The fact that this song is as relevant as ever is sobering though.

I love that this joint is as scathing as anything else on the subject, while having a slight satirical feel to it. It's cathartic in that way, because it feels very lighthearted, and could almost be confused for satire because the whole thing is 'this little piggy went to market', but it's real as fuck.

This pig here is the chief
He's got a brother pig, Captain O'Malley
He's got a son that's a pig too,
He's collecting payoffs in a dark alley

That shit is gold, and that commentary still rings all too true today.

That was the first hip hop album I had access to
I wore that cassette the fuck out.