You'd really take ugk's riding dirty over tool's lateralus lyrics-wise? I guess for some people it makes more sense to dissolve into a gangster fantasy, verses listening to something I find more sensible. No offense or anything because I really do like UGK, but I like it because it makes me think about simple things(therapuetic).
Murder off of ridin' dirty by UGK
Quote:
I'm still Pimp C, bitch
So what the fuck is up?
Puttin' powder on the street
'Cause I got big fuckin' nuts
Comin' back from Lou-siana in a Fleetwood 'Lac
Out to serve them niggas some shit
To put they feet on they back.
Got the pounds from befo'
'Cause you know I jus' paid dues;
Nigga bought 30 from me, so I front him 42.
He gon' profit 700 times 62
24-8 is what I do, so, nigga, fuck what you do
If I tol' you cocaine numbers,
You would think I was lyin'
Young-ass niggas 22 is talkin' 'bout they retirin'
In the game, ain't a thang
Comin' foreign with Benz
Rich-ass home, 2 apartments where I entertain friends
Mo' bounce to the ounce,
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Tool - the patient off of lateralus
Quote:
A groan of tedium escapes me, startling the fearful.
Is this a test?
It has to be. Otherwise I can't go on.
Draining patience, drain vitality,
this paranoid, paralyzed vampire act's a little old.
But I'm still right here, giving blood, keeping faith. And I'm still right here.
But I'm still right here, giving blood, keeping faith. And I'm still right here.
(I'm gonna wait it out 3x)
If there were no rewards to reap,
loving embrace to see me through,
this tedious path I've chosen here,
I certainly would've walked away by now.
I'm gonna wait it out.
If there were no desire to heal,
The damaged and broken met along,
this tedious path I've chosen here,
I certainly would've walked away by now.
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Two song's about the same thing. The trials and tribulation of choosing a harder path in life.
Also a faster time frame I wouldn't consider an advantage if you had a good message you wanted your audience to hear. IMO you can't throw bob dylan into any comparison with speedy hip-hop.
Tool is brilliant for example: from the song schism -
Quote:
The poetry that comes from the squaring off between,
And the circling is worth it.
Finding beauty in the dissonance.
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I wish UGK got near that kind of understanding of human nature, and deep references to things like sacred geometry.
Btw RIP pimp c.
edit - I think the reason why hip-hop/rap genres are so progressive is because it's fashionable, which makes it very profitable. With all the illicit downloads going on with music, the music industry has screwed itself backwards. But if your into hip-hop it's cool to own old LP's and new CD's and mixed-tapes, let alone fitted hats, and the shoes/shirts rappers get paid to endorse, ring-tones, concerts etc. Also when you go into the poorer areas of America you find there's no computers let alone the internet, hence why there's still a bunch of cash going in. And where there's gold, there's a gold-rush.