Decades Mixtape (2000s)

(analyses credited to Sameer)

Public Service Announcement (Jay Z)This is one of the standout songs on Jay Z’s album The Black Album

A Milli (Lil Wayne)Lil Wayne got the inspiration from this song from Senator Everett Dickinson as he once said “A million here, a million there , and pretty soon you’re talking real money.”

Empire State of Mind (Jay Z)This song is about what it’s like to be in New York

In Da Club (50 Cent)this is the first of seven tracks that 50 cent recorded with Dr. Dre

The Real Slim Shady (Eminem)This song was funny and serious simultaneously

Forgot about dre (dr. dre, eminem)Dre is reminding his listeners that he didn’t fall off

Ms. Jackson (OutKast) Based on his real life struggle with Erika Badu

Gold Digger (Kanye West)Kanye examined the “gold digger” Phenomena

Ether (Nas)This song was a response to Jay-Z’s “Takeover”