Song of the Day #5,015: ‘Super Gremlin’ – Kodak Black

After a solid month of movie posts, I’m shifting back to my primary focus on music. I will have more film-related content this year, including planned deep dives into a few directors’ filmographies, but that will come later. For now, it’s time for some tunes!

And what better way to start than with another installment of “What the Kids are Listening To?” I last dipped into the Billboard Hot 100 the week of November 14, 2021, and over the next two weeks we’ll see what songs are topping the list right now.

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Song of the Day #3,195: ‘Tunnel Vision’ – Kodak Black

Pompano Beach’s own Kodak Black shows up ay Billboard’s #6 this week with ‘Tunnel Vision.’

Every time I do these weeks on chart-toppers I feel older and whiter. I really want to like modern rap music, but the songs getting all the radio play just aren’t very good. I’m sure I could find plenty of sophisticated, compelling rap songs if I dug a little deeper, but the Billboard Hot 100 is clearly not the place.

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