REPLAYS: BLIND BY SZA
December 13, 2022
It’s so embarrassing
How we used to be friends
To now I don’t care if it ends
Past making amends
– Reggie Johnson
The R Word
REPLAYS: FEEL ALRIGHT BY KRIIISPY
November 29, 2022
This year I been moving different
People acting mad funny – Peter griffin
People shooting for the stars
When they should’ve just stayed wishing
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: 3AM IN GLENWOOD BY 21 SAVAGE
November 8, 2022
Take it back to the time
To who was really riding with me
And not just in the passenger seat
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: SHIRT BY SZA
November 1, 2022
Blood again on my cardigan
Yes, we could’ve been more than friends
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: BET BY RUSS
October 26, 2022
Bet
I’m over here just matching my energy
You sigh in relief
But there ain’t no relief in me
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: MIXY BY QUAVO, TAKEOFF & SUMMER WALKER
October 18, 2022
I ain’t mixy
If my actions change
Adjusting to your nonsense
Now all of sudden I’m acting strange
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: BIG MAD BY KTLYN
October 11, 2022
Had to spell it out for you
On my national Scripps
Quiet ones to watch
Since we stay tight lipped
Readying my arsenal
Stay fully equipped
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: RESET BY NAV & BRYSON TILLER
October 4, 2022
Overdue for a reset
Been climbing mountains and mountains
But I haven’t peaked yet
Still gotta eat yet
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: WHO’S GONNA LOVE YOU TONIGHT BY SNAKEHIPS & TINASHE
September 21, 2022
Who’s gonna love you
If you can’t love yourself
Because the actions that you did
Were bad for my mental health
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: OUTSIDE BY BRYSON TILLER
September 13, 2022
Luckily I clean it up well
Yeah prepare for the tide
Not a stain on me
We take off on our ride
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: TOXIC BY YG
August 23, 2022
Dramamine because I’m sick of you
When patience ran thin
Where was thick for you?
What didn’t click for you?
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: PICTURE IN MY MIND BY PINK PANTHERESS & SAM GELLAITRY
August 16, 2022
You’re no longer a need
No longer a want
A picture in my mind
My dreams you won’t haunt
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: I LITERALLY NEVER THINK ABOUT YOU BY KYLE
August 10, 2022
No matter the companionship
Friend, coworker or foe
You’ll never catch me banana slip
I literally never think about you
I just stack chips and I dip
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: NEW TO YOU BY CALVIN HARRIS, NORMANI, TINASHE & OFFSET
August 2, 2022
Now we just on the road
No one knows where we going
Has the love come and gone
Did we miss the moment?
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: GRAND BY KANE BROWN
July 26, 2022
I had thoughts
Deep thoughts
Of me, myself and the pen
Replay the moment in my head
Not taking it for granted again
Some people say they family
And they never been a kin
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: THE SIGN BY LIZZO
July 19, 2022
Hey how you doing?
Are you getting tired yet?
I might forgive you
But I never forget
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: KARMA BY SUMMER WALKER
July 12, 2022
There is a fine line
In the root of good and evil
So stop it with this balancing act
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: BREAK MY SOUL BY BEYONCÉ
June 28, 2022
They don’t like us outside
But now we ain’t gonna be inside
From the inside, I can see your insides
Looks like y’all don’t like yourself inside
y’all should’ve kept your opinions inside
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: SURPRISE BY CHLÖE BAILEY
June 21, 2022
Not into too many surprises
Unless it’s a special occasion
And whenever I’m with you
It’s a cause for a celebration
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: SAVE ME BY DANNY LONDON & HALFOFYOU
June 15, 2022
Running from the fears
When it’s coming from the inside
No more counted out
No where for me to hide
Who knows what happens when
Pain and perseverance collides?
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: BLU MOON – THEY.
