Music Appreciation: Rema's Booty Worship
20 December 2025 By Abiodun Kareem Giwa
Rema
Another banger? Sure? These are questions that follow a listener's response to REMA's new song, "Bounce." The other banger opening line quickly reminds us of his first, "Baby Calm Down." Rema's "Bounce, like "Baby Calm Down," is still an admiration of the female anatomy. But there is a noticeable difference between "Baby Calm Down" and "Bounce. In the former, the singer's admiration for the beauty of the female anatomy is admirable, while in the latter, he engages in what seems like a form of booty worship. Has Rema been captured by one?
It is either that Rema has been captured by a girl with massive booty size, or he has trapped one. A man is captured by one or more in his lifetime, while a woman traps many. Women rarely sing praises of the male anatomy or do it in secret about one item they like or dislike, the size.
Rema is not the first to praise the woman's anatomy or appearance dressing. Chris de Burgh's "The Lady in Red" cannot be forgotten for its vibrancy, though it was about the love of the lady's dress color. And aside from artists' renditions and their love for the human form, Michelangelo broke the record for his sculpture of the male anatomy. Let us return to REMA's "Bounce".
He begins the Baby Calm Down with a beautiful, fast-tempo tune, followed by a statement: 'Another Banger.' He repeats the same in "Bounce. He opens singing in "Baby Calm Down" with "Baby, calm down, calm down. Girl, this is your body, put my heart for lockdown." However, in Bounce, he opens with "Girl, I am in love with your booty bounce" and repeatedly in two stanzas of eight lines.
Then he goes raw, followed by worshiping lines that connect listeners to the relevance of a booty bounce. The booty already exists, but it becomes bigger, and that appeals to the singer. The wording of the song, down to the middle and finishing line, is nothing but a journey into a sex museum. It will be highly acceptable in the clubs, but certainly not in the realm or the world of philosophic moderation.
The "Baby Calm Down" has a broader audience for its universal appeal in terms of lyrics, unlike the Bounce. Baby Calm Down's success may have convinced Rema that he has an audience for the females' love song and that a repetition is necessary. Does he have any research showing that people love raw, sexy talks in a song? Why is the moderation in "Baby Calm Down" absent in the "Bounce"? It is true that many people talk about sex in secret but behave like angels in public. It is about respecting society norms or disregarding them.
There are places you cannot talk about sex in public, and others where you have the freedom to say whatever pleases you, regardless of people's reactions. Sometime ago, mouthing sexy words was the norm in the United States, but no more after Epstein's drama. Many acts like they hate sex, but behind the door, they are Tigers in the act. Rema has arrived in the public square of free speech. One thing that cannot be taken away from his song is the fast tempo. His tune enables foot movement.
He seems to have settled for the admiration of the woman, her anatomy, and his love for her. He has dissected her parts, including the breasts. When would he sing about other things?
It is either that Rema has been captured by a girl with massive booty size, or he has trapped one. A man is captured by one or more in his lifetime, while a woman traps many. Women rarely sing praises of the male anatomy or do it in secret about one item they like or dislike, the size.
Rema is not the first to praise the woman's anatomy or appearance dressing. Chris de Burgh's "The Lady in Red" cannot be forgotten for its vibrancy, though it was about the love of the lady's dress color. And aside from artists' renditions and their love for the human form, Michelangelo broke the record for his sculpture of the male anatomy. Let us return to REMA's "Bounce".
He begins the Baby Calm Down with a beautiful, fast-tempo tune, followed by a statement: 'Another Banger.' He repeats the same in "Bounce. He opens singing in "Baby Calm Down" with "Baby, calm down, calm down. Girl, this is your body, put my heart for lockdown." However, in Bounce, he opens with "Girl, I am in love with your booty bounce" and repeatedly in two stanzas of eight lines.
Then he goes raw, followed by worshiping lines that connect listeners to the relevance of a booty bounce. The booty already exists, but it becomes bigger, and that appeals to the singer. The wording of the song, down to the middle and finishing line, is nothing but a journey into a sex museum. It will be highly acceptable in the clubs, but certainly not in the realm or the world of philosophic moderation.
The "Baby Calm Down" has a broader audience for its universal appeal in terms of lyrics, unlike the Bounce. Baby Calm Down's success may have convinced Rema that he has an audience for the females' love song and that a repetition is necessary. Does he have any research showing that people love raw, sexy talks in a song? Why is the moderation in "Baby Calm Down" absent in the "Bounce"? It is true that many people talk about sex in secret but behave like angels in public. It is about respecting society norms or disregarding them.
There are places you cannot talk about sex in public, and others where you have the freedom to say whatever pleases you, regardless of people's reactions. Sometime ago, mouthing sexy words was the norm in the United States, but no more after Epstein's drama. Many acts like they hate sex, but behind the door, they are Tigers in the act. Rema has arrived in the public square of free speech. One thing that cannot be taken away from his song is the fast tempo. His tune enables foot movement.
He seems to have settled for the admiration of the woman, her anatomy, and his love for her. He has dissected her parts, including the breasts. When would he sing about other things?
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