they might have practiced a lot but they really only rocked for a few people before a corporation went ahead and chose them adn put them in front of bajillions. see lana del rey on saturday night live.

skill and lyricism are no longer necessarily valued on the radio. swaggish pronunciations of words is what goes way farther. “bitch i’m a starrrrr / look at the paint on the carrrrr.” a lot of new stuff is off rhythm even.

referring to some very young rappers who became famous in the past couple years

there’s a lotta 38 year old dudes in LA with incomparable, unbelievable rap skill… and they are not getting any richer. the reagan thing refers to reagan’s “trickle down economics” where he wanted to give money to the rich, figuring it would trickle down to the poor. the economy stayed tanked til ‘92 when Clinton was elected.

“the red hat” is VerBS aka Kyle Verbs Guy, the most prolific rapper in the city.. his hustle inspires us all, doing like 200 shows a year or something. Alpha refers to Alpha MC, who features on a song on The Corporation Choose Me EP jaykgallagher.bandcamp.com – Alpha is a phenomenal rapper and known for his charisma. Prolific is Alwayz Prolific, the dude who collabed with me on this album, made all the beats with me, and performs with me everywhere.

i don’t wanna rap about dumb things, i want to rap intelligently, like one of my favorite rappers Open Mike Eagle– a friend and huge inspiration. his bars are amazing.

success as a rapper looks different these days

don’t need guns cuz there’s no point in fighting reality. sold em for beer, weed, sold cuz LA has already programmed me to be a mindless husk. we as a country are programmed to mindlessly crave brands and fame.

been doing my best, ever since i started, but i won’t make any money, until i go commercial?

allow me to create a situation where my friends can smoke more weed … … … hahahha i feel like i’m translating my raps for the collegiate set hahaha