Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 2

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Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Brent Faiyaz, Coco Jones, jaboukie, Lana Del Rey, and Peso Pluma.

Acronyms are everywhere.  Sometimes, it’s just simply easier to type or write an acronym as opposed to a full phrase.  Particularly, in the texting age, who has time to write a whole phrase, let alone a sentence? Just embrace the acronym – shorthand – and life is so much easier.  Acronyms don’t just happen with texts and such – the musicians are totally into the shorthand game too! After releasing our first, acronym-fueled playlist in 2021 – 🎧 15 Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles – we unveil volume two, 🎧 Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 2! This musical compendium features music courtesy of 🎙 Brent Faiyaz, 🎙 Coco Jones, 🎙 jaboukie, 🎙 Lana Del Rey, and 🎙 Peso Pluma among others. So, without further ado, let’s embrace the acronyms on 🎧 Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 2!

1. Lana Del Rey, “A&W” 

💿 Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd • 🏷 Interscope • 🗓 2023 

🏆 Grammy-nominated alt-pop singer/songwriter 🎙 Lana Del Rey kicks off her ninth studio album, 💿 Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd with unpredictability, thanks to expansive single, 🎵 “A&W”. Del Rey penned “A&W” alongside 🎼 ✍ 🎛 Jack Antonoff, who she also produces the track with. This epic, seven-minute-plus record is divided in two distinct parts.  Part I finds Lana being true to self. Even so, there is plenty to unpack, which is part of the genius. She is reflective, reminiscent, and brutally honest.  She recalls innocence in the first line: “I haven’t done a cartwheel since I was nine.” However, the sugar honey iced tea doesn’t take long to get real, as she depicts being an American Whore, as the abbreviated title suggests.  There are plenty of epic lyrics from Part I including the transparent “It’s not about havin’ someone to love me anymore / This is the experience of bein’ an American whore,” and the ultra-memorable, “Did you know a singer can still be / Looking like a sidepiece at thirty-three?”  On Part II, she moves beyond alternative singer/songwriter pop to more of a trip-hop, minimalist sound.  This is where she showcases more innovative spirit, all the while flipping 🎵 “Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop” to “Jimmy Jimmy cocoa puff.” In the process, the high is real. Just when you think Lana Del Rey has become totally predictable, she totally surprises on the more experimental 🎵 “A&W”.

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Awesome Songs: February 2023

2. Brent Faiyaz, “WY@”

🎵 “WY@” • 🏷 ISO Supremacy / UnitedMasters LLC • 🗓 2023

“I be doing shit I really shouldn’t do for real / That’s why I always tell you come through for real,” 🎙 Brent Faiyaz (Christopher Brent Wood) asserts in the chorus of 🎵 “WY@”. On this three-and-a-half minute number, Brent has plenty of assistance, writing alongside producers 🎼 ✍ 🎛 Dpat (David Patino), Otxhello (Othello Houston), Berg (Bailey Goldberg), Anthoine Walters, and Johnathan “Freeze” Wells. “WY@” sports a moody backdrop from the onset that is a bit unsettled, initially. Faiyaz begins singing the chorus, which makes more musical sense later in the track.  Following the opening chorus there is a sensual, spoken word interlude, performed in Spanish.  Early on, while “WY@” is a bit odd to be honest, it gains stability beginning with the first verse sung by Faiyaz:    

“Even I know you ain’t no good for me 

But you feel so good to me 

Every time I come back, I try to leave 

So how you end up back with me?” 

Following the verse, the chorus ‘lands’ more, particularly accentuated by soulful backing vocals. By the arrival of the second verse, things click more (“You’re the death of me and the remedy / I be doing too much”). All in all, the results are positive on 🎵 “WY@”.

3. Coco Jones, “ICU”

💿 What I Didn’t Tell You • 🏷 Def Jam • 🗓 2022

“Somethin’ ‘bout your hands on my body / Feels better than any man I ever had.” Ooh-la-la, 🎙 Coco Jones! On 🎵 “ICU”, the heat – sexual heat that is – is turned all the way up on high! The R&B singer is feeling this guy something fierce. Although they make an agreement to be friends, the attraction appears to be too much to not be more, or, perhaps, live. In the second verse of this lush 🎛 DJ Camper production, she sings, “Find myself readin’ your comments again / And then we end up in each other’s heads.” 

In chorus, Coco Jones asserts, in sultry fashion, “Maybe I-I-I-I-I, I need you / I breathe you, turnin’ my heart blue, ooh, ooh.” By the end of this gorgeous highlight from her 2022 album, 💿 What I Didn’t Tell You, Jones realizes, “Baby, my life’s just off without you / Maybe you’re worth it all to me, baby.” 🎵 “ICU” captures a bit of everything. It is steamy at times, but never crosses the line.  Beyond the heat, however, Jones’ health seems to be in jeopardy due to matters of the heart.    

