I'd first like to say that Lupe is my favorite artist and "streets on fire" is my favorite song of all time.
What I got from the song was that he is using examples of AIDS and the situations in the streets to illustrate the bigger picture that there are often things in society overlooked and ignored by the "masters" (government/higher ups) "to the masses" (the people) who only are concerned with other things and are an infection.
Also I believe that the section where Lupe describes the Angel changing the batteries in her halo represents how things are often not what they seem and there are underlying problems not only in people (going from an angel to just a person also signifying how people themselves think they are maybe better than they really are), but in society.
And he claims that everybody is placing blame on everyone else for problems in society and wont take responsibility for their own actions and hide imperfections.
This is another classic illustration of Lupe using metaphoric examples to depict a larger picture. He is truly a lyrical genius and should be regarded as one of the best artists there ever was.
I'd first like to say that Lupe is my favorite artist and "streets on fire" is my favorite song of all time.
What I got from the song was that he is using examples of AIDS and the situations in the streets to illustrate the bigger picture that there are often things in society overlooked and ignored by the "masters" (government/higher ups) "to the masses" (the people) who only are concerned with other things and are an infection.
Also I believe that the section where Lupe describes the Angel changing the batteries in her halo represents how things are often not what they seem and there are underlying problems not only in people (going from an angel to just a person also signifying how people themselves think they are maybe better than they really are), but in society.
And he claims that everybody is placing blame on everyone else for problems in society and wont take responsibility for their own actions and hide imperfections.
This is another classic illustration of Lupe using metaphoric examples to depict a larger picture. He is truly a lyrical genius and should be regarded as one of the best artists there ever was.