Playaz Circle f/ Lil Wayne "Duffle [sic] Bag Boy"

[a Nick O!]

St. Louis has been playing this for awhile now (pretty much right away, since it came out back in July) and the more I heard it, the more it would get stuck in my head. I don't know what's happened in the past month to accelerate my affinity for it, but goddamn I love this song! When it comes on in the car, I like to pound my steering wheel along with the downbeats of the 5th and 7th measures of the looped 8-bar track. If you don't know musical terms, you know when I'm talking about if you've heard it.

I regrettably denied the awesomeness of "Soul Survivor" while it was out, due to being fed up with rap that glorifies selling drugs (I don't give a damn what any rapper might claim to the contrary), thereby stifling any real progress for the black community. It's definitely a conflict of interest for me to enjoy songs like these, simply because the beats are so powerful. All I know right now is I love this song.

Oh yeah, to put the visual of the song's concept in my face, in addition to stacks of cash, their MySpace page has a promotional ad placed in a pile of crack, as part of the tiled wallpaper.

In the video, largely, it's just Wayne and the two guys (and the posse? I can't recall) performing for the camera in the middle of the night at a truckstop: an awesomely simple concept.

[krazymack]

Here is a Youtube link, just in case if anyone wants to see the video and hear the track:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w070JX_P5OE

The song sounds really tight! I also don't advocate drug glorification. But, I understand that drug dealing was a real part of life for these dudes and it easier for an outsider to nitpick someone's past life especially from the "sidelines" watching in. I really hope they gave up the dealing sh** though!

Society has made it known to shun gentlemen like these, especially through the constant negative imagery of these males as played by the media, and these images perpetuate even to black males who are not so-called thugs and/or drama free and don't conform to the "norms" that society want them to be.

So being in hustle mode is very real to these folks...to survive. They've told a very real story and I'll personally not be quick to judge when they are vivid with their audience and their experiences.

However, storytelling is one thing and glorification can be another. Many younger folks in communities like these artists' hail from have problems differentiating the two and it'll be ideal if these artists can sum up their tracks with an uplifting message to encourage their younger audience in bettering their communities as the goal.

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Wow this is good. Lil Wayne actually sounds really decent singing the hook.

[a Nick O!]

blahblahblah said:

Wow this is good. Lil Wayne actually sounds really decent singing the hook.

I know, huh!

It blew my mind when I consciously realized that Lil Wayne doesn't rap any guest verses or anything, but just sings the chorus!

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nicholas said:

I know, huh!

It blew my mind when I consciously realized that Lil Wayne doesn't rap any guest verses or anything, but just sings the chorus!

Well, that's not the first time though. He did the same for "Make It Rain."

[a Nick O!]

Consider my mind blown once again. Wow, you're absolutely right. I really like "Make It Rain," as well.

[krazymack]

Here's a little twist of irony this weekend (well I guess some folks expected it), Lil' Wayne is arrested for possessing a controlled substance.

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071006/ap_en_mu/people_lil_wayne_4

[jcmf3]

The song beat and the raps are tight. But the video is nauseating. I can't stand the bit with holding the cup in front of the gas station (what is that supposed to be - a slushy, right? ). The concert/performance scene is alright.