So when that pond thaws and it's no longer Gretzky
That's when we jetski Lupe Fiasco – Form Follows Function
That's when we jetski Lupe Fiasco – Form Follows Function
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How can you fit in and stand out at a formal event where the odds of you being there in the first place are slim to none?
A) attend a formal event
B) wear formal attire
C) wear Air Jordan’s
D) All of the above
If you guessed ’D' you have correctly chosen to make the event “hood”.
The entire song is about the innovation that black people showed to restore equality between races. The opening lines explain how in times of racial inequality, black people differentiated themselves in a positive way by creating a fashion trend; “Michael Jordan’s with tuxedos”. A remarkably simplistic depiction of the way that black people became something in the world, after all the struggles they faced in the past.