Ty Dolla $ign, “Work From Home”įifth Harmony’s follow-up to its 2015 debut Reflection was always going to feature a maturation of sound and substance, and the fact that sophomore LP 7/27‘s lead single is packed with sexual innuendos (while not dropping any explicit language) was a logical progression that pop fans saw coming a mile away. The way she eviscerates a former lover (“Don’t get it twisted / You was just another n-a on the hit list”) is delivered so casually and with so much barely concealed contempt that it can’t even be called cocky she’s just stating the truth, and if you haven’t caught on by now there’s no hope left for catching up. But in case you missed the memo, “Needed Me” is the perfect reminder, pairing nihilistic razor-sharp lyrical barbs with a bass-heavy down-tempo beat that could almost be confused with a pained love song - but only if you weren’t paying attention. We already knew that Rihanna was a savage - her supreme self-confidence and total lack of f-s to give have made that abundantly clear over the years. Who can come back years later and still hit the shot? These guys, clearly. “All you black folks, you must go/ All you Mexicans you must go … Muslims and gays, boy we hate your ways,” Q-Tip mews on the chorus, (barely) parodying the sentiments of our future president. ![]() ![]() ![]() Who would’ve guessed that in a year where Public Enemy hooked up with Rage Against the Machine for the ultimate power-fighting supergroup, it would be a reunited A Tribe Called Quest who’d deliver the finest protest song from hip-hop’s golden class? From the clever (but not too clever) Black Sabbath sample and spare, old-school beat to lyrics about bald-faced racial and religious bigotry and deportation threats, “We the People” instantly became the national anthem of the anti-Trump nation. (Note: Songs were considered eligible for this list if they were either released in 2016 or peaked on the Hot 100 during that time - unless they already appeared on our 2015 list.)ġ0. Below are our Top 10 pop songs from 2016.
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