The Message

Songs that Reflect the Times

by Sanni Brown

May 19, 2022

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Maxwell performs onstage during the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Maxwell performs onstage during the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada.Ethan Miller/Getty Images

This week on The Message, we're playing Songs that Reflect The Times!

You'll hear classic throwbacks from Maxwell, Ja Rule, and Tupac. Plus you'll also hear new music from Megan Thee Stallion, Jack Harlow, and a song that's perfect for the season by Pink Sweat$.

Program playlist

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A man holding a bouquet of balloons, standing in a hallway
Pink Sweat$ is an artist/songwriter/producer from Philadelphia
courtesy Wasserman Music
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Ja Rule performing onstage
Ja Rule performs onstage at the City Harvest's 23rd Annual Evening Of Practical Magic at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 25, 2017 in New York City.
Jason Kempin/Getty Images
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Tupac Shakur in 1994
Tupac Shakur at a New York club in 1994. The rapper died two years later, in September 1996.
Steve Eichner/Getty Images
Songs that Reflect the Times