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Riff: Tinashe – “Me So Bad”

Apr 16, 2018

I know you want my free time/I normally don’t play that, that, that, that/I’m walking on a thin line/I’m hoping that it break, break, break, break, break

from Me So Bad lyrics by Tinashe

A rudimentary beat has her taking a big bite out of Rihanna. It’s pure pop and a copycat move that is supposed to help her break through to a larger audience. Ty Dolla $ign and French Montana crash the party to help facilitate the process, and their presence adds a level of sheen that doesn’t necessarily elevate the creativity. Predictable and polished to the point that it loses personality.

 

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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