I like that there is often no deeper meaning to Mike's songs. Not because they're topical fluff like 99% of American Hip-Hop, but because the music tells a story.
Mike did some dangerous stuff on this album...he opened a window into his heart, mind & soul. This is never more apparent than on tracks like this one, When you wasn't famous & pranging out...where he speaks of his drug addiction & you can't help but feel it has so much to do with his not really having dealt with his father's death which coincided with the release of AGDCFF so he had acclaim to turn to and everyone was just giving him stuff...drugs & sex specifically.
I like his philosophy though as it connects to 2 nations about how in the UK stars get paper sweeped, so he might as well tell the true story so all the papers can do is be redundant. Even still, his honesty is inspiring.
I like that there is often no deeper meaning to Mike's songs. Not because they're topical fluff like 99% of American Hip-Hop, but because the music tells a story.
Mike did some dangerous stuff on this album...he opened a window into his heart, mind & soul. This is never more apparent than on tracks like this one, When you wasn't famous & pranging out...where he speaks of his drug addiction & you can't help but feel it has so much to do with his not really having dealt with his father's death which coincided with the release of AGDCFF so he had acclaim to turn to and everyone was just giving him stuff...drugs & sex specifically.
I like his philosophy though as it connects to 2 nations about how in the UK stars get paper sweeped, so he might as well tell the true story so all the papers can do is be redundant. Even still, his honesty is inspiring.