love the Blues feel to this song first of all. I agree with TB31's Reply to an extent-I dont think this song is about Michael Young or the story of the Cool in particular. The main reason why people say that is because of the hook ('I asked my baby if she loved me etc). I do however think this is a story of one of many unknowns that the Streets and the Game have brought down. The first verse seems like one story-a man, similar to Michael Young who has let the Game-greed and other wordly things-lead to his death. One part of it gets a bit mixed though-at the lines of 'when his momma closed his eyes' then to 'when she couldnt take the pain and then the story of this her-I'm not sure whether its referring to his mother or his wife. But then again this is Lupe-he doesn't have to make perfect sense. The second verse is just about general things lupe probably wonders about. All, in all, this to me is a story of how dehumanised people may become because of worldly things-the constant repetition of the question 'did he/she feel it' would explain that. To try to fit it into the Cool's story is still an interesting interpretation though.
love the Blues feel to this song first of all. I agree with TB31's Reply to an extent-I dont think this song is about Michael Young or the story of the Cool in particular. The main reason why people say that is because of the hook ('I asked my baby if she loved me etc). I do however think this is a story of one of many unknowns that the Streets and the Game have brought down. The first verse seems like one story-a man, similar to Michael Young who has let the Game-greed and other wordly things-lead to his death. One part of it gets a bit mixed though-at the lines of 'when his momma closed his eyes' then to 'when she couldnt take the pain and then the story of this her-I'm not sure whether its referring to his mother or his wife. But then again this is Lupe-he doesn't have to make perfect sense. The second verse is just about general things lupe probably wonders about. All, in all, this to me is a story of how dehumanised people may become because of worldly things-the constant repetition of the question 'did he/she feel it' would explain that. To try to fit it into the Cool's story is still an interesting interpretation though.