until I received knowledge of self. Brand Nubian, Wu Tang, Rakim, Guru, even some of Nas's lyrics went over my head as a youngster. Its like they were speaking in code, and understanding the Lessons and Supreme Mathematics helped me to figure it out.




I would imagine its still like this for 85's that are into hip hop.





>After clowning my 17 year old cousin for askin me, "why did
>112 like Peaches and Cream so much? Nobody even likes that
>flavor"...I realized that there were a lot of songs that I
>didn't catch when I was growing up. With some, I just didn't
>get the symbolism...and with some, I didn't understand what
>the slang or main topic was about until I got older.
>
>So without worrying about somebody teasing you for your age
>(or lack of it)...waht songs do you admit to not understanding
>back in the day?