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4. jaboukie, “BBC”

💿 All who can’t hear must feel • 🏷 Interscope • 📅 2023 

“Some shit been killin’ me, I had to make an antidote / Midwest hoe, churnin’ out magnum opes / Whoa.” What more can you say but #BARS! 🎙 jaboukie (Jaboukie Young-White) is a comedian, so, we should take his music with a grain of salt.  On his debut single, 🎵 “BBC”, which appears in his 2023 debut album, 💿 All who can’t hear must feel Young-White is raw and unapologetic, to say the least.  “BBC” is sexual early on, from the time he characterizes himself as a Midwest hoe to confirming his hoe status, essentially (“Can’t cuff one, keep a couple fellas”). The openly gay artist does not shy away from his desires, sharing plenty of sexual innuendoes, double entendre, and such.

“BBC” stands for bad bitch coochie. Woo! There is no shortage of pleasure.  “Tossin’ my salad like he toss a brewski” stands out, as does “Dick game put him in a pew seat.” Gah-day-um! It doesn’t stop there, as there is “Dick riding like rodeo / I’m sick of hole, do you mind if we switch to throat?” Hopefully, those lyrics paint a picture on their own, but if you need some terminology, essentially, jaboukie and his partner are switching from anal to oral… Of course, like many rappers, jaboukie touts his skills: “He ya man but I’m hittin’ sushi / Bad bitch coochie.” Oh, snap!  There is more, including the brutally honest, “I came in his ass and his jaw, he spitted…” Even though Young-White is sex-positive, he’s also fed up with the same sex asserting, “All men are dogs, I just need a couple of bitches.” Although it’s raunchy and NSFW, “BBC” is clever.  Showcasing an unapologetically gay jaboukie, he finds intriguing ways to express himself, sex, etc.

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5. AUDREY NUNA, “IdgaF”

🎵 “IdgaF” • 🏷 Arista • 🗓 2023

When the title of a song is the acronym IDGAF, it’s clear the song is going to be bold, blunt, and unapologetic.  On her brief single 🎵 “IdgaF”, New Jersey, Korean American rapper/singer 🎙 AUDREY NUNA clearly don’t give a fuck.  While this IDGAF attitude is NOT family friendly nor safe for work, it is fuel for the fire of a ferocious rap banger. Backed by a minimalist, skeletal instrumental (🎛 Anwar Sawyer and Myles Williams), NUNA is on autopilot from the jump. “I don’t give a fuck ‘bout no lease on your Lambo / I don’t give a fuck, I will see like a scandal,” she bites in the chorus, later adding, “I don’t give a fuck, if you ain’t me / What you mad for? What you mad for?” Facts! The colorful, for under consent of the king-filled chorus is the crowning achievement of “IdgaF.” Still, NUNA gives us one verse, which is less explicit than the chorus.  “This shit ain’t no bandit, it’s a cloak,” she asserts, continuing, “They finish at the bottom on this road (It’s so cold).” While “IdgaF” is not your traditional rap per se, particularly the verse, the bite, energy, and intensity are on full display.  AUDREY gives us ample personality, plus, we get an ill instrumental. 

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Awesome Songs: July 2023

6. Peso Pluma & Natanael Cano, “PRC”

💿 GÉNESIS • 🏷 Double P • 📅 2023

“Me levanto, un baño y luego me pongo a forjar / Es veneno, da pa’ arriba, de muy buena calidad.” Translated in English, Mexican musician 🎙 Peso Pluma (Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija) asserts on 🎵 “PRC,” “I wake up, a shower and then I start forging / It is poison, that gets you high, of very good quality.” The key lyric is high, hence a blunt… which the music video shows 💨. Anyways, Peso Pluma is a V-I-B-E, PERIOD. His debut LP, 💿 GÉNESIS, has had ample success on the Billboard 200. On the 12th track, he collaborates with fellow Mexican musician, 🎙 Natanael Cano. So, what does PRC stand for? In Spanish, it’s “Polvo, ruedas y también cristal,” per the chorus. In English? The translation is Dust, wheels and glass. To provide additional context, the entirety of the chorus, translated in English, plays out like this:

“Well wrapped, the packages leave

No worries, I can’t fail

I’m always ready to cross

Dust, wheels and also glass.”

Both singers perform the chorus, which features a slight variation the first time. Beyond the chorus, both Laija and Cano deliver respectable vocals, splitting the verses. Beyond the voice and interesting lyrics, in which the music video shows Pluma and Cano enjoying life, living it up, the band serves up a marvelous backdrop. The music itself – Música Mexcana to the nth degree – is incredibly sweet!

