![]() ![]() The pre-chorus emphasises how Grande believes that this time apart will be good for the relationship: “I can’t really miss you if I’m with you / And when I miss you, it’ll change the way I kiss you”. Grande tells her lover that: “I’d rather be alone tonight / You can say “I love you” through the phone tonight”, insisting that she have some time to herself. She uses Neil Armstrong’s infamous quote: “One small step man, one giant leap for mankind”, but replaces the word “man” with “woman”. The track opens up with a spoken introduction from Shangela, a popular American drag queen. The song follows the story of Grande telling a lover that she needs space. “NASA” is an abbreviation of: “National Aeronautics and Space Administration” which is a United States space agency. A close runner up in scientific accuracy is MOD SUN in “ HappyBB,” where he references a NASA blast off and says, “I’m movin’ faster than Nascar.” As space shuttles accelerate from zero to 18,000 miles per hour, MOD SUN is quite right that a speed nine times the average rifle bullet is faster than Nascar racing.“NASA” is the third track off of global pop artist Ariana Grande’s fifth studio album: “thank u, next”. NASA also houses their own Zero-G facility, where researchers study have studied microgravity or weightlessness since 1966. Rich Brian in “ Arizona” correctly mentions, “Zero gravity in the room like NASA,” Astronauts do train in the infamous Vomit Comet, which allows astronauts-in-training to experience zero gravity for 20-25 seconds. If you’re still considering a career change C.O.B., we’ve got some tips on how to fulfill your astronaut dreams. “F- being a rapper, shoulda been a scientist from NASA,” said C.O.B. "Woo, use your, use your common sense / Why is NASA part of the department of defense?" says B.o.b in "Flatline" Genius Career Regrets ![]() In 2017, the Genius database added 32 different songs with NASA in the lyrics, including several non-English language additions, show that NASA is truly a globally recognized agency - and has become synonymous with space exploration. Here’s a full spreadsheet of data provided to Inverse from Genius. For the 236 data points, Genius provides the year the song was released, the artist, and a snippet of the song that mentioned NASA. An Overview of the DataĪlthough the Genius data includes both rap and R&B songs, the vast majority fall under the rap genre. It should also be noted that Genius launched in 2009 (then as Rap Genius) and has been adding more songs each year of its existence there could very well be songs from 2009 that reference “NASA” that are not in its database. ![]() The data also includes includes a few covers, which were each counted as a datapoint. The below data begins from 1996, so, unfortunately, we’ll never know how often people liked to rap about NASA in those first 38 years. (We should all hope we’re this relevant at 60.) Across the spectrum of rap music, a love for NASA is apparent, with references peppered into lyrics of songs that top the charts, and other songs happy to live under the radar. NASA has been enjoying a moment leading up to and during this, its 60th birthday. Genius, the Smithsonian of song lyrics and annotations, searched its rap/R&B database for the term NASA and has provided Inverse with the data, proving true what we’ve been hearing all along. ![]() And pop music, often the best reflection current cultural fascination, has been awash with NASA references in recent years. Plastered across jackets, T-shirts and laptops, the NASA “meatball” logo enjoyed a cultural resurgence in the past few years. ![]()
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