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Even today this topic is often brought up in rap lyrics. Quest's last album had a song called "The Space Program" which featured the hook: "There ain't a spa
by culi 2y ago
Even today this topic is often brought up in rap lyrics. Quest's last album had a song called "The Space Program" which featured the hook:
"There ain't a space program for niggas
Yeah, you stuck here, nigga"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Space_Program_(song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Space_Program_(song)
- DoesntMatter22 2y agoWhat a poet
- culi 2y agoThat's a hook but yeah Tribe Called Quest is one of the most interesting groups in rap to listen to if you're listening for lyrical content
- DoesntMatter22 2y agoI was being sarcastic...
- tyg13 2y agoI particularly like how they use `space` in two different ways, from Q-Tip's second verse: These notions and ideas and citizens live in space I chuckle just like all of y'all, absurdity, after all Takes money to get it running and money for trees to fall Imagine for one second all the people are colored, please Imagine for one second all the people in poverty No matter the skin tone, culture or time zone Think the ones who got it Would even think to throw you a bone? Moved you out your neighborhood, did they find you a home? Nah cypher, probably no place to Imagine if this shit was really talkin’ about space, dude While the rich and powerful imagine of blasting off to outer space, advancing the frontiers of humanity, boldly going where no man has gone before -- the poor still find themselves squabbling for just a little space on the planet we all call home. Imagine if 'space program' really meant 'space' program?
- culi 2y agoYes the layered meaning is beautiful. It's both a meta point on the verse itself as well as a criticism about the political motivations behind "the space program" Thanks for posting it here