7. ROSALÍA, “LLYLM”

🎵 “LLYLM” • 🏷 Columbia • 🗓 2023

“I don’t need honesty / Baby, LIE LIKE YOU LOVE ME, lie like you love me.” Typically, when it comes to 🎙 ROSALÍA, translating from Spanish and English occurs exclusively. However, on 🎵 “LLYLM”, an acronym for lie like you love me, the chorus of the song, is performed in English! That means that “LLYLM” is a bilingual single. The verses and the bridge are performed in ROSALÍA’s native language, Spanish.  Examining the chorus, however, the fact that she’s willing to accept lies is, um, a bit disturbing.  As always, she delivers ample personality while singing.  I love the sound of her voice, particularly in the chorus, showing a kinder, gentler side. There is a vulnerability given the fact that big bad love – infatuation, it seems – has reared its ugly head. The production is well-rounded, if less ornate than other songs she’s recorded. Still, the rhythm goes hard.  In the first verse, she asserts [translated], “The one I love, doesn’t love me / As I want him to love me.” Oh, snap 🫰! In the second, she asserts herself as a mami, seeking his attention and affection.  All of it leads to the centerpiece, the chorus, where, again, ROSALÍA seems to be willing to settle for less. Does ROSALÍA ever release a bad record? No, plain and simple.

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Awesome Songs: February 2023

8. Blackbear & Machine Gun Kelly, “gfy”

💿 in loving memory • 🏷 Alamo / Columbia / Sony Music Entertainment • 🗓 2022

🎙 blackbear has no shortage of pessimism with 🎵 “gfy”, a single from his 2022 album, 💿 in loving memory. Bring the f-bomb and other profane words on go fuck yourself, blackbear also brings along 🎙 Machine Gun Kelly. “gfy” has elements of pop, hip-hop, and of course, pop-punk. Basically, it sits somewhere under the alternative umbrella of music.  Early on, it feels more pop with some hip-hop stylings. Blackbear is locked in and loaded from the start.  After the intro reveals the deck of cards (“There’s three little words that I should’ve said / Go fuck yourself”), he recounts his bad experience with his ex: “You’re worse than all of my exes combined.” Woo! Machine Gun Kelly enters the mix following the chorus, contributing to some “ooh’s” before dropping his own pop-punk/pop/rap hybrid verse. One of the lines that stands out from MGK: “Do not disturb on the door while she screamin’ / My D-I-C-K B.I.G. like Notorious.” The big takeaway is, that this girl/these girls were awful, and both regret not telling them to “go fuck yourself.” 

9. Jazmine Sullivan, “BPW”

💿 Heaux Tales Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe • 🏷 RCA • 📅 2022   

“And even though we ain’t official / You know I ain’t no regular girl,” 🎙 Jazmine Sullivan sings confidently in the chorus of 🎵 “BPW”.  She continues the chorus from the sexy standout from 💿 Heaux Tales Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe (2022), singing, “So tell me whenever I’m with you / I got the Best Pussy in the World.”  Prior to “BPW,” a skit, 🎵 “Mona’s Tale”, sets up the celebration of that BPW. Mona asserts, “I want to fuck your head / I want you to miss me / I’m a great fucker.” Jazmine, of course, builds off that inspiration.  The chorus summarizes while the verses highlight the pleasure being given.  In the first verse, Sullivan sings, “Tell me how you never ever had it like this / And it’s a privilege to let you hit / So, act accordingly.” In the second and third verses, it gets even more NSFW.  “Gas me up / Talk that shit that make me wanna back it up,” Sullivan encourages her man in the second verse. In the third, it’s that “Bomb head and the best sex,” “Great pussy is the best flex,” and my favorite:   

“And when we finished, you be outta breath  

Tryna make you wanna cry  

And have you thanking God  

Sayin’ that you’re so blessed.”

While explicit and NSFW, “BPW” is thought-provoking. Heaux Tales Mo’ Tales, as a whole, is a great discussion piece.   

