Albums of the Year…So Far

A Boogie wit da Hoodie is a popular rapper and recently dropped his new album called Me vs. Myself on December 9th.

His real name is Artist Julius Dubose and he is 27 years old. A Boogie is signed to Atlantic Records along with his own label imprint, Highbridge the Label. He gets his stage name from the character “Ace Boogie” from the 2002 film Paid in Full and he always wore hoodies so his friends started to call him “A Boogie wit da Hoodie”. He’s originally from New York City and was raised in Highbridge. He started his discography with the single “Temporary” which he released on SoundCloud when he was 19. Since then, he’s dropped four albums and he’s grown in popularity.

SZA is a popular R&B and neo-soul singer and she also dropped her new album called SOS on December 9th.

Her real name is Solana Imani Rowe and she is 33 years old. She began making music in 2010, and in 2016, she was featured on Rihanna’s song “Consideration”. She is signed with Top Dawg Entertainment which is a hip-hop record label. SZA was raised in Maplewood, New Jersey and she attended a Muslim prep school every day after her regular school. She has been very popular recently and the SOS album was the first R&B album by a female to spend its first four weeks on the Billboard 200 #1 this century since Janet Jackson in 1993.

Here are a few students’ opinions on both albums:

Grace Barreto

Q: Which album do you think is overall better?

A: I think they were both equally good, they both had really good hits on the album and they almost have the same amount of songs on the album.

Q: What is your favorite song on the SOS album by SZA, and why?

A: I think Love Language is my favorite song on the album because I love the vibe it’s giving and I can relate to what she’s singing about.

Q: What is your favorite song on the Me vs. Myself album by A Boogie wit da Hoodie, and why?

A: I would have to say Come Here is my favorite song on the A Boogie album because it has a good beat to it and makes me want to instantly get up and dance.

Emilee Brown

Q: Which album do you think is overall better?

A: I think the A Boogie album is better because I like rap music better than R&B.

Q: What is your favorite song on the SOS album by SZA, Why?

A: My favorite song would have to be Kill Bill because she is singing about her ex-boyfriend and I can relate to a lot of what she says and I hate my ex.

Q: What is your favorite song on the Me vs. Myself album by A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Why?

A: My favorite song from the A Boogie album is definitely 24 hours because it’s very popular. I like the vibes the song gives and I like the lyrics.

Lucio Cole

Q: Which album do you think is overall better? 

A: I think the A Boogie album is better.

Q: What is your favorite song on the SOS album by SZA, why?

A: I like the song Nobody Gets Me because it’s the most relatable song and I mess with the lyrics a lot.

Q: What is your favorite song on the Me vs. Myself album by A Boogie wit da Hoodie, why?

A: Last Time by A Boogie because it’s a very catchy song and I mess with the lyrics.

Bella Delgado

Q: Which album do you think is overall better?

A: I like the SZA album better.

Q: What is your favorite song on the SOS album by SZA, and why?

A: Special is one of my favorite songs in the album, her expressing her feelings in her song helps people to understand that they’re not alone and that it’s okay to feel that way.

Q: What is your favorite song on the Me vs. Myself album by A Boogie wit da Hoodie, why?

A: 24 hours is one of my favorites out of his album, he expresses how he feels a different way with this one girl. It really shows how one person can make a person feel something different that they haven’t felt before.

Isaiah Richardson

Q: Which album do you think is overall better?

A: The A Boogie album is better.

Q: What is your favorite song on the SOS album, and why?

A: I Hate U is my favorite song by SZA, I really like the lyrics and the song is pretty popular.

Q: What is your favorite song on the Me vs. Myself album by A Boogie wit da Hoodie, why?

A: My favorite song on his album would have to be Money Conversations because the beat goes crazy along with the lyrics.