I think half of this song is about how much credit is due to artists who work hard at their art, rather than just trying to get exposure and quick success.
"he sold his own shirt off his back for cheap exposure"
"when all art is signed anonymous"
"the hardest workers in show biz need no diamond studded glove"
Those lines combined with the whole "still debating over what rhyme-skill is" and "sick of waiting for time killers to get over their murder raps" probably indicate a slight bitterness on Sage's part, that he is working as hard as or harder than any of the Top 40 rappers, but because he's not in their specific niche of rap he's not experiencing their success.
An "avant garden of Eden" is a place where new, original music is appreciated and artists can have success without just doing what everyone else does (by my interpetation, anyway).
But a lot of the song is just kind of journal-esque free association of ideas, it seems to me.
I think half of this song is about how much credit is due to artists who work hard at their art, rather than just trying to get exposure and quick success.
"he sold his own shirt off his back for cheap exposure"
"when all art is signed anonymous"
"the hardest workers in show biz need no diamond studded glove"
Those lines combined with the whole "still debating over what rhyme-skill is" and "sick of waiting for time killers to get over their murder raps" probably indicate a slight bitterness on Sage's part, that he is working as hard as or harder than any of the Top 40 rappers, but because he's not in their specific niche of rap he's not experiencing their success.
An "avant garden of Eden" is a place where new, original music is appreciated and artists can have success without just doing what everyone else does (by my interpetation, anyway).
But a lot of the song is just kind of journal-esque free association of ideas, it seems to me.