Anything could really be a drug. Not necessarily just talking about controlled substances. Anything that you can grow an addiction to can be a drug. You can drown in water. So remember that, first. In essence, it’s just addiction. Too much of anything can kill you. That part first. But secondly, let’s be responsible. Don’t get carried away. We still got things to do. We still got life to live. And me being an artist, a man of words, I know a lot of people value my opinion and my word is bond. I speak with conviction. So me being a part of this time, I’m listening to music and the narrow subject pieces we were talking about. And I’m still outside. I’m outside too. I’m at these places. I can relate to the songs. I love these songs. But I just wanted to make sure that we talked about these things responsibly.

My little brother, this song should make him feel more comfortable about coming to ask me about it. All of my cousins and my nephews and nieces and godkids, after they hear this. Or anybody, for that matter. Addiction and these things are touchy subjects. Maybe somebody will feel better about talking to me about it. I’d love to talk about it.

Once again, trying to get to the root of things. My father was killed not too long ago, unfortunately. I didn’t know him that well. But I had father figures in place, luckily. My stepfather Clem. My grandfather Cletus. My uncles. I had father figures. So I don’t have this ill relationship with my father. I had excellent father figures. Excellent mentors. They just followed me everywhere I go to make sure I’m straight. How can I be mad at my dad, right? And I’m the IV, too. The fourth Herbert. I don’t know too many fourths. I don’t think I’ve met another fourth yet.

That sticks with me, and the fact that I didn’t get to really build with him before he passed is something that bothers me a bit. So I’m wondering if the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. Come to find out, my best friend Doeburger, his parents grew up with my pops. And he was the life of the party, for sure. He came in faded. Sure enough.

For those that don’t know, Dangeroo Kipawaa comes from The Three Stooges. The old version. And Top is old. That’s one of his shows and shit. I guess there’s a part where they were trying to get one of the Three Stooges to read the sign, and he couldn’t. It said “Dangerous. Keep Away.” And he said, “Dangeroo kipawaa.” He finds it so fucking funny, that he’s just like, “Oh my God.”

Now it’s his thing. It’s his whole thing. So, shoutout to him, man. Why he gets a kick out of that is beyond me. This guy, I don’t know. Shoutout to Top Dog.

A swami is kind of like a teacher for God or for the most high. And I referenced Jay Electronica as the asiatic black god. That’s how I identified with him.

The Battle Mongers, that was a clique in the black planet freestyle chat. Back in the day, you had the tagline you could put next to your name. Like real creative with the HTML and stuff like that. I was a grim reaper. I was Area 51. You know, different internet crews. So Battle Mongers was one of the first crews when I first got introduced to it. And you know, I was terrible coming in and they used to kick me out the room using cool little HTML codes and shit like that. Boot me from the room like “Get him out of here.” And then “Til I had all this heart and honor…” Heart, honor and respect is the three points of HiiiPower. So that was just a linear look at the rise to the top.