| Lupe Fiasco – Baba Says Cool for Thought Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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oh wow this is so true. and Katrina as in Hurricane Katrina... you must not live in america or something... look it up. it was a HUMONGOUS, destructive hurricane that was largely overlooked by the government. |
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| Lupe Fiasco – Gotta Eat Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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it's about drugs, to me. the first verse, where the guy's talking about GRAMS (cocaine), BREAD (paper) small fries (the drug dealer's kids), life was easy for them because their father was very successful from dealing drugs. and if you think like that through the rest of the verses, you'll see what it means. lupe is a TRUE lyricist. i love this. i love analyzing and interpreting songs. how the hell could you do this with a soulja boy song? this is true hip hop. word |
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| Common – U, Black Maybe Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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this represents the expectations/stereotypes that society has for certain races. that's my interpretation of this song. i face these expectations quite frequently... i am mulatto. people tell me i act "white", or some people tell me i act "ghetto". mulatto, asian, mexican... there's expectations for all races. and when those expectations are shattered, people tend to look at you funny. my dad is black, but breaks the social expectations of a black person. he doesn't like "gangsta rap", he RARELY drinks, he's more into alternative & complex music. he's a poet. he cooks. he takes care of his children. he's a college graduate. he served our country in the navy. and because of these things that he's done, that aren't what the "typical black person" is "supposed" to do, he gets mild amounts of ridicule. even from his own children, but now that i've listened to this song, i see that he probably faces this quite frequently like i do, and i hate that feeling. personally, i think tht races are just another way to divide the already divided and conflicting nations of the world. i don't see myself as just "black" or just "white" and i don't think i "act" like a certain race. personally i'm ME... in terms of music, i really love it all. in terms of close, i like it all. i have an unregionalzed accent. and people look at me funny. but in the end, like this song says, the struggle of being you is prevalent everyday. but i live through it. i love songs like this, that make me think critically! i am 14 by the way :) believe it or not. and i DON'T like 50 cent and i wasn't forced to listen to people like common. it's a personal choice, perhaps an influence from the good music i was raised on. god bless to you all :) |
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