June 9, 2022
It happens every blue moon
When it aligns, we eclipse
I love everything about you
Fingertips to your lips
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: WAVES – RUSS
May 24, 2022
Sometimes I feel overwhelmed and I just need to breathe
Inhale exhale put my mind at ease
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: THERAPY MUSIC BY LOGIC & RUSS
May 10, 2022
The way the chips have fallen
Lays simple and plain
I have a duality of someone’s success is being someone else’s pain
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: BE FORREAL BY BLXST
April 26, 2022
For me it’s sink or swim
Too many people I extended branches
And gone out on a limb
The switch up is contagious
Many do it on a whim
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: SAY MY NAME – FIVIO FOREIGN, QUEEN NAIJA & COI LERAY
April 19, 2022
Don’t give me material
If you’re reading this it’s too late
Don’t end up becoming one of my mistakes
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: NAIL TECH – JACK HARLOW
April 12, 2022
At the end of the day
We ain’t seeing eye to eye
I swear I don’t see you crossing t’s
And I don’t see you dotting I’s
This only a percentage of this income
But we ain’t talking pies
She can hit that 3.14 stance
And I ain’t talking pi’s
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: UP AT NIGHT BY KEHLANI & JUSTIN BIEBER
April 5, 2022
We can’t control the games people play
We just hope we don’t get played
And the sad part is when I did
At first I would’ve stayed
Then later I prayed
Prayed that I never be someone else’s prey
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: WE GOIN’ UP BY NICKI MINAJ & FIVIO FOREIGN
March 29, 2022
Check my words
Check the diction
Best believe
Don’t want no friction
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: FAIR – NORMANI
March 22, 2022
77 days into this year and I believe I’m making progress
Things have been a hard pill to swallow
However I managed to digest
Recycling old recounts and in the end I just digress
Told myself to focus more and worry less
Will lead to more success
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: BROKEN PROMISES – SUMMER WALKER
March 15, 2022
Done feeding off the anguish
This is not another anthem
This problem is continuous
This one time isn’t random
Done being the star of your show
Quit entertaining your fandom
Quit acting like a child
Stop doing your temper tantrums
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: NATURALLY – TINASHE
March 8, 2022
Discussing you only as nouns
When the actions made you a verb
No review of you in my book
I’ll just remember you as blurb
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: LITTLE STORY – KEHLANI
March 1, 2022
The nightmare is when all the magic stops
Boogeyman syndrome, stay away
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: RENT MONEY – MARY J. BLIGE & DAVE EASTc
February 22, 2022
Not a care in the world
Learning about one’s self
Take what I know now
And protect myself and mental health
Protect my peace
Now I’m up here living with my life on a lease
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: HRS & HRS – MUNI LONG
February 16, 2022
Who knows how one’s body could have
All the answers to our questions
Thank you for your blessings
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: JOHNNY P’S CADDY – BENNY THE BUTCHER & J. COLE
February 8, 2022
Done giving you a reason
You can’t take my words
And make your own
You don’t have your own seasoning
Soon you’ll learn there’s no appeasing me
Within good reasoning
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: SET IN STONE – DANNY LONDON
February 1, 2022
So when it’s all said and done
It’s done, nothing to be said
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: EAZY – THE GAME & KANYE WEST
January 25, 2022
“They wanted to say my life was a wrap
So I started to rap
I was the gift of many Christmases
Wish I could take my presence back”
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: YOU & ME – GUNNA & CHLÖE BAILEY
January 18, 2022
They wouldn’t know about
What you and I have
And what I have going on with you
Listening to your wants and needs
Means someone got things to do
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: SACRIFICE – THE WEEKND
January 11, 2022
I don’t want to sacrifice
Any more time
Because you are all in my memories
And the good that came from it was of you leaving me
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: NOTE TO SELF – RUSS
December 14, 2021
“It took myself to see that I used to be one-note
Sometimes my actions didn’t match up when I spoke
It took a lot of time for me to dive deep when I wrote
So sink or swim when I go on a whim
I hope you able to float”
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: I HATE U – SZA
December 7, 2021
“I’m so sick of the inconsistencies
Like a minute ago you was digging me
Smitten me
How you fall in love and the next minute
You want to get rid of me?”
— Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: AFTER LAST NIGHT – SILK SONIC
December 1, 2021
If I could have one wish
we’d make up the whole constellation
The only shining star I need
To light up the night
– Reggie Johnson
REVIEW: PECULIAR HERITAGE – DeMISTY BELLINGER (MASON JAR PRESS)
November 29, 2021
“By revisiting historical moments and paying respects to figures that came before her, the author shines light on the issues we still are dealing with today”. – Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: THROW IT AWAY – SUMMER WALKER
November 16, 2021
And how did you throw it away
That’s the words I mustered up to say
How you just throw it away
You did everything to go and not stay
How you gonna throw it away
Thankful that you let us go separate ways
How you gonna throw it away
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: VISITING HOURS – ED SHEERAN
November 9, 2021
If heaven had visiting hours
I’d probably cry and never want to leave
If time could stand still for a second
I would beg and plead
Until the next time I see you all
Hopefully you’ll have stories for me
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: MOTIONLESS – BIA
November 2, 2021
You used to eat away at my psyche
Listening to my mind thinking you like me
New checks turned into Nikes
New balances turned into might be’s
– Reggie Johnson
REVIEW: a more perfect Union – TERI ELLEN CROSS DAVIS (OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS)
October 26, 2021
“Davis invites the readers to join and spark change in the infrastructure of the country to bring about a revolution”. – Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: ABAJÓ LA DICTADURA – HALFOFYOU
September 27, 2021
“…ensure that your art is a voice for generations to come and to be a leader in your own revolution”. – Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: SAN JUNIPERO – GABRIELKNOWSEVERYTHING
September 20, 2021
Seeking permanence in these verses
Been playing out my own story to find what my worth is
My purpose
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: WASTE MY TIME – TRE SENSEI
September 13, 2021
I want something natural
No challenge too great to handle
No trying to boast or ramble
Love is here to be gambled
So I don’t want a sample
I want something that’s ample
– Reggie Johnson
REPLAYS: 180 – DANNY LONDON
September 6, 2021
180 discusses the notion that as things around you move so quickly, it’s ok to slow down and reflect, restart or refocus. No matter how many times, I learned to continue to do what’s necessary in order to continue doing what you love.
REPLAYS: CANCELED – BRYSON TILLER
August 30, 2021
Certain artists captivate me with the shock value they bring when it comes to the music they release… Listening to this song recently had the same reaction I had when listening to it the first time and I was able to curate a new piece. Enjoy!
REPLAYS: DIE FOR YOU
August 23, 2021
In the beginning stages of my writing, I just wanted to mimic the musicality of the artists to improve my writing abilities.
REPLAYS: OVER – DRAKE
August 16, 2021
The song served as a reintroduction for my love for writing. For the first time, I was able to combine my love for both music and writing together.
REPLAYS: CAN’T TOUCH THIS – MC HAMMER
August 9, 2021
My love for music dates back to me being a kid, where whenever my mom needed to occupy my time while she was busy, she would turn on the music videos.
REPLAYS: “LOVE ME LIKE YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME” – KYLE
June 29, 2021
Should’ve learned to love me
By asking questions
Instead of taking my actions for granted
And second guessing
My motives
My intentions
REPLAYS: NO TIME BY KRIIISPY & M.I.L.O.
June 22, 2021
She says her time is money
And I don’t have time to waste
Tired of dealing with the same dudes
Done with the copy and paste
Babygirl just like wine and I’m trying to have a taste
REPLAYS: “PASADENA” BY TINASHE & BUDDY
June 15, 2021
Filled with positivity
Strengthening my sanity
Took last year
As a moment of clarity
The things you see now
Bask in the rarity
REPLAYS: “SUN GOES DOWN” – LIL NAS X
May 25, 2021
Didn’t know what depression felt like
Until I was nineteen
It took my crown and the jewels
And said it was fit to be king
REPLAYS: SEEING GREEN BY NICKI MINAJ, DRAKE, & LIL’ WAYNE
May 18, 2021
I been doing this here since Wayne’s dedication
I been doing this here, hear the dedication
I’ve been doing this hair, na look at the transformation
Went bald on everyone
And look how things shaping up
If you ain’t growing with me
Then you had to be cut
REPLAYS: WHAT YOU NEED – DON TOLIVER
May 11, 2021
I can be your new edition
Can you stand the rain
And when the grey clouds roll away
Does the sun reveal your pain
REPLAYS: “LOVE LINE” – SHIFT K3Y & TINASHE
May 4, 2021
This week’s #REPLAYS takes on “Love Line,” the newest track from British producer Shift K3Y, featuring Tinashe.
