#1 THIS IS AMERICA / Childish Gambino
Erin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Turn it up" I'm a fan of Childish Gambino generally, but I don't think it's a hot take to say that the music video is what charted this month and not the song. All said, I hope this brings Childish Gambino a lot of new fans.
Matt - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Turn it up" Always pleased when a protest song charts. Taking it only as a piece of music, I'm into it. I like the blends of rhythms, and that BASSSSS. Track feels like a cousin of a Black Panther Soundtrack cut. What I cannot get over is that I don't see Donald Glover as a rapper, and that may color my perception. To that end, it doesn't sound to me like he's "rapping," just saying his lyrics. The net effect, though, is that it's a lot more palatable and draws focus to the message and the instrumental. I would like to hear a better rapper on this beat, but it's a signature track of summer 2018, to be sure.
#2 NICE FOR WHAT / Drake
Erin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Turn it up" Points to Drake for picking a spectacular sample that carries the song.
Matt - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My jam" Wow, this one snuck up on me. I LOVE chopping and cutting, and this one goes all the way for it. I can't turn the radio up loud enough! I'm over Drake, but this cut is a serious jam. Wow -- what another rapper could to do to this beat!!
#3 NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY / Ariana Grande
Erin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Turn it up" I love Ariana so I'm biased towards her, but I do genuinely enjoy this song. Looking forward to what the rest of the album will be.
Matt - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My jam" AG completely won me over on her epic "Dangerous Woman" album. I love love love this song and wanted to rank it as high as possible. I just happen to love socially powerful pop music and intense beat chopping over smooth a.f. samples just that much more. Grande's lilting vocal moves us back and forth from the streets to the sublime on this song, and I'm with her for every tension build and euphoric release.
#4 GOD'S PLAN / Drake
Erin - ⭐️⭐️ "Leave it on" Perfect example of a forgettable Drake track. Do we all like Drake so much just because he releases a new single before we can get sick of the last one?
Matt - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Turn it up" Last month when we talked about this one, Erin pointed out that line about loving his bed and his momma. Maybe it's because the rest of the song is so dull, but when the beat hits after that line, it feels so good.
#5 THE MIDDLE / Zedd
Erin - ⭐️⭐️ "Leave it on" New summer EDM please.
Matt - ⭐️⭐️ "Leave it on" Maybe Maren Morris and Bebe Rexha ("Meant To Be") should have swapped features. Sounding like a reprise of "Stay," I was hoping this track was an alley-oop to a blazing summer single. * Ticking clock sample * I'm still waiting...
#6 LOOK ALIVE / BlocBoy JB
Erin - ⭐️⭐️ "Leave it on" I recently took a spin class that used this song and really sold it to me. It's got great rhythm and energy.
Matt - ⭐️⭐️ "Leave it on" Do you think Drake is rich?
#7 PSYCHO / Post Malone
Erin - ⭐️⭐️ "Leave it on" I found out that Post Malone hangs out with one of my favorite YouTubers so that gives him points.
Matt - ⭐️ "Turn it off" One thing I have a hard time tolerating is glorification of ignorance. I do like it when he talks about "clowns and all the bozos," though.
#8 MEANT TO BE / Bebe Rexha
Erin - ⭐️ "Turn it off" We get it. Maybe you will. Maybe you won't. Maybe this will finally stop charting so we can move on..
Matt - ⭐️ "Turn it off" Lyrically and sonically hackneyed.
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