The narrator addresses the listener to a game of love, this could be perceived as being a sort of competition between two individuals, and the prize being the heart of the person they love the most.

However, the narrator proceeds to say that it is in fact, the listener, who in this case, is his lover, that is the game of love.

This could allude to the fact that they are played by many in the same way that a game is, or they are difficult to socialise with as they demand effort and strong participation.

The use of was here is important as it could refer to the relationship having been terminated, possibly due to the game-like features of his (then) partner. And the despair that comes from the following lines.

In the “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” music video, the string ensemble that plays during the outro is cut off with a black shot with the text: Death to Molly.

Molly is the purest form of ecstasy, usually given as a free powder or contained in a capsule.

Taking molly has many affects on different people, it is a drug that hits the off switch on your brain, which could a good thing or a bad thing, depending on who you are.

Molly is consistently mentioned in contemporary rap, be it most humorously referenced by Trinidad James in the legendary:

Popped a Molly I’m sweating (woo!)

However it has also got artists in hot water, on Rocko’s “U.O.E.N.O.”, which features rapper Rick Ross, in which he rhymes:

Put Molly all in her champagne, she ain’t even know it
I took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain’t even know it"

Ross, who also remixed this Kendrick classic, has had his endorsement deal with Reebok dropped as as result of these lyrics.

As of yet, it is hard to tell if this is what Kendrick ominously demands dead, but it can be easily interpreted as a kind of rallying call to take drugs seriously and make sure it is not promoted through Hip-Hop, something Kendrick clearly takes very seriously.

Cocaine users often describe the euphoric of snorting cocaine as:

• An increasing sense of energy and alertness
• An extremely elevated mood
• A feeling of supremacy

On the other hand, some people describe other feelings tagging along with the high:

• Irritability
• Paranoia
• Restlessness
• Anxiety

Signs of using cocaine include:

• Dilated pupils
• High levels of energy and activity
• Excited, exuberant speech

Most likely referring to this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKlw7_zzM6U

Rakhi explains that Beyonce doesn’t need all the glamour and lights to be an amazing as we can see her in a casual form, singing better than she ever has before.

Independent Women is a song by Beyonce’s ex-group group Destiny’s Child.

Beyonce released a recording entitled Bow Down / I Been On, along with a picture of herself as a child,with a room full of trophies behind her.

The lyrics include the lines:

I know when you were little girls you dreamt of being in my world. Don’t forget it. Respect that. Bow Down bitches.

C.C White is a world musician whose concerts often revolve around a another worldly spiritual experience.

Lorna Simpson is an African American artist and photographer who made her name in the 80s and 90s with artworks such as Guarded Conditions and Square Deal.

Alluding to Beyonce’s aforementioned infamous dress which features a lot of gold and glitter.

All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter is a poem by author J. R. R. Tolkien which in itself is a reference to the phrase All that glitters is not gold which means that not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so.

Zadie Smith is a British author.

As of 2012, she has published four novels, all of which have received substantial critical praise.