I love Thirsten Howl...I even laughed at this song the first 100 times I heard it. with gems like: "The only woman a man can trust, Even my uncle still lives with my grand-ma"
and
"Yo it's cheap by my place I ain't scared to open bills cuz non of them in my name"
but seriously
it would be too strong to say that hip hop promotes or even encourages this sentiment but it seems that in some ways the environment helps to facilitate this scenario of a lot of grown men chaseing their dream of being a rapper yet they still living at home.
is their a correlation here?
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3. "Beyond chasing dreams it's a urban male from a single parent home " In response to Reply # 0
that doesn't really have trust for any woman outside of his mother. This is also a common theme in rap. _________________________________________ The Combat Jack Show is THE best hip-hop related internet radio show Catch up http://pncradio.tumblr.com/
6. "The only woman a man can trust-Masta Foul (same song)" In response to Reply # 5
agreed thats a good observation I missed
its like all women are bitches....except for you mom
this is a dangerous and obviously incorret ideaology
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1619 the 1st slaves are brought to American shores thus begins the phrase “mine is better than yours?” (huh?) forced to serve-too broke to by freedom the systematic rape of African culture has begun little time
10. "There's a whole verse in this song that proves you incorrect" In response to Reply # 8 Tue May-15-12 01:10 PM by micMajestic
>the lack of trust with women goes back to Willie Lynch... > >now, as far as this song goes it's just a guy who can't make >money off of rap so he lives with his moms.
Both the joys of living rent free and the lack of trust for other women are being discussed in this song. If you don't know what you are talking about then why reply?
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21. "but in the broke "female dependent" rapper's defense..." In response to Reply # 9
somebody's gotta pay for...
Studio Time, Drum Machines, autotune software, CDRs, Internet Service to properly maintain his myspace page, gas money to the show, flyer design, gas money to someone else's show (to pass out flyers) Rapper clothes, Jewelry, Gold Fronts, Stripper Dollars (only to make it rain of course)...etc
So yeah. I guess I understand. The woman is actually just a record label "with benefits" .
23. "LOL" In response to Reply # 21 Tue May-15-12 04:40 PM by ABROCK33
u forgot to add that Moms 96 Toyota Camry is the tour bus
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14. ""promoting" or "encouraging" when it comes to entertainment..." In response to Reply # 0 Tue May-15-12 02:37 PM by realityrap
the concept shouldn't even exist. If you don't have a better influence in your life than thirstin howl III then you lost to begin with. Plus, are you talking about grown ass men?
Even just facilitating...this would be the case with any "starving artists" right? not just niggas trying to rap
15. "seems like I touched a nerve-do u live at home?" In response to Reply # 14
>the concept shouldn't even exist. If you don't have a better >influence in your life than thirstin howl III then you lost to >begin with. Plus, are you talking about grown ass men?
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19. "some people are willing to sacrifice their independance" In response to Reply # 16 Tue May-15-12 02:56 PM by ABROCK33
in the pursuit of a mirage (or so they say)
I write it off as extreme laziness
I personally know cats like that.
in their 30's no car,seeds all over the place, no career but "content" to live in there moms basement and "make beats" hopeing for someone to discover them
Im not sayin dont chase your dream but dont do it on moms dime
-------------------- "Good hair"-Uzi
1619 the 1st slaves are brought to American shores thus begins the phrase “mine is better than yours?” (huh?) forced to serve-too broke to by freedom the systematic rape of African culture has begun little time
17. "there was a Tribe story that was talking about record deals" In response to Reply # 0
and said that after LET went gold and after they gave the money back to the label for their advance and other expenses, they only had $30K each and were living on their parent's couch.
i think the R&B group TLC had the same situation too.
Record Industry Rule #4080...
but i know you're just getting at the reality of friends you know living at home, but i just think those stories are buggin'.
18. "i hear you but ATCQ was "living" dreams at that point" In response to Reply # 17 Tue May-15-12 02:46 PM by ABROCK33
not "chasing" them like Thirstin
they atleast acheived a level of success at that point. Im sure they wouldn't have traded that time if they had to do it over.
im talking moreso about all the grown men living at home w/o a job but runnin to the open mic night, callin up radio shows to freestyle, spending time pressin up their own cdr's while they sleepin in the basement
its a big diffrence, ATCQ signed a bad contract as teens but they had their foot in the door to a long career
a dude 28 still chasin the dream on his mom's dime aint a good of a luck
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1619 the 1st slaves are brought to American shores thus begins the phrase “mine is better than yours?” (huh?) forced to serve-too broke to by freedom the systematic rape of African culture has begun little time
27. "i wasn't trying to diss Tribe or anything " In response to Reply # 18
or suggest that they hadn't accomplished anything with Low End. i just thought it was an interesting story about a group that had one of the top 20 most significant albums in the history of hip-hop and even after its successful release are stuck at home with their family.
i guess my post wasn't following the line of thought you had in your original post. i was post-jacking in a way without being aware of it.
1619 the 1st slaves are brought to American shores thus begins the phrase “mine is better than yours?” (huh?) forced to serve-too broke to by freedom the systematic rape of African culture has begun little time
29. "RE: "I still live with my moms" comedy or tragedy?" In response to Reply # 0
what a dumb ass post. i know a LOT of people, degrees from notre dame and morehouse and everything, male and female, who ultimately end up back at their parents while they wait for that opportunity that's gonna jump-start their 'career'.
holy shit. r u for real?
btw.....
i don't live at home but EVERYBODY is strugglin'. it's just a funny ass song. satire maybe. cuz we all know somebody like that. and to me it's not so much poking fun but perhaps an acknowledgement that there's a lot of folks out there in the same situation.
Lebron couldn't win a chip without two superstars from his draft class. He didn't just need help. The nigga needed the cheat code to enable god mode.(c)Kira
30. "either u have never heard the song or just dont get it" In response to Reply # 29
the song isnt about educated young people, trying to jump start their careers, who WANT to work but have to live at home for economic reasons
-------------------- "Good hair"-Uzi
1619 the 1st slaves are brought to American shores thus begins the phrase “mine is better than yours?” (huh?) forced to serve-too broke to by freedom the systematic rape of African culture has begun little time
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