This song is about poor or struggling people looking to survive in any way. That's what the hussel, the bootlegs, the white shirts, etc is about; selling stuff to survive in the new country. "We got barrels in the sea, big enough to take a whole family", again, about immigrants trying to get to the new country in any way they can in order to survive or live better. It's interesting how Maya always presents the facts that Europeans and Americans refuse to see in so many ways. It's music by an immigrant for immigrants. Anyone who is an immigrant and anyone who's been to Queens, NY, can understand this song.
This song is about poor or struggling people looking to survive in any way. That's what the hussel, the bootlegs, the white shirts, etc is about; selling stuff to survive in the new country. "We got barrels in the sea, big enough to take a whole family", again, about immigrants trying to get to the new country in any way they can in order to survive or live better. It's interesting how Maya always presents the facts that Europeans and Americans refuse to see in so many ways. It's music by an immigrant for immigrants. Anyone who is an immigrant and anyone who's been to Queens, NY, can understand this song.