. Many Mafia is whipping the work. Some people (they) call it betrayal. But Money Mafia calls it “Bonita”. The subplot of the song is also about a woman named Bonita. All Bonita does is work.

All Money Mafia does is work.They waddle with that work. Play around here get some ketchup on your shirt. Money Mafia has got some young ones (yungins) with them on their mafia team that will shoot you just for fun. Bitches call Money Mafia every night just looking for that work. There ain’t no cutting on that work.

Bonita is a girl with a big fine ass. She is a billion dollar girl. All Bonita does is work. Shawty got that work. She does waddle with them things.  She is a hustler who gets them dollars.

3/5***