RUN THAT BACK — May 2021
It’s your favorite time of the month! Time for a recap of the music that May had to offer, including new hits from Sinead Harnett, Jorja Smith, Elaine, Kehlani, Smino, and many more. I’m not gonna hold y’all, ya boy been apartment hunting and job hunting so I wasn’t on my music shit like usual, and that’s why there’s no remix section this month, and there’s probably a lot of music I missed. I also didn’t have the time to go more in depth on my favorites for each section, but I did include a one sentence hitta for each.
New features: I realized while doing this that there is a ton of music that drops month-to-month, especially singles. So, I’m going to start just doing a cap of seven selections per section. Any of the other music from the month you can find on my spotify playlists, which will be linked at the end of each article. You can also follow me on Spotify to stay up to date as well. The link to my spotify will also be at the end of each of article.
As always, if you missed last month’s article be sure to check that out:
But, without further ado, lets get into the music:
Albums
Ran it back all May: Sinead Harnett x Ready Is Always Too Late
Dropped: May 21, 2021
Rating: 9/10
If Jazmine Sullivan hadn’t dropped the masterpiece that she did with Heaux Tales, this would definitely be my front runner for album of the year so far, but Ready Is Always Too Late is sitting pretty at the number 2 spot.
2. Mach-Hommy — Pray for Haiti
Dropped: May 21, 2021
Rating: 8/10
3. Olivia Rodrigo — SOUR
Dropped: May 21, 2021
Rating: 7.7/10
4. J. Cole — The Off-Season
Dropped: May 14, 2021
Rating: 7/10
5. Tee Grizzley — Built For Whatever
Dropped: May 7, 2021
Rating: 7/10
6. Young Nudy — Dr. EV4L
Dropped: May 18, 2021
Rating: 5/10
EPs
Ran it back all May: Jorja Smith x Be Right Back
Dropped: May 14, 2021
Rating: 8.5/10
Jorja has me feenin’ for her to go ahead and drop her album, and Be Right Back has definitely upped my anticipation for that, so hurry back Jorja!
2. Mereba — AZEB
Dropped: May 26, 2021
Rating: 8/10
3. MK xyz — Sweet Spot
Dropped: May 14, 2021
Rating:7.5/10
4. Masego — Extended Stay
Dropped: May 14, 2021
Rating: 7/10
5. ROE — My Way
Dropped: May 7, 2021
Rating: 7/10
6. 21 Savage — Spiral
Dropped: May 14, 2021
Rating: 7/10
Singles
Ran it back all May — Elaine x Right Now
Dropped: May 12, 2021
Rating: 10/10
The song was already a 10/10, but the video took it to a whole ‘nother level with Elaine looking like a 10 herself, living her best life without the worries of a ain't shit man.
2. LOONY — Either Side
Dropped: May 21, 2021
Rating: 10/10
3. T-Pain x Kehlani — I Like Dat
Dropped: May 14, 2021
Rating: 9/10
4. Nicki Minaj x Drake x Lil Wayne — Seeing Green
Dropped: May 14, 2021
Rating: 9/10
5. Symphani Soto & Eric Bellinger — Just A Moment
Dropped: May 28, 2021
Rating: 8.5/10
6. JoJo — Creature of Habit
Dropped: May 27, 2021
Rating: 8.5/10
7. Smino — Rice & Gravy
Dropped: May 18, 2021
Rating: 8/10
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