Insecure is gaining Atlanta -type traction, and not just because of the humor. It’s the soundtrack, too. So we’re going to start keeping track of all these hits Issa Rae is incorporating into her viral HBO series, just like Donald Glover did. Without further ado, here’s every song in episode 2.
The episode opens with Issa and Molly discussing Lawrence and Issa’s impromptu sex scene at the end of last episode. “Did yall fuck on this couch?” Molly asks as the scene fades to Lawrence working out at the gym. That’s when we hear “No Way,” by Boogie. “I done fucked up and got fucked up like the whole day. See my old thing wanna slide through, wanna swing by, told her go play, I'm like no way.”
The squad meets up at an art exhibit after Molly gets out of her therapy session with Matt Martians’ “Dent Jusay” playing in the background. The soft jam perfect for a wondering mind like Issa’s features none other than The Internet’s Steve Lacy and Syd The Kid.
While hanging out at the art exhibit, one of Issa’s friends spills the beans that Lawrence has a new chick already, Tasha. Everyone and their mother (okay, probably not your mother) wanted to know what this next banger was. Issa Rae is known to feature rappers who are women and this unforgettable jam featuring a chorus that screams “fuck that ni**a” over and over again just got way more streams on Spotify. Thank Dreezy for this gem.
Issa is in the bathroom rapping in the mirror at the when Molly comes to check on her and decides to “Pull that bitch up” on Instagram. Then Issa heads over to Lawrence's friends house to confront him. The episode turns to Lawrence, who is at Tasha’s apartment. He confesses he slept with Issa and “You Better Tell Her” by Teedra Moses starts to play as the episode returns to Issa, who is brushing her teeth stalking Tasha’s Instagram account.
Issa is at work trying to figure out how to get the kids at this new high school to show up for We Got Yall after they ghosted her last time. She walks into a classroom full of kids. Meanwhile, Molly heads to a hockey game with her colleagues to bond with them in hopes of making the same amount as her male coworkers. Jump Hi (featuring Childish Gambino) by Lion Babe plays during the transition.
Issa is at home reading but keeps getting distracted thinking about Tasha, Lawrence’s new girl, so she scrolls through her Instagram pictures, which are all provocative. There’s one where Tasha is eating jalapeno poppers making as sexy face. We hear “Why you always Lurkin,” which comes from the appropriately titled “Lurkin” by Danileigh. Another instance of Issa Rae shouting out rappers who don’t get enough love.
Lawrence is sleeping on his friends’ air mattress thinking and Issa is at home on her bed stalking Tasha on Facebook, realizing Lawrence met her at his bank after creeping on her LinkedIn. A somber slow song by Kilo Kish, “Frustrations + Solutions,” plays as both characters ponder how they’ve hurt one another.
Issa drives over to Broadway Federal Credit Union to see Tasha at work, but can’t work up the courage to go in. In her head, she imagines walking in and punching her in the face. But instead, she adjusts the driver's seat all the way back and lays there in embarrassment as the twins from Inglewood’s 2015 record, “Run Up,” plays. “Tell a bitch run up. Let a bitch run up. F-U-C-K-Y-O-U,” Cam & China spit on the chorus.
Issa is hanging up her clothes at her apartment, putting stuff in Lawrence's now-empty closet space. She lays on the bed right in the middle and texts, “tryna fuck” to some random guy on Tinder, a move clearly motivated by sadness and desperation as she comes to terms with her and Lawrence’s breakup. The episode ends with none other than SZA’s “Supermodel,” the first track of her latest hit album, CTRL.
We also hear Kari Faux in this episode, but the song is not yet available online. If you remember “Top Down” from Season 1, it looks like the female vocalist teamed up with HBO for another exclusive called, “Maybe, One Day.” We’ll let you know when it hits the waves. Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments.
