Apple on Wednesday admitted it's been secretly throttling the performance of older iPhones. The admission outraged even some of the company's biggest fans. Customers have good reason to be distrustful of the company and to suspect its motives. Apple has long inspired an almost religious devotion among customers and tech-aficionados - but it just seriously undermined its fans' faith and loyalty.
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Lupe continues his recent trend of taking shots at electronics-fetishizing consumerism here.
Planned obsolescence is the practice of designing products with a limited lifespan. It’s pretty much the norm for electronic goods and clothing. Instead of being built to last, things are built to break after a couple of years so that you buy a brand new one. Which breaks after a couple of years. And so on…
Even sneakier is perceived obsolescence, when a company brings out a shiny new version of a product and convinces people to upgrade from their still-functioning older model.
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I see the way you're trying to get to me
But with that speech impedi-ment, man you gotta come better G
You're hitting all the wrong switches troop begin again
Mumble mouth rappers couldn't last a minute with Big Daddy Kane (Ft. JAY-Z, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Sauce Money, Scoob Lover & Shyheim) – Show & Prove
But with that speech impedi-ment, man you gotta come better G
You're hitting all the wrong switches troop begin again
Mumble mouth rappers couldn't last a minute with Big Daddy Kane (Ft. JAY-Z, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Sauce Money, Scoob Lover & Shyheim) – Show & Prove
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This talk of speech impediments and switches is likely a reference to rapper/producer Erick Sermon whose solo debut “Hittin' Switches” came out the previous year. Erick is known for his pronounced lisp.
Taken together with Jay-Z’s reference to the EPMD split in the next verse it definitely sounds like Kane had an issue with Sermon. But what could it have been? Did Kane take Parrish’s side in the break-up?
See here for Kane’s memories of the beef
I cut hair and you still can't get no part
Big Daddy Kane (Ft. JAY-Z, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Sauce Money, Scoob Lover & Shyheim) – Show & Prove
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Back in the day Scoob was one of the people charged with keeping Kane’s flat top trim (along with Kane’s homeboy Smooth who was mentioned frequently in his early records). As he said on “On the Bugged Tip”:
Need a flat top, come to Scoob I’m the barber
Here he plays on two meanings of the word part: a parting (as in a haircut) and a piece. Basically you’re no match for Scoob.
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While Pusha’s labelmates would lay down their lives for him, Drake’s YMCMB labelmates wouldn’t do the same.
The Dream has had conflict with both Lil Wayne (over their shared baby mama, Nivea) and Drake affiliate The Weeknd (over Twitter). This feature is clearly an opportunity for him to take a few shots at his enemies.
On the song “Up All Night”, the hook says “I would die for these niggas”. Pusha just thinks he’s all talk.
I think this was a shot at drake who was sending shots at push at the time on behalf of Wayne and baby. He’s basically saying you’re going hard to defend them but if the roles reverse and I start going at you directly, they won’t do the same for you.
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I saw this as Pusha trying to tell kids that although their gang members may seem ride or die, they wouldn’t die for you and could turn your back on you, especially if there is money involved.