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The self-produced 9th track on the Justin Scott side of the album, K.R.I.T. rants on the trials and tribulations of his career and life.

Much of the song deals with K.R.I.T.’s signing to Def Jam and realizing what he once dreamed of was really a nightmare. It also deals with topics such as failure, faith, death, hopelessness and dreams for better days. In a way, the song can be seen as an angrier and more frustration driven version of his classic track “The Vent.”.

K.R.I.T. sampled the piano notes heard throughout the song from David Ruffin’s “I Let Love Slip Away,” from 1969’s Feelin' Good.

In a piece from NPR, K.R.I.T. explains:

This one makes my face hot just thinking about it. It’s just flat-out honesty, venting. It’s the battle of dealing with the need to medicate and how that feels. It’s like I’m just talking and it’s so sporadic and all over the place, but it’s so necessary for me to say some of those things. Like, ‘Man, I’m worried, I’m scared of dying. Yeah, I drink a lot.’ Or, ‘Yeah, I’ve accomplished these things but I see certain people that haven’t got certain stuff and are happier than me.’ They have someone to share what they’ve done with. I think a lot of people will relate to it. It might help somebody dealing with drinking or any kind of addiction to understand that they’re not alone. I think we all have that side of us that just sometimes wants somebody to say that it’s going to be OK. Right?

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Throughout his life Fashawn had experienced many of rough times, even rougher than leather

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Fashawn had just turned 21 at the time of Boy Meets World’s release, and he found himself on the cover of XXL Magazine and receiving a lot of attention in the hip-hop world at a very young age.

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In October 2009, Fashawn celebrated both his 21st birthday, and the release of his debut LP Boy Meets World.

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The Ecology is sort of a crossroads for Fashawn’s career. After a long hiatus he returns as good as ever.

Fashawn had lost hope in the rap game, and nearly called it quits before Nas reached out to him to sign to Mass Appeal Records.

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“Never Waiting in Vein” is a song about his sophomore album The Ecology. Here Fashawn is explaining the countless lengthy delays and setbacks the album has taken. The song connects the wait his fans have gone through for the album with the wait he has gone through to finally succeed in the music industry.

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Fashawn has always been known for having a great message with his music, best evident on his debut Boy Meets World. As his career continues to expand and his image continues to grow, he doesn’t want to change his humble roots no matter how much money he makes.

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Produced by Evidence, “The Beginning” is the first single of The Ecology, Fashawn’s sophomore release

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A great metaphor regarding the time you get to shine in the rap game. Fans are so quick to move on to the next rapper in line. The “man of the hour” means in the spotlight or at the top of the game. Here, Fash is stating that it can take a lifetime of work to achieve 15 minutes of recognition

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Fash drops tight verses as easy as drinking water.

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