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A pop stars songs now often act as tabloid, as social media, as memoir.
This style of lyricism also invites the most unhinged,National Treasure-style deciphering.
Its become part of how fandom is performed.
If youre a real stan, you know that your favorite artist is sending you hidden messages.
Like Manson withThe White Album, except its encoded messages about sad breakups and not a looming race war.
But this winter has seen a spate of hyper specific breakup anthems that dont need decoder rings.
But whos doing it best?
Weve collected the dishiest songs of the season, and ranked them by level of overshare.
7.Smoking on my Ex Pack, SZA
7.
Ex:Drake, maybe?PHC (Prince Harry Corollary):The story aboutlosing his V-card.
We know there are exes on whose pack she is smoking.
I like curling, SZA.
Are you fucking with curlers?
Im sure many well-loved rappers have wack dick.
Still, what she lacks in deets she makes up in breadth.
As she says, the ho accusations are weak.
But the bitch accusations are backed up by this catty little ditty.
6.Middle of the Ocean, Drake
6.
Ex:Serena Williams (he wishes)PHC:When he said heidentifies with Stewiewhile stoned.
Speaking of SZA, her ex Drake was being petty about people we dont even know if he dated.
Drakerapped messilyabout a lot of folks.Some might saytoo many!
One of his disses went to Serena Williams husband, billionaire Alex Ohanian.
Did Drake ever date Serena Williams?
Is he salty that shes with someone else now?
Sidebar, Serena, your husband a groupie, he rapped on Middle of the Ocean.
If the clapback is better than the original line, youre near the bottom of this list.
5.Beckys So Hot, Fletcher
5.
Ex:Shannon BeveridgePHC:Admitting hestill has questionsabout how Diana died.
She looked so hot that I was like, How can I even be mad?
4.Wouldve, Couldve, Shouldve, Taylor Swift
4.
Ex:John MayerPHC:Describing how his dad broke the news of his mothers death to him.
More like Wouldve, Couldve, Shouldve put this on the main album.
If claritys in death, then why wont this die?
is rough but Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first is devastating.
Turns out trauma lasts a long time?
3.29, Demi Lovato
3.
Ex:Wilmer ValderramaPHC:When Prince William pushed Harry down and told him never to tell Meghan.
Yet another age-gap banger.
Why does this song top Taylors?
you could beat allegations, but can you beat an earworm?
Lovatos is also truly relatable.
What a fucking creep I dated.
2.Flowers, Miley Cyrus
2.
Ex:Liam HemsworthPHC:Reading Williams hairline to filth.
Miley Cyrus dropped this song on Liam Hemsworths birthday.
If that dont say petty, I dont know what does.
Oh wait, yes I do!
Plus the line Talk to myself for hours/Say things you dont understand is basically calling Hemsworth a dum-dum.
Face it, Gale lost theHunger Gamesand he lost this breakup too.
1.BZRP Music Sessions #53, Shakira
1.
Ex:Gerard PiquePHC:Every detail about hisfrostbitten dick.
Shakira went scorched earth in her latest collab with Argentinian producer and DJ Bizarrap.
#53 has such details, such specificity, it can only be about Shakira and Pique.
Im worth two 22-year-olds, she sings, alluding to her exs much younger new gf.
You swapped a Ferrari for a Twingo/You swapped a Rolex for a Casio.
