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Mahoney & Monaleo Join Forces For Self-Love Anthem “Top Notch”
Dec
Mahoney links up with Monaleo for the empowering trap anthem “Top Notch.” Packed with confident bars, the Bay Area artist provides audiences with a sleek performance, boasting about her right-hand and asserting her prominence in the game. In the song, Mahoney humbles the girls who believe they are above her. Lyrics like “Yo n***a calls and he beeps me when wants to reach me/Yo bitch want to do it like me/The way I make it seem so easy,” highlights how Mahoney and other women are not one in the same. Elsewhere in “Top Notch,” the singer-rapper touches on her charm, implying that she doesn’t settle for less. If a suitor doesn’t treat Mahoney right, she “leaves him where she left him and that’s just how the story ends.”
“Top Notch” shows the bond that Mahoney and Monaleo share as well. When Mahoney spits “Mahoney and Monaleo/I’m thee KP to her Monique/And we those animated besties/That they love to watch and see,” she expresses the depths of her close-knit relationship with the “Passenger Princess (Jibitz)” rapper.
When Monaleo hops on the track, she proclaims that she’s “the hottest young bitch in Houston” before dropping ruthless rhymes against her opps. After addressing their empty threats, the rapper fights back with a promise to stand her ground. Afterward, she raps about her ability to bounce back from life-changing situations. For instance, she delivers bars such as “He ain’t getting top then he getting booted/H*es hate me it’s deeply rooted/But when I come around h*es be muted.”
In short, “Top Notch” by Mahoney and Monaleo shines a light on the importance of sisterhood and loving yourself.