ODE TO SZA

Insecurities, heartbreak, infidelity. SZA writes about it all. Whether you’re in a good mood or a sad one, SZA’s got you covered.

“Good day in my mind, safe to take a step out…”

By now, we’re all familiar with the lyrical genius and icon that is ‘SZA’. Solána Imani Rowe, not only has taken the internet by storm with her lyrical and musical hits, but recently is becoming a trending artist on the app, “Tik Tok” with her new single “Good Days”. The infamous Scorpio has not only taken over every single one of my playlists on Spotify, but my heart and soul with her music. The Oscar and Grammy nominated artist has many songs many will testify to “hit too close to home”. SZA’s lyrics are personal and vulnerable, which is why many can relate to her and the situations she writes about in her songs. On her album “CTRL”(2017), iconic songs such as “Drew Barrymore” and “Supermodel” come from a very emotional and vulnerable place along with the rest of her album, brilliantly adding voicemails from her late grandmother at the end of a few songs off the album. SZA has always been recognized for her poetic-like song writing, one might even say “SZA is good for the soul”. If you have yet to listen to SZA, I only have one question for you, “Where the have you been for the past couple of years?” “Are you okay?”. 

Despite the number of streams and recognition SZA gets, for me, it’s still not enough. The playlist below will contain a couple of my favorite underrated artists, who alike from SZA, have a poetic and brilliant lyrical writing style. 

• Playlist - 

Drew Barrymore- SZA

Supermodel- SZA

Poolside- THE ANXIETY, WILLOW, Tyler Cole

PrettyGirlz- Willow

Session 32- Summer Walker

Cranes in the Sky- Solange

Antidote- Orion Sun 

Moment- Victoria Monét

Float- Coco Jones

Broke- Samm Henshaw

Hold On- The Internet 

Pink + White- Frank Ocean

On My Mind- Stevan

Call Your Name- Tora

Untitled(How Does It Feel)- Giveon

Good Days- SZA