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If you peel back all the layers of SZA, youll find a lyricist at the core.
Theres even a little bit of Bjork and Beyonce, sampled and interpolated, respectively.
Below, a song-by-song guide to all the key references inSOS.
The sample, however, has slightly different vibes.
There are other icons used to underscore SZAs star power.
In Listen, Bey sings, And Ive tried and tried / To say whats on my mind.
An apt interpolation for a song about claiming whats yours.
Kill Bill
The songs title takes from Quentin Tarantinos assassin duology of the same name.
I might kill my ex, not the best idea, the chorus begins.
His new girlfriends next, howd I get here?
Quite similar to the plot of the movie.
Seek and destroy, oh, missiles deployed.
Now, its hate, not resignation, that provides the fuel.
Love Language
The outro to Love Language appears to interpolate Aaliyahs I Dont Wanna.
Put the hood on, now they callin me Cassius / Raunchy like Bob Saget.
Her pussy precedes her, as she so clearly laid out inCtrls Doves in the Wind.
Used
The third movie reference goes toStar Wars.
Niggas tryna break my focus, bitch, Im Obi Wan / You caught in the laser.
Snooze
If SZA will do anything, its be a ride-or-die.
Smoking on My Ex Pack
SZA is a rap girl now.
Smokin on my ex pack tonight is sister-song to the rap duos lyric Smoking on yo top five tonight.
Can you lead me to the ark?
Those who have forsaken their humanity / They like to patch their life with morality, he says.
Conceited
All these bitches is minions, despicable like, ooh (Oh).
The sixth movie reference.
Forgiveless
Bjork and Ol Dirty Bastard enter the chat.
An ODB freestyle, taken from archival footage shot by Forgiveless producer Rodney Jerkins, opens the track?
She also samples Icelandic singer Bjork, borrowing from the ambient electronic song Hidden Place.
A wealth of eclectic references to undergird a lyrically and sonically eclectic album.
