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Music Monday’s: “What Do You Mean?”

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What do you mean?

Key Item: Beige oversized sweater

Key Materials: Cozy knits

Shoe Situation: Adidas Originals Pro Model

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photo via: http://cdn.urbanislandz.com

“What Do You Mean?” solidifies Justin Bieber’s cross into the EDM/Dance world. “Where Are U Now” served as a preview of what he’s trying to do with this next album. “Mean” keeps a soft texture with Bieber’s smooth baby voice singing, “Better make up your mind, what do you mean?” Although the lyrics are back and forth expressing a confusing relationship, the whistling back tones make you bop your head along as if it’s a happy-go-lucky fun anthem. This is without a doubt the right direction for Bieber. He keeps pop-y lyrics and unique generated sounds. A ticking clock is heard throughout the song resembling a lack of patience or time left in the relationship. I think his recent collab with Diplo & Skrillex brought out the best in him, sparking more creative energy for substantial material. I’m excited to hear more of what’s to come.

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Music Monday’s: “Prisoner”

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Prisoner

Key Item: Cracked marble shirt

Key Materials: Printed leather

Shoe Situation: All white huarache nike sneakers

Accessory Must: A solid white hat

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image via: billboard.com

The Weekend already proved he can woo the world with “Earned It” and make us dance with “Can’t Feel My Face” so why not add another notch to the belt? His first released collaboration off his upcoming album Beauty Behind the Madness (coming Aug. 28) is called “Prisoner” featuring the sultry queen herself, Lana Del Rey. The Weeknd’s falsetto takes the lead on the chorus as the verses serve to be a guide on how to love; “love will always be a lesson, lets get out of its way.” The powerful bass in this song drive it to be a definite R&B hit and Lana’s easy-going verse just adds to the sex appeal of the song. Abel swoons to the song admitting he’s a prisoner to love; something Lana Del Rey knows very well. The two compliment each other musically, lyrically, and aesthetically.

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Music Monday’s: X

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X

Key Item: Zanerobe jean joggers

Key Materials: Heathered lightweight soft cotton

Shoe Situation: All white Nike’s

Key Accessory: MCM backpack

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image: hiphoplead.com

Chris Brown’s album, X was released last year and further showed off his musical skill into the dance world, starting with the heavy track “X”. This song builds into something crazyyyyyy good. Brown sings low, “If you’re only as good as the company you keep, then imma blame you for what they say about me.” Quiet and calm verses tell a story of a broken relationship and the release comes during the chorus as Brown yells, “I swear to God I’m moving on, I ain’t go back no more.” With a hard hip-hop beat underlined with some dance/electro sounds-Brown has himself another banger. The beauty of the verses serve as the perfect contrast to the emotional and angry chorus. “X” is what music with meaning sounds like.

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Music Mondays: IV. Sweatpants

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IV. Sweatpants

Key Item: Paradise printed jacket

Key Materials: Destroyed soft knit cotton construction

Shoe Situation: Adidas

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image via: http://www.okayplayer.com

“IV. Sweatpants” comes off Gambino’s album titled, Because the Internet (2013). Clever jabs, arrogance, and swag are the main themes of this song. “I’m winnin’, yeah, yeah, I’m winnin’, rich kid, a**hole, paint me as a villain.” Gambino doesn’t care what you think about him, his upbringing, or anything he does for that matter. “Sweatpants” is the classic hip-hop song too thick and gnarly to not get addicted to. The music video features Gambino looking somewhat fed up with today’s society-stuck in the same routine everyday, walking into the same diner filled with the same people that were there before; “I got more tail than that PetCo, you faker than some Sweet’N Low, Yeah, you got some silverware, but really are you eating though?” This is Gambino’s attempt to break the mold and “do you”.

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Music Monday’s: 1998

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1998

 Key Item: Printed shirt
Key Materials: Distressed knit-cotton blend

Shoe Situation: Simple all black shoe

A rework of alt/electro artist Chet Faker’s “1998” features the sultry-sassy Banks for a killer collab made for those late night summer drives. Heavy electronics are plaguing this song in the best way possible. Faker sings, “We used to be friends, we used to be inner circle, I don’t understand, what have I become to you.” The song reflects on people growing apart, something almost every human being can identify with. Banks swings in on the second verse making the song sound like it could easily be hers. Her echoing voice near the end of the song truly makes “1998” sound like another piece of her Goddess puzzle while Faker always keeps it real with subtle electronics and artistic lyrics.