Bitter, Sour, Lemon…| 5ive Songs
![Bitter, Sour, Lemon…:5ive Songs No. 2 [Photo Credits: 19 Recordings Limited, 88rising, Brent Faulkner, EMPIRE, Glen Carrie, GODMODE, Interscope, J, The Musical Hype, Republic, Stones Throw, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bitter-sour-lemon-5ive-songs-no-2-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 2nd edition of 5ive Songs, we briefly examine five songs that are either bitter, sour, or reference lemons.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Bitter, Sour, Lemon…:5ive Songs No. 2 [Photo Credits: 19 Recordings Limited, 88rising, Brent Faulkner, EMPIRE, Glen Carrie, GODMODE, Interscope, J, The Musical Hype, Republic, Stones Throw, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bitter-sour-lemon-5ive-songs-no-2-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 2nd edition of 5ive Songs, we briefly examine five songs that are either bitter, sour, or reference lemons.
![Naked… :5ive Songs [Photo Credits: 10 Summers, A Positiva, Brent Faulkner, Def Jam, Getting Out Our Dreams, Interscope, Kemosabe, Lionboy, Pexels, Virgin]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/naked-5ive-songs-no-1-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 1st edition of 5ive Songs, we get naked… rather we select five songs that reference the naughty, risqué topic of nudity.
![GACY: Soundtrack to a Murderous Clown [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gacy-soundtrack-to-a-murderous-clown-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Gacy: Soundtrack to a Murderous Clown features music about and referencing infamous serial killer, John Wayne Gacy (1942 – 1994).
![Kanye West, "Wash Us in the Blood" (Ft. Travis Scott) [Photo Credit: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/kanye-west-wash-us-in-the-blood-def-jam-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Kanye West, assisted by Travis Scott, drops a conscious, effective banger (sans profanity mind you) with “Wash Us in the Blood.”
![An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States [Photo Credit: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/an-unorthodox-soundtrack-to-the-united-states-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The gargantuan ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States’ features 50 songs referencing each of the 50 states, organized by regions.
![The Chicks, "March March" from Gaslighter [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/the-chicks-march-march-columbia.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Now The Chicks, the Natalie Maines-led country trio continue their comeback with the epic, unapologetic single, “March March.”
![Juicy J, "Hella Fuckin' Trauma" [Photo Credit: Trippy Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/juicy-j-hella-fuckin-trauma-trippy-music-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ever unapologetic, Juicy J delivers his own protest anthem with “Hella F**kin’ Trauma (Enough is Enough),” produced by and sampling himself.
![Usher, "I Cry" [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/usher-i-cry-rca-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Usher captures the emotions of the racial issues plaguing America masterfully on “I Cry,” pledging to fight for necessary change.
![BLACKPINK, "How You Like That" [Photo Credit: YG Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/blackpink-how-you-like-that-yg-entertainment-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
South Korean girl group BLACKPINK deliver a total, infectious bop with the ultra-sleek “How You Like That.”
![Megan Thee Stallion, "Girls in the Hood" [Photo Credit: 300 Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/megan-thee-stallion-girls-in-the-hood-300-entertainment-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Hit-making rapper Megan Thee Stallion returns with another short, sweet, and fearlessly unapologetic banger, “Girls in the Hood.”
![Charlie Puth, "Girlfriend" [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/charle-puth-girlfriend-atlantic-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop artist Charlie Puth continues to become more mature on his 80s-infused, falsetto heavy single, “Girlfriend.”
![Jack Harlow, "WHATS POPPIN Remix" (Ft. DaBaby, Tory Lanez & Lil Wayne) [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/jack-harlow-whats-poppin-remix-atlantic-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Jack Harlow calls upon DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne for the remix of his Billboard Hoot 100 hit, “WHATS POPPIN.”