REPLAYS: Save Your Tears (Remix) by The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
April 26, 2021
If I wanted someone to switch up on me, I’d take my talents to Nintendo
Opened up to you just to be shut out like a window
The price I paid for your love as you sent it to others like Venmo
REPLAYS: MET HIM LAST NIGHT – DEMI LOVATO & ARIANA GRANDE
April 20, 2021
REPLAYS: MET HIM LAST NIGHT – DEMI LOVATO & ARIANA GRANDE
Bogeyman in my mind
Trying to creep into reality
Defeated him in the past
So right now he mad at me
REPLAYS: PinkPantheress – Pain
April 13, 2021
REPLAYS: PinkPantheress – Pain
And I 99.9% mean when I say
I’m glad I washed my hands of any
And everything surrounding the pain
REPLAYS – Sip It by Iggy Azalea
April 6, 2021
REPLAYS – Sip It by Iggy Azalea
The journey of an artist can be filled with highs and lows. Some meet roadblocks trying maintain success. One factor is the record label. Because of this, many artists, choose to go Independent. One of these is Australian rapper, Iggy Azalea.
REPLAYS: MY TIME IS NOW – TONE
March 30, 2021
REPLAYS: MY TIME IS NOW – TONE
Whether it’s released during an album’s rollout, planned or unplanned, music listeners ultimately hear that the time is now.
REPLAYS: PEACHES – JUSTIN BIEBER
March 23, 2021
REPLAYS: PEACHES – JUSTIN BIEBER
We’ll be the one Justin sang about
saying love was until the end of time.
REPLAYS: HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY – GIVEON
March 16, 2021
REPLAYS: HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY – GIVEON
I love the emotion as his baritone voice accentuates the rawness and sincerity in its lyrics. The relatability of the song draws people in and you cannot help but sing along.
REPLAYS: BEAUTIFUL MISTAKES – MAROON 5 & MEGAN THEE STALLION
March 9, 2021
REPLAYS: BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE – MAROON 5 & MEGAN THEE STALLION
Beautiful Mistakes has just thrown its hat in the ring for Song of the Summer. As the weather warms up, I can bet we will hear this song blast all over the airwaves soon.
REPLAYS: BRYSON TILLER – LIKE CLOCKWORK
March 2, 2021
REPLAYS: BRYSON TILLER – LIKE CLOCKWORK
In an industry where the price of fame can change a person for better or worse, Bryson Tiller has remained himself through it all.
REPLAYS: RUSS – MISUNDERSTOOD
February 23, 2021
REPLAYS: Russ – Misunderstood
I admire his appreciation for the craft. His consistency and his ability to have people relate to him through his songs is why his fanbase goes hard for the rapper.
REPLAYS – What It Feels Like by Nipsey Hussle & Jay Z
February 16, 2021
REPLAYS – What It Feels Like by Nipsey Hussle & Jay Z
In times where open dialogue surrounding different political issues have come to the forefront, the fact the discussion is happening is evident we are witnessing our own revolution in this lifetime.
REPLAYS: Streets by Doja Cat
February 2, 2021
REPLAYS: Streets by Doja Cat
Whether it’s released during an album’s rollout, planned or unplanned, music listeners ultimately choose the success as we see in Doja Cat’s single, ‘Streets’.
REPLAYS: ESCOBAR – Xponentbeatz featuring Kriiispy & Halfofyou
January 26, 2021
REPLAYS: ESCOBAR – Xponentbeatz featuring Kriiispy & Halfofyou
This column will take a look at songs from week of which I can’t get enough, and deep dive into my own thoughts in regards to them.
REPLAYS: VIBEZ – ZAYN
January 19, 2021
REPLAYS: VIBEZ – ZAYN
This column will take a look at songs from week to week that I can’t get enough of and deep dive into my own thoughts in regards to them. The first track comes from Zayn, best known for being in the pop group, One Direction,