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So the Bible said Billie Holiday & Tony Scott and His Orchestra – God Bless the Child
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You know I couldn't resist, we blazing, now the car here Lil Dicky (Ft. Nekisha-Michelle) – Classic Male Pregame
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And that's the heart of my pitch
I wanna do this whole thing different
[Interlude: Lil Dicky & Snoop Dogg]
What the fuck you mean
You wanna do the whole thing different?
Uh, you know, I-I think, like, you know
Traditionally people have been doing the job, uh
You know, the same kind of way for a long time
But traditionally speaking, this shit works, right?
Nah, like, I get that
But I-I just think like, you know
You don't know if it could be working even better
And I think you should look at me as an opportunity
To find that out
I don't mean any disrespect by that
I'm just saying I have a different background
Like, a different perspective
Way of looking at things than your typical applicant
So what are your biggest strengths? Lil Dicky (Ft. Snoop Dogg) – Professional Rapper
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Lil Dicky is not connected to the traditional lineage of hip hop in the same way that Snoop Dogg is.
Whereas hip hop originated in black urban communities with influences from funk, soul, jazz, reggae, etc., as an affluent suburbanite Lil Dicky was exposed to hip hop as a internationally successful commercial phenomenon.
He views this as an advantage: he is not constrained by the traditional truisms of the form which to some extent confine even the most innovative rappers who emerged from that paradigm.
Since the concern about being “authentic” in the traditional sense in hip hop is nil to him, he can rap about issues which are germane to him.
Lil Dicky also happens to be a member of a very wealthy and influential demographic (upper middle class white suburbanites). So if his tactic works, he has enormous potential for commercial success.
Oh, baby (I want to give, you T.L.C., T.L.C)
Oh, baby
Hold on, ooh-ooh
I want to love, you P.Y.T., P.Y.T
I want to give, you T.L.C., T.L.C
You're such a P.Y.T. to me, pretty young thing
Oh, baby, oh, baby, hold on
I want to love, you P.Y.T., P.Y.T. (Oh, baby)
I want to give, you T.L.C., T.L.C (You can be, ooh)
I just wanna love you, you know?
Ha-ha-ha, I'll give you all that I got Michael Jackson – P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
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Suede on the inside
Candy paint, candy paint
I ain't gotta tell you what the rims look like
Look, I'm gripping wood like a motherfucker
She ask me, can her friend ride? NxWorries – Suede
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Anderson starts by describing his car – a classic muscle car, leather suede interior and candy paint (a high gloss paint), and a wood grain steering wheel (and perhaps dashboard). The result would be a quintessential pimp car, such as the one described by Pimp C on “Big Pimpin'”
However by the end of Anderson’s description, his words are doing double duty – “gripping wood” can mean he is holding the steering wheel and/or gear lever, or alternatively it could mean that he is holding his erection – meaning that his girl asking if her friend can “ride” can refer to either a joyride in his car, or a threesome
12:24? And the bars close at 2, lights on like 1:30
Let me just think for like a second Lil Dicky (Ft. Nekisha-Michelle) – Classic Male Pregame
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With a fat hug for your sweater and your blouse The Lonely Island (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – Hugs
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Highlighting the Darwinian nature of living in America – the strong/rich get richer while the weak/poor struggle
That’s hardly Darwinian – Spencerian, maybe! The idea that competition is natural and good because it allows the strong to thrive and leaves the weak behind long precedes Darwin. In short, it’s a deep underlying cultural principle in modern Western industrial societies. We can all see it – all of the advantages that accrue to those that ‘already have.’ Billie’s far more likely to be referencing that pervasive idea in American culture than she is Darwin!