7/31/2023 0 Comments All the stars lyricsLook at what you accomplished and what he said to the boy Put myself in the rocket ship and I shot for the stars Hit the bank and withdraw, hit the bank and withdraw He put a price on my talent, I hit the bank and withdraw You make a million or more, you living better than average You losing your core following, gaining it all What if I compromise? He said it don’t even matter If I go platinum from rapping, I do the company fine Telling me that he selling me just for $10.99 He’s clearly adressing himself to the capitalist Western society, just like he did in untitled:Ī piece of mine’s That’s what the white man wanted when I rhyme I want the credit if I’m losing or I’m winning” – All The Stars That’s how you find out who you dealin’ withĪ small percentage, whom I’m building with “I recognize you far as confidence and calculated promises all in your conversation This is an original message of self-expression and self-affirmation to the White world. To continue with this idea of standing for your ground, Kendrick states the following : The Sapology movement owns its proper clothing identity and has been challenging Paris trends for over 100 years. Sapology is the movement from Congo Kinshasa and Congo Brazzaville in opposition to the Western fashion trends. Société des ambianceurs et des personnes élégantes (SAPE). “‘Cause maybe the night and my dreams might let me knowĪll the stars are closer, all the stars are closer, all the stars are closer”.ĭancing in the stars is also a way to feel closer with ancestors, enjoying the present, looking forward to the future with the memory of the past. From the same idea you can appreciate SZA singing the hook: That’s why you can hear Joey Bada$$ rapping “ just a black spade spawned out the nebula.” – GOOD MORNING AMERIKKKA. The idea of space is really important too. That way, African intellectual (musicians, writers.) use the codes of science fiction, technology, magic, historical fiction, as well as hints of Afrocentrism and the Egyptian civilization, symbol of prosperity and royalty in the history of Africa, as well Ancient Ethiopia. The goal is to critique the present-day dilemmas of black people, and to revise, interrogate, and re-examine the historical events of the past. Last year, we listened to this Joey Bada$$ song which sampled Sun Ra ( from: Space Is the Place, 1974), and its concept of Afrofuturism. Kendrick stands among these children, with the will to go and save them, empathetic, feeling their pain, wearing orange, which is also associated with mourning death in Egypt.īring a morgue, but you can’t bring the truth to me” All The StarsĪfrofuturism is no news to African-American recording artists. Therefore all the kids wearing a red hat implies they’re either dead or mourning the death of their beloved friends and family. Red in South Africa refers to mourning, violence and sacrifices. The visual continues with this idea of death as the face of a sad woman is shown above a group of kids attending royal funerals. “Barefoot babies with no cares” Complexion This image also exists in the Ancient Egyptian religion, with The Celestial Ferryman would navigate the soul through the winding waters of the Underworld. These days ain’t no compromise, your pain ain’t mines half the time – Cape Town.” untitled 08 “We all came on a boat looking for hope, all you can say is that you’re looking for dope “I don’t see Compton I see something much worse, the land of the landmines, the hell that’s on earth”. This very first scene pictures what Kendrick calls the hell on earth when he came in South Africa by the time he was preparing To Pimp A Butterfly. Kendrick Lamar, however standing like Moses, is arriving as Charon, the ferryman of the god of death Hades, who carries souls across the Styx, river to the hell. The raising hands of a helpless and dying Black people. Ancient Egyptian Mythologyīlack people raising their hands left with nothing but Faith, This new video not only introduces the first single from the Black Panther album, by Kendrick Lamar, SZA and The Weeknd, but showcases one the most beautiful visual artistry since Alright and LOVE from Kendrick. This is most definitely a perfect way to picture Black History in this month of February. The clip contains a lot of symbols and follows a certain logic to express an impactful message. Knowledge and faith the only wealth worth collectingĬulture saved from the shade, Black slaves finally free. ‘Fore they can face the truth, my people fades to blackīack against the wall, living in a world in war. Facts of the past sure can influence our future
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