Kendrick Lamar on the acid tablet
And a groove between Q and Langston Hughes
Rock if he was a Rockefeller that was signed to Roc-A-Fella
(Fuck Black Hippy)
from Ab-Soul – Only 1 Lyrics 2 on Rap Genius
Ab is comparing himself to other members of TDE.
He has the lyrical ability of Kendrick, without the ‘good kid’ moniker and more of an evil streak (represented by the acid)
He has the swag of Schoolboy Q, but also possesses the poetic talent of a famous black poet like Langston Hughes. (Also Schoolboy’s nickname and twitter handle is Groovy Q, so Ab plays with the double meaning of groove as a space between two things)
He has the grittiness of Jay Rock, but is still proper enough to be a member of the Rockefeller family, as he didn’t have as rough a chilhood as Rock. He plays on signing to Roc-a-Fella records here, claiming that he would still be a dope rapper even with that background. Even here his wordplay shines since Jay Rock shares the same name with Roc-a-fella records head hauncho and Soul’s idol/rival, Jay-Z (who also has a dash in his name!).
Overall, TDE members are always fucking around with each other, but this is a hilarious set of comparisons.
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