New Slaves debates slavery and segregation as well as racism in general, commercialism, and stereotypes of African Americans in the United States.
In the mid-1980s, French Caribbean group Kassav, the first in the Caribbean to use MIDI technology, took Caribbean music to another level by recording in a digital format, this would then lead on to Digital Dancehall and Ragga, sub-genres of Dancehall that can be seen by Kanye’s use of sparse reggae samples on the hook of Guilt Trip, the intro of I Am a God and the outro of Send It Up.
Capleton, who was sampled on I Am A God.
Another genre heavily prominent in West’s most recent record is Acid House, a sub-genre of house music created in the mid-1980s by DJs from Chicago, Illinois but popularised in the UK rave scene. Acid house is seen in the pulsing opening basslines of I Am A God and New Slaves.
West is the currently the 13th richest rapper in the game.
The only people that succeed him are people who he has claimed as artists that influenced him to rap (apart from 50 Cent) including his inspiration and tutor, Jay Z who stands arms and shoulders above him with a net worth of half a billion, this is not to take away from the fact that is definitely eating.
With 21 GRAMMY’s, 3 BRIT’s, 7 platinum albums and countless ciritical acclaim, Kanye is one of the most affluent rappers of all time, with a net worth of $100 million.
You have to be your own biggest fan.
If you’re good at something and you point that out, it’s not bragging. It’s honesty.
If you have a platform, don’t just shout. Shout about things that matter.
Your true legacy is how you impact other people.
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Dirty Sprite is a slang for lean, sizzurp, codein. purple drank and other street names as well.
This time Future gulps this down all by himself, but his partner hasn’t left him, as we learn graphically in the following lines…
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Spade here is referring to Ace of Spades or Armand de Brignac, a prestige Champagne produced by Champagne Cattier of Chigny-les-Roses, France, the bottle is named for its emblem on the front.
Future mixes this with syrup aka Promethazine with codeine, usually purple but depends who is is manufactured by.
This… interesting mixture could be Future’s own idea as he follows the line up with the same line Jay Z used when talking about his own drink (D'ussé), is this an exclusive patant we are witnessing?
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Future’s dick has apparently got this girl in another world, further increasing the incentive to cheat on her boyfriend with Future.
He alludes to the American musical variety television program Soul Train, whose viewers were diverted Dick** Clark with his rival show Soul Unlimited.
Soul Unlimited was not well received as it was created by a white man (Clark), and because of its alleged usage of deliberately racial overtones.
