The recording of this week’s podcast went well, I do enjoy the path I’ve been taking and was doing some research on the founding of Oxford college something like 1,000 years ago, it gave me an overview of subjects to study. We got in contact with the place selling and delivering a greenhouse and chicken coop. Last night I began doing research on what chickens need. We also got an order from a place called seed sheet, basically comes with everything to do a little gardening. I’m familiar with gardening, but my focus has usually been trees since they take so long to get started. In time we’ll have a more established garden, but there’s enough on the table for one season. Here’s my rap analysis from the podcast.
Rap: grip angels
Threw all my morals out the window, chasin’ dollar bills
Rap was a hobby still that lead me to some solid deals
I’m stressed, the homie be like, “Bruh, you gotta chill”
But if you was bearin’ all of this weight
You would probably feel like you body build
They hit me like, “I’ve seen you on TV with such and such”
So I’m the man when the fam need a couple bucks
Truth is, I got it, but I ain’t got it
But still’ll end up doin’ a solid just ’cause I’m solid
Time to break down the bars
“Threw all my morals out the window, chasin’ dollar bills” this rap game will make you loose yourself and any other way of saying sold my soul to the devil.
“Rap was a hobby still that lead me to some solid deals” Art starts out as a hobby, something you do for fun or pleasure. Setting off with the intention to succeed, or create business prospects, means you’ll likely fail because in the beginning and for a long time it’s just you and the craft, similar to body building, mentioned next.
“I’m stressed, the homie be like, Bruh, you gotta chill, But if you was bearin’ all of this weight, You would probably feel like you body build” At this point the artist is the top of a pyramid, or similar to how we’ve discussed about the Roman Emperor Marcus Aureilius, there’s pressure to move forward, do new things, to provide for those under the umbrella and be worthy of the crown. All this stress makes them stronger, if they can bear it. Also note in the first three lines the rhymes bills, still, chill, and even build.
Next people see the celebrity and ask for money, “Truth is, I got it, but I ain’t got it, But still’ll end up doin’ a solid just ’cause I’m solid” Got it and solid rhymes, but there’s word play with doubling up each in the sentence. Similar to how Shakespear said in sonnet 8, Zimmy zam boomafoo
He said, “sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy”. The message of this last line is what stood out to me, got it but don’t got it. When you have a lot of money you don’t leave it around in cash, it could get damaged or stolen, plus plus plus inflation. For top of the pyramid types, they don’t necessarily have money, they represent an idea that others, the bottom of the pyramid, believe in and will supply their money.
Then doing a solid because I’m solid, doing a solid would be a favor and being solid is reliable.
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