I think this song is about rapping/performing and the effect it has on the rappers and the audience. Mos Def is rapping about the way he feels when he raps; it seems like it is an almost involuntary reaction to the world he lives in. Slick Rick's verse is a story about how he is being prejudged but when he performs the audience loves and appreciates him.
I think this song is about rapping/performing and the effect it has on the rappers and the audience. Mos Def is rapping about the way he feels when he raps; it seems like it is an almost involuntary reaction to the world he lives in. Slick Rick's verse is a story about how he is being prejudged but when he performs the audience loves and appreciates him.