Bop Shop: Songs From Bartees Strange, Wonho, The Beths, And More

Princess Nokia is again, and he or she’s giving flowers to the divas who’ve impressed her. “I really feel like Beyoncé / I really feel like Shakira / Lemonade, I’m juicy / Hips don’t lie, Selena / Britney, Christina, relaxation in peace Aaliyah,” she sings on the observe’s ethereal chorus, channeling the feminine music trailblazers who got here earlier than her each sonically and spiritually. The affect doesn’t cease there, and he or she makes use of the one’s verses to spit some rhymes and rejoice her lineage as nicely: “I simply study from these girls, do no matter it takes / I’m the daughter of the witches that they burned on the stake.” It’s a meditative, summer-flavored tackle a self empowerment anthem, making certain that by the tip, you’ve discovered your personal inside diva. —Carson Mlnarik