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Got good grades but A's can’t stop strays so pray for me J. Cole – Farewell
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Ask yourself, why you care?
Somebody going ham on a gossip site
Catching feelings over rumors that are not your life Yasiin Bey – I Don't Like
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Sex feels good, food feels good
Damn, even taking a pill feels good!
So if war and hate were our natural causes
Why would we need conditioning for it? Akala – Welcome to Dystopia
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The jungle has the premise of ‘survival of the fittest’, with several hierarchical levels – Joey draws some parallels between the jungle and the world we live in, more specifically the music industry. The jungle as a metaphor for the hip-hop industry was publicized widely by Jay-Z and Kanye’s Watch the Throne album.
He’s got to learn how to eat [survive, earn money, stay strong] in an environment just as challenging and unpredictable as the jungle. The world we live in too is full of metaphorical hyenas and vultures.
Both are scavenger animals which means they generally feed on prey that has already been killed or died of natural causes. Joey’s vultures are the haters – the ones waiting for him to fail and swoop in. While the hyena’s are the critics who will make jest of him and commentate in an attempt to undermine his talent. Also notice both animals are at the bottom of the food chain and stay in packs – Joey doesn’t have any respect for individuals who gang up and stab you in the back.
Notice that neither Hyenas nor Vultures live in the jungle, but rather the ecosystem known as the Savannah.
I recognize a similarity to the line in the Jay-Z song “Show You How” when the fellow Brooklyn rapper says “How to move in a room full of vultures”
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Hyenas are top predators and often times outcompete Lions for food.