Bop Shop: Songs From Miley Cyrus, A$AP Rocky, Ava Max, And More

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  A$AP Rocky: "Babushka Boi"
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/KViOTZ62zBg
  
  
  
  Last September, A$AP Rocky popped a wheelie on a Razor scooter, crashed it, and had a gash on his face so bad, he had to get plastic surgery to cover it. He started to begin tying headscarves around his face, eventually settling into a babushka phase. Each person brought out their best grandma jokes, however Rocky was unfazed. Right now these scarfs have become his latest obsession.
  
  
  Enter "Babushka Boi," the rapper’s first release since being detained and convicted of assault in Sweden and afterward returning residence. "Babushka Boi" offers new context to fans who haven't followed why exactly he wears the scarves ("New bandana on my face / Ain't no stains up on my drapes"). Make no mistake: The song isn't some deep dive into the decision — that isn't Rocky's steez. Alternatively, the track bounces and sways with the frenetic, off-center energy that’s turned off fans of Rocky's older, more atmospheric music. Nevertheless as Jay-Z once mentioned, in the event you want his old stuff then purchase his old albums. "Babushka Boi" is cool fun that ties headscarves into Scarface with a lot of style references per verse. To think it all began from a scooter wipeout. —Trey Alston
  
  
  
  
  



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  Ava Max: "Torn"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=wBmWvvTV0P4
  
  
  
  if you have at any time felt torn between staying in a toxic relationship or promptly exiting the narrative, Ava Max is aware the struggle. Her new track "Torn" correctly encapsulates that indecisiveness: Should you leave your unhealthy relationship, or should you stay because — let's be truthful — you still care? "You dry my tears and make it pour / You show me love and give me war," she sings on the chorus with palpable aggravation. And needless to say, without the catchy, high-tempo, pop beat beyond it, we'd probably all advise her to find the nearest exit. Although perhaps that's the point. We tend to look at toxic situations through a rose-colored lens, and Max's song speaks to the undeniable aggravation of knowing someone's all wrong for you, yet not wanting to admit it. —Jordyn Tilchen
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  



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  Flor: "Dancing Around"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=H391nsftSpQ
  
  
  
  My Bop Shop picks have certainly not been deeply personalized or anything because I'm certainly not going through a breakup. Nevertheless you know, if I was, and I required a upbeat nevertheless casual ditty about finally feeling free from expectations, from grief and sadness and restraint, with a campy and joyous feel, then I would absolutely propose "Dancing Around" by Flor. Just saying. —Terron Moore
  
  
  
  
  



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  Teejayx6: "Blackmail"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=Bne3OG8oP20
  
  
  
  Teejayx6 is Detroit's premier scam rapper and he's not even 18 nevertheless. Artists like Vince Staples and Lil Yachty have given him co-signs, and in case you listen to his absurd brand of rap, it's not hard to be able to see why. He breaks down scamming to a science, often fondly remembering how he evaded capture by the skin of his teeth. However what really makes his rhymes stick out is just that they're so heavy and hilarious.
  
  
  Nowhere is that truer than on his latest release, the cartoonish "Blackmail." Slightly offbeat nevertheless energetic during, Teejayx6 smashes himself over the head with a piano, scams his grandmother on Facebook, and hides a body on the best of Mount Everest. The way that he practically screams each line feels like he's in on it, winking at YouTube comments writing off his recent songs as jokes. Yet with its emotional, instrument-led beat and booming bass, "Blackmail" transcends the rough-feeling aesthetic of his work for now, opting for something a little bit more polished and commercial. He's not exactly replace for radio just nevertheless. Nevertheless with him subtly evolving with changes in the formula like this, it's not also hard to imagine him breaking down his questionable techniques on a station near you in the future. —Trey Alston
  
  
  
  
  



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  Alayna: "Bliss"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=210ISyQsG8k
  
  
  
  As we bid adieu to sweltering summer days and usher in cool autumn, my playlists, like my wardrobe, become more and more much less uptempo and bright and more lo-fi/R&B chill, like a cozy knit. "Bliss" by New Zealand native Alayna has an airy excellent that embodies what it feels like to unfold on your plush sofa at the end of a hard day, or in the arms of someone you love. Tinged with euphoric riffs that are soft and sweet, it truly lives up to its name. Whether you're basking in the sheer pleasure of the feel of merino wool against your bare skin or the intoxicating smell of a lover's cologne (it is cuffing season, right considering that, the hook "Bliss, this is happiness" is the ideal refrain to capture the mood you're in. And you'll no doubt hope to keep it on repeat. Thank me later. —Virginia Lowman
  
  
  
  
  



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  Miley Cyrus ft. Swae Lee: "Party Up the Street"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=q0QRoTFtM3U
  
  
  
  Miley's latest EP, She Is Coming, completely blew me away. I'm shocked at how much I listen to it. I was a casual fan before, yet it was this set of songs that really got me to sit up and pay attention more than simply sampling bits and pieces of her catalog because the mood struck. Right now, I don't pick and pick which songs to adore off of She Is Coming, yet I let the whole thing play every time I'm in the mood for her unique brand of pop. This particular track is by far one of the most chilled-out songs I can still bop to, and there's something about the way Miley and Swae croon with each other that keeps this song nestled in my head even as soon as I've listened to a million other earworms in the same day. Yet I habitually find myself coming back to this one. For me, it's absolutely brilliant. —Brittany Vincent
  
  
  
  
  



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  Big Sean ft. A$AP Ferg: "Bezerk"
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/MWNBlGy707g
  
  
  
  Who would have thought that A$AP Ferg and Big Sean could make for such a scorching duo on "Bezerk?" The pair debuted the song at the 2019 VMAs and incensed the crowd with a mob of dancers and eye catching dance moves of their own, yet it isn't up until you listen to alone that you realized how charged it is. You notice that Ferg and Sean complement each other perfectly.
  
  
  Of the two, Ferg is looser and more adventurous. Sean, on the other hand, is a little bit quieter and restrained, even at his loudest as soon as attempting to match Ferg. You could really hear the distinction on "Bezerk," where they both yell at the best of their lungs as they trade words and verses seamlessly — from loud to restrained, from restrained to loud. Esteemed producer Hit-Boy contributes to the helpless atmosphere of the tune, leaving you to feel trapped while Ferg and Sean rap about having sex with cougars and shopping at Whole Foods. With this much energy being put into these simple lines, they become the stuff of Guinness World Records lore. —Trey Alston