{"id":524190,"date":"2022-12-09T20:48:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T17:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/7-reasons-why-it-was-worth-the-wait\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T20:48:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T17:48:50","slug":"7-reasons-why-it-was-worth-the-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-reasons-why-it-was-worth-the-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"#7 reasons why it was worth the wait"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e74c4df3e2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e74c4df3e2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-reasons-why-it-was-worth-the-wait\/#%E2%80%9C7_reasons_why_it_was_worth_the_wait%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;7 reasons why it was worth the wait&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-reasons-why-it-was-worth-the-wait\/#%E2%80%9CKill_Bill%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cKill Bill\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-reasons-why-it-was-worth-the-wait\/#%E2%80%9CBlind%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cBlind\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-reasons-why-it-was-worth-the-wait\/#%E2%80%9CGone_Girl%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cGone Girl\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-reasons-why-it-was-worth-the-wait\/#%E2%80%9CGhost_in_the_Machine%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cGhost in the Machine\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-reasons-why-it-was-worth-the-wait\/#%E2%80%9CNobody_Gets_Me%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cNobody Gets Me\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-reasons-why-it-was-worth-the-wait\/#%E2%80%9CShirt%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cShirt\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-reasons-why-it-was-worth-the-wait\/#%E2%80%9CI_Hate_U%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cI Hate U\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C7_reasons_why_it_was_worth_the_wait%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;7 reasons why it was worth the wait&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s been five long years since SZA released \u201cCtrl,\u201d a debut album that instantly made her R&amp;B\u2019s It girl. Since then, she\u2019s had hit collabs with Kendrick Lamar (2018\u2019s \u201cBlack Panther\u201d single <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JQbjS0_ZfJ0\">\u201cAll the Stars\u201d<\/a>) and Doja Cat (2021\u2019s Grammy-winning <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0EVVKs6DQLo\">\u201cKiss Me More\u201d<\/a>), but the wait is finally over for her sophomore set with \u201cSOS,\u201d which dropped Friday \u2014 hot off of the singer\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z9H925sxGNA\">\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d appearance<\/a> last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Here are seven highlights of one of the most anticipated albums of the year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKill_Bill%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cKill Bill\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI might kill my ex\/I still love him though,\u201d coos SZA on this midtempo bop that, while name-checking the 2003 Quentin Tarantino bloodfest, captures the conflicted feelings we all have about that no-good boo that we just can\u2019t quit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/SZA.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"SZA and her new album &quot;SOS.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24957032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/SZA.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/SZA.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/SZA.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>SZA <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d last weekend before dropping her new album \u201cSOS.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBlind%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cBlind\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI ain\u2019t no Julia Stiles\/This ain\u2019t no last dance\/Way past it,\u201d sings SZA, making yet another movie reference \u2014 this time to 2001\u2019s \u201cSave the Last Dance\u201d \u2014 on this breakup ballad that is a vision of acoustic-guitar-laced beauty.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGone_Girl%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cGone Girl\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Is SZA angling for a movie career? Because for a third time on \u201cSOS\u201d she makes a direct film reference \u2014 here to the 2014 Ben Affleck thriller. Singing about needing her space \u2014 \u201cSqueezing too tight, boy, you losing me\u201d \u2014 over a moody groove, she flips the usual script on the dudes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGhost_in_the_Machine%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cGhost in the Machine\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s a haunting atmosphere to much of \u201cSOS,\u201d and never more so than on the spooky electro-soul of this vibe-out with alt-rock breakout Phoebe Bridgers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/SZA-00.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"SZA\" class=\"wp-image-24957047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/SZA-00.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/SZA-00.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/SZA-00.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>SZA\u2019s new album \u201cSOS\u201d features collaborations with Phoebe Bridgers, Travis Scott and Don Toliver.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Global Citizen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNobody_Gets_Me%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cNobody Gets Me\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Veering from funky to folky, SZA has a Taylor Swift moment on an acoustic guitar ballad that showcases the s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ped-down sweetness of her voice. With no place to hide at her most vulnerable, you really get her.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CShirt%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cShirt\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The boom and skittering bounce of this track is the kind of hypnotic hip-hop that fits SZA like the \u201ccomfort in my sins.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_Hate_U%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cI Hate U\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>SZA walks the thin line between love and hate as she faces the trippy truth about being \u201clost in the lie of us.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/09\/szas-new-album-sos-7-reasons-why-it-was-worth-the-wait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;7 reasons why it was worth the wait&#8221; It\u2019s been five long years since SZA released \u201cCtrl,\u201d a debut album that instantly made her R&amp;B\u2019s It girl. Since then, she\u2019s had hit collabs with Kendrick Lamar (2018\u2019s \u201cBlack Panther\u201d single \u201cAll the Stars\u201d) and Doja Cat (2021\u2019s Grammy-winning \u201cKiss Me More\u201d), but the wait is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":524191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/SZA-.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[136985,72626,39579,87594,9846,73054],"class_list":["post-524190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-12-9-22","tag-albums","tag-music","tag-rb","tag-singers","tag-sza"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/524191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}