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10. Walker Hayes, “AA”

💿 Country Stuff the Album • 🏷 Monument / Sony • 🗓 2022

Country musician 🎙 Walker Hayes struck gold with his single, 🎵 “Fancy Like”, in advance of his 2022 album, !  💿 Country Stuff the Album. Clearly the single that ‘put him on the map,’ regardless of how annoying or corny it is, the middle-aged singer/songwriter also unleashed a more serious single, 🎵 “AA” (Alcoholics Anonymous ®).  Still, don’t get it twisted – Hayes doesn’t take himself or things too seriously. “AA” has a countrified sound.  Thematically, Hayes keeps things country and very southern. “Might change the oil in my truck / I ain’t payin’ no thirty-five bucks,” he asserts in the first verse, adding, “Kids need shoes, mama needs Levi’s.” Essentially, shit is expensive! In the second verse, Hayes continues to reflect on life.  The key moment – the centerpiece – is the chorus.  Hayes is being serious, but it’s, um, a bit ‘cringe’ if you will:  

“Tryna steer my daughters off the pole 

And my sons out of jail (Sons out of jail) 

Tryna get to church so I don’t go to hell (I don’t wanna go) 

I’m just tryna keep my wife from figuring out (Hey babe, I love you) 

That I married up and she married way down 

In Alabama where they love Nick Saban 

Tryna write a song the local country station will play 

Hey, I’m just tryna stay out of AA…”   

Perhaps Hayes is being sincere, and his ‘down to earth’ persona is respectable, but, I’d be lying if it didn’t feel corny and a bit cringe. 

11. Billie Eilish, “NDA”

💿 Happier Than Ever • 🏷 Darkroom / Interscope • 📅 2021 

“Did I take it too far? / Now I know what you are / You hit me so hard / I saw stars.” 🎵 “NDA” is an unexpected, incredibly rewarding single from 💿 Happier Than Ever, the epic sophomore LP from 🎙 Billie Eilish. Eilish and brother, 🎼 ✍ 🎛 FINNEAS, are a perfect match.  FINNEAS ‘shows out’ on the boards, particularly the chorus. “NDA” is a darker moment from Happier Than Ever, with the title serving as an acronym for non-disclosure agreement.  Billie lets us peek into her world throughout the song.  She rose to fame as a teen, and she imparts the downside of fame including stalkers, lack of parties, and the time she “Had a pretty boy over, but he couldn’t stay / On his way out, I made him sign an NDA.” Later, on this intense yet intriguing gem, she adds, “I’ve been havin’ fun gettin’ older now / Didn’t change my number, made him shut his mouth / At least I gave him something he can cry about.” I love how Eilish sounds throughout, particularly the brief but gorgeous chorus, as well as her ratcheted up intensity on the outro (excerpted at the top). “NDA” is utterly sublime. It’s well-written, superbly produced, and yields an elite vocal performance from Eilish. 

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12. Drake, “TSU”

💿 Certified Lover Boy • 🏷 OVO / Republic • 🗓 2021

“This is a story, it came from my life, and I’m just recordin’ this shit.” Okay… 🎵 “TSU” is an interesting track from 💿 Certified Lover Boy, the 2021 studio album by 🏆 Grammy-winning rapper/singer, 🎙 Drake. Originally a 🏆 Grammy-nominated album, Drake withdrew his two Grammy nominations in 2022 for CLB because of essentially the narrowminded natures of the Grammys – it’s complicated. Focusing on “TSU,” which stands for 🏫 Texas State University, Drizzy imparts a tale of a stripper who wants to turn her life around.  According to him, “She tryna get out of the mix, shawty is goin’ legit.” So, what is his role in all of this? Well, he clearly wants to be supportive, and that support seems to transcend their freaky past, supposedly (“We used to do pornos when you would come over but now you got morals and shit”).

13. AC/DC, “T.N.T.” 

💿 High Voltage • 🏷 Australian Music Corporation Pty Ltd. • 📅 1976

“So, lock up your daughter / Lock up your wife / Lock up your back door / Run for your life.” Wow – that sounds dangerous! “The man is back in town / So, don’t you mess me ‘round!” Mercy!!! Among the most dynamic, DYNAMITE songs of them all hails from a classic rock band, 🎙 AC/DC.  No, dynamite doesn’t grace the title of the famous 🎵 “T.N.T.,” but hey, there are similarities! Ask yourself, when did you first hear this 1976 💿 High Voltage gem?  I can’t say I heard in 1976 – I wasn’t even born then 😜 – but I give ample credit to the 🎮 Tony Hawk Pro Skater series for introducing me. The crowning achievement of “T.N.T.” is the chorus, period.  That memorable refrain is further amplified by the high-pitched, assertive vocals of 🎙 Bon Scott.

“‘Cause I’m T.N.T., I’m dynamite 

T.N.T., and I’ll win the fight 

T.N.T., I’m a power load 

T.N.T., watch me explode.” 

Even beyond the chorus, however, the lyrics on the verses pack a mean punch as well.  You might say that they too are dynamite.   

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Dynamite: 5ive Songs No. 3 (2022)

Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 2 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alamo, Arista, Australian Music Corporation Pty Ltd., Columbia, Darkroom, Double P, Interscope, ISO Supremacy / UnitedMasters LLC, Monument, OVO, RCA, Republic, Sony;]

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Published by the musical hype on October 4, 2023October 4, 2023