In Search of the Youth Crew
Youthful Rebellion Unveiled: Cadence Weapon's Insightful Anthem
Lyrics
I remember that summer up in the crib
I reminisce about a past summer at home
Just like Adam with the missing rib
Reference to Adam and Eve, hinting at incompleteness
The cocaine kids where they use to live
Refers to a group of people associated with cocaine
And the hairdresser use to talk... yeah real real clear
Hairdresser's conversation is clear, but a rumor suggests otherwise
But I gotta a grapevine he's going into fits
Rumors about someone experiencing fits
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
Reference to Bob Dylan's song "Blowin' in the Wind"
How the dumb monkey fights gorillas in the midst
Metaphorical battle between the naive and the strong
In the struggle of the fists for a slice of the fifth
Struggle for a share of the spoils (fifth), likely wealth
Back then yea, I didn't use to rip shows
Didn't perform on stage back then
I bro down with no shit, sherlock
Relied on deduction like Sherlock Holmes
Nerder hop no number, I'd never talk slop
Not involved in mainstream or popular hip-hop
I only talk chop like drop your drink
Talking in a straightforward and direct manner
Drop your pants
Encouraging others to let go of possessions and inhibitions
Drop your plans
-Drop your friends
-Drop your hands
-Loss your rings
Sacrificing commitments like marriage
Pop and lock for young hemknott
Encouraging dance moves for a person named Hemknott
We use to grab pop like bruce willis asks whatchu
Recalling past conversations about grabbing pop (soda)
Talking bout?
-The youth crews back
Announcing the return of the youth crew
Silent summer's discreet about it
Describing a discreet and quiet summer
Gotta hammers in the wrist and a line of gout
Reference to physical issues (hammers, gout)
And this is those kids with the rubber headbands
Describing a specific group of people with headbands and deadpan humor
And deadpan comedy closed into the dressers
-No spins just presses, preferably for courtship
Preference for traditional courtship actions
Most kid contortion, I'm not very sharp
Admitting a lack of sharpness but valuing fun
But I'm dull for importance if your down for a lark
-Oh you know me? oh you know about "Sharks"?
Asking if someone knows about "Sharks" as a reference
It's a reference, less party than the shark...
Referring to a less party-like hip-hop scene
Tank, greed to the seems, partly it was started
-Hip-hop hipsters, dearly departed
-Cover the phrase and keep it in your locket
Encouraging keeping a memorable phrase close
We're all on the floor, regretting the week
Reflecting on regret and shame after a week
With no shame on top or beneath the sheets
-Youth funeral, yeah! send me a wreath
Expressing a desire for a wreath at a youth funeral
The youth crews back
Reiterating the return of the youth crew
Met the young girl that I'd seen on defamer
Meeting a girl mentioned on a gossip site
Couldn't talk like sex, no talk like Kramer
-If you wanna check me, baby I'm easy hahaha
Playfully suggesting an easy-going attitude about relationships
Your a cute lil-styler with a half-eaten writer
Describing a casual and confident approach to life
Cut off your fitted cap, take your power like Sylar
-I run out the clock, report it to the myzer
-Rhyme wise lifer with a bullet-ridden bedpost
Describing dedication to rhyming and perseverance
Nose to the grindstone, dig em till your mind's blown
-Throw in the fuse
Encouraging letting loose and enjoying life
The girls got loose on fructose juice
-At the hop out like halo, it taste just like salo
Referencing a controversial Italian film, "Salo"
The time that I speak will track 9 of this album
Mentioning a specific track on the album
Club goers prouder than a nose knows talcum
-I still rock the arrows like the riddler
Still using a symbol (arrows) like a comic book character
Wasted kids still sneaking into the club
Noting the persistence of youth sneaking into clubs
The youth crews back
Reiterating the return of the youth crew
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