Anonymous asked: Had you ever posted anything about Mos Def's "Rock'N'Roll" from Blackstar?
I haven’t. I loved that song in high school, mostly because I was all about agreeing with that sentiment and setting myself apart from that. Now that I’m grown, I still like it a whole lot, and can and still do sing along with the whole joint, but I disagree with parts of it now. I think he’s pretty much correct when talking about who gave birth to what and who’s iller, but the position of the song, like a white vs black thing, doesn’t work for me any more.
The song still bangs, though, and it’s only now that I’m older that I can appreciate the progression the music takes into punk rock and the seamless switch from punk to rap. I get the song better now, if that makes sense, as a statement, than I did when I believed the statement behind it. I probably actually like it better now that I disagree with a bit of it.
Huh. This question was really good. I hadn’t thought of that song in depth before.
