48 Laws
Ice, grillz, rims, rap sheets, STD's...Rappers have similarities and themes that run throughout the genre. First it was Scarface, then The Art of War, and now the new literary influence is the 48 Laws of Power. All the big dawgs from Jigga to Kanye to the Game are preaching the 48 Laws. Do you know the 48 Laws? Watchyou know 'bout them 48 Laws?
I know rappers don't always stick to their guns...Proverbial guns.
The problem is it's hard to follow all 48 Laws at once. Does it matter though?
#18 Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself - Isolation is Dangerous. Yet 50 Cent lives in Mike Tyson's old 8,000 room mansion. Nearest neighbor: half a mile.
#30 Make your Accomplishments Seem Effortless- Have you ever seen how many towels are draped over those peoples' head at the end of the show? Let alone the water bottles? So that don't work.
#35 Master the Art of Timing- Kanye told everyone with his body language watching hat Grammy thing on MTV he's fruity. I never acted that gay, even when I was on acid.
#23 Concentrate Your Forces- Or...retire, come back, do ads for sneakers, soda, computers, fuck R&B singers, retire, run a label.
They're all successful, so I guess good intentions are enough. So does that mean I can obey 8 or 9 of the Ten Commandments and still be wildly successful? Is that the key? Which ones should I toss out? If it were a Lean 7 Commandments, what do you pick? Personally, you can keep the ones about no sodomy, no coveting others shit, and "thou shall wait till she's 15." I mean what ever happened to separation of church and sex? Why should Catholic Priests be the only ones allowed to hang with young boys? I need my own religion so I can start breaking those Commandmentz.
I know rappers don't always stick to their guns...Proverbial guns.
The problem is it's hard to follow all 48 Laws at once. Does it matter though?#18 Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself - Isolation is Dangerous. Yet 50 Cent lives in Mike Tyson's old 8,000 room mansion. Nearest neighbor: half a mile.
#30 Make your Accomplishments Seem Effortless- Have you ever seen how many towels are draped over those peoples' head at the end of the show? Let alone the water bottles? So that don't work.
#35 Master the Art of Timing- Kanye told everyone with his body language watching hat Grammy thing on MTV he's fruity. I never acted that gay, even when I was on acid.
#23 Concentrate Your Forces- Or...retire, come back, do ads for sneakers, soda, computers, fuck R&B singers, retire, run a label.
They're all successful, so I guess good intentions are enough. So does that mean I can obey 8 or 9 of the Ten Commandments and still be wildly successful? Is that the key? Which ones should I toss out? If it were a Lean 7 Commandments, what do you pick? Personally, you can keep the ones about no sodomy, no coveting others shit, and "thou shall wait till she's 15." I mean what ever happened to separation of church and sex? Why should Catholic Priests be the only ones allowed to hang with young boys? I need my own religion so I can start breaking those Commandmentz.
2 Comments:
yeeecccch. This stinks.
dogger, put your energy somewhere it can be utilizzed more effectively...like giving me a little hobbla hobbbla hobbbbbbbbbbbrororallal
you should do a piece on the 1 law that makes you announce to your neighbors that you moved in down the block.
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