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Jimmy McMillan was a famous political activist who created the aptly named Rent Is Too Damn High Party focused on, well, lowering rent. This statement was made famous during the 2010 New York gubertional election, and has been cemented as a meme ever since.
See Mike’s shirt
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My friend's face lighted with interest. He said:
"Why, what a captivating jingle it is! It is almost music. It flows along so nicely. I have nearly caught the rhymes myself. Say them over just once more, and then I'll have them, sure."
I said them over. Then Mr. ——— said them. He made one little mistake, which I corrected. The next time and the next he got them right. Now a great burden seemed to tumble from my shoulders. That torturing jingle departed out of my brain, and a grateful sense of rest and peace descended upon me. I was light-hearted enough to sing; and I did sing for half an hour, straight along, as we went jogging homeward. Then my freed tongue found blessed speech again, and the pent talk of many a weary hour began to gush and flow. It flowed on and on, joyously, jubilantly, until the fountain was empty and dry. As I wrung my friend's hand at parting, I said:
"Haven't we had a royal good time! But now I remember, you haven't said a word for two hours. Come, come, out with something!"
The Rev. Mr. ——— turned a lack-luster eye upon me, drew a deep sigh, and said, without animation, without apparent consciousness:
"Punch, brothers, punch with care! Punch in the presence of the passenjare!"
A pang shot through me as I said to myself, "Poor fellow, poor fellow! he has got it, now." Mark Twain – A Literary Nightmare
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This line shows Shad rapping at a much faster than he normally flows in his songs. He’s showing his listeners he means business with his bars.
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A brass, or horn section is usually comprised of trumpets, trombones, and tubas, and they have a very full and powerful sound, Busdriver’s voice matches this commanding sound perfectly.
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The cover was designed by artist Dan Ezra Lang, whom has designed multiple covers for Aesop and similar Hip-Hop acts such as El-P and Cannibal Ox.
The cover depicts a horde of people, all with different appearances and expressions, moving about. The cover is a direct representation of the album’s central concept of the day to day struggle of people considered “wage slaves.” Many of the songs on the album are topical and based off day to day life such as No Regrets or the working man’s song 9-5'ers Anthem.
The album art also depicts four different angles of a catapult in the top right corner, this may be meant by Aesop to display the different turns life may take or throw at you, or it may be a reference to this line in his song on the album The Yes and the Y'all:
May they die the true death addicted to every vice Natti – Another Galaxy
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Those who use people can tend to find those to use who have the most to lose, this suggests many people have tried to use Natti due to his status as a rapper. These people deserve a fate that meets the ruthlessness of using someone for your own gains. A similar stance is taken by Natti’s QN5 label-mate Tonedeff on his song Loyal.
Revised televised tell me lies tell me lies Natti – Another Galaxy
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The world we live in today is a world that is skewed, every where we look we’re given facts and information that were decided by those with more power than us. These lies are transferred to us by those on television, radio, and the like who should be presenting the world honestly, instead of this watered down view we get.
A similar statement is made by Lupe Fiasco in his song Words I Never Said:
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