To all my friends I grew up wit', who grew up fatherless
I know through me you live vicariously
I want you to know that we ain't no better than you and yours
We all needed therapy
Seven lines: Four lyrics and 3 interview quotes, two of them from XXL (2020) and one from MSNBC with Ari Melber (2019). Pain leads on 3 lines, with loyalty, identity and craft on 2 each. Strong Friend supplies two lines built on one idea, that the dependable one in the group needs checking on too, and Power is addressed to friends who grew up fatherless. The interviews are about staying yourself, not allowing someone else to turn you into something you're not, and an aside that the most deep conversations are "at five in the morning".
The best conversations—the most deep ones—are at five in the morning
I woke up this morning and decided I don't expect for you to understand my shit, if you're not hip-hop
One of the things I learned from him, is you don’t have to be drunk and high in order to create music
You need to check up on your strong friend
The one with strength that's never gon' end
If I'm the strong friend, then what the fuck do that make you?!
It’s just not how I’m cut. I’m not going to allow someone else to turn me into something I’m not.
XXL (2020)Verified · xxlmag.com