Vomitspit - Blu

Blu

SpanishWinter

theGODleeBarnes

"So pardon if I'm coming off stealth

It's probably really hard for you to see me

Sea-weeds and we out floatin through the ocean no help

Puttin a genius in a bottle for a genie to read me

The President opened the message

It said don't push us, we close to the edges

...In red ink script to the edges

Thick from the blood that everyone of us shedded

And still aint none of us collected

Cuz niggas got their hands held to tight too accept it"

Blu on how dope he is, resilience of the people, and clinging on to prayer.

"...Anyway that's how I seen it...."

Unsettling. Disconcerting. I'm trying to find the words that describe how i felt after hearing I'm dead, by Scarface off of his debut solo album the Mr Scarface is Back.

Not sure what it us that made me have an emotional reaction to this track. Brad Jordan certainly was no stranger to dealing with morbid topics.

It may be the beat. It has a breezy vibe to it. Heavy D used it to brag about how attracted women were to him. And I'm certain The Meters didn't have death on their mind while crafting it. Other emcees might have chosen to use it as a backdrop for a more festive tale. Not Scarface.

"I’m sorry, just young and had to choose between you..."

"...and what the rest of the world might offer me, shit what would you do?" -Andre 3000

Single parents are universally celebrated for doing the work of two parents. The other parent, usually the father is ridiculed for being a "deadbeat". Many different factors lead to these situations. Most don't bother to think about the nuance of each situation. My mom used to tell the story of her dad going to the store for a bottle of milk one day and never returning home. Gone off for greener pastures perhaps. Could one really rationalize this decision?