I think this song is about hip-hop,
"I think its great how you used to be great,
I can't hate on how you choose to relate"
Mainstream rap seems concentrated on money, and sex.
"barely trust 'em they're all puppets
love is nothin' scared of success"
Rappers today are puppets to whatever will make them the most money. Nothing is original or fresh it feels in mainstream rap today.
"seems like he's got a lot of complaints
about how nowadays things ain't the same
used to place some faith in the basement
a toast for this guy
and those kids that he came with"
-A rapper that came before thats complaining about how rap isn't the same and how he used to have faith in popular rap.
"cause they all on the same shit"
Once again, unoriginal rappers
"don't ever do a dance with the devil now
that smile is a sign that you're sellin' out"
-Slug's being sarcastic, Dance With The Devil is a song by Immortal Technique (check it). Making a song thats different and has emotion (aka "love is nothin")is the exact opposite of selling out.
That and the Beastie Boy reference "listen all of y'all it's a sabotage" makes me feel the song is mainstream rap and the rap of the past.
I think this song is about hip-hop, "I think its great how you used to be great, I can't hate on how you choose to relate"
That and the Beastie Boy reference "listen all of y'all it's a sabotage" makes me feel the song is mainstream rap and the rap of the past.