this is quite possibly the most incredible extended metaphor in hip hop i have seen in a long time.
its genius. pure f'n genius.
i shouldnt need to explain that the seasons are metaphors for the stages in the life of hip hop and the several allusions to things characteristic of them.
eg. spring...fresh...new...when hip hop first arrived on the scene it was fresh and new.
summer...golden...golden era of hip hop...
fall...start of a decline in sunlight (hope?) and more death seen...hip hop began to decline into mindless party music, more rappers killed...
winter...cold, dead, "icy" (nice double entendre) and so on. winter is desolate and people are forced to make their own warmth (hope)...etc etc
i could write for days on this track its that good.
this is quite possibly the most incredible extended metaphor in hip hop i have seen in a long time.
its genius. pure f'n genius.
i shouldnt need to explain that the seasons are metaphors for the stages in the life of hip hop and the several allusions to things characteristic of them.
eg. spring...fresh...new...when hip hop first arrived on the scene it was fresh and new. summer...golden...golden era of hip hop... fall...start of a decline in sunlight (hope?) and more death seen...hip hop began to decline into mindless party music, more rappers killed... winter...cold, dead, "icy" (nice double entendre) and so on. winter is desolate and people are forced to make their own warmth (hope)...etc etc
i could write for days on this track its that good.