midwestiorew.blogg.se - Immortal technique 3rd world born lyrics

'Cause that food dropped parachute does not come everyday 'Cause heroin is not compatible with IslamAnd niggas know that, but throw that poppy seed anyway I'm from where they lost the true meaning of the Qur'an Kill us children born deformed eight months before they born Right next to the slave castles where the water is cursedįrom where police brutality's not half as niceĪnd makes the hood in America look like paradiseCompared to the AIDS-infested Caribbean slumĪfrican streets where the passport's an a American gunįrom where they massacre people and try to keep it quietĪnd spend the next 25 years tryin' to deny itI'm from where they cut your hands off if you make a fistĪnd niggas throw 'coca cause the job market doesn't existĮxcept slave labor modern day company storeĪnd peace keeper's don't ever, ever come here no moreFrom where the bombs that they used to drop on Vietnam Wham Line: "'Cause he was staring into the eyes of his own mother.Third world mother fuckers!I'm from where the gold and diamonds are ripped from the earth.Even if you are, there are probably some you'll still miss. Viewers Are Geniuses: Unless you're extremely conversant with politics and history, you will probably not understand even half the references in many of his songs.In fact, a strong case could be made that this trope is the primary reason Tech's music even exists. Start of Darkness: The whole story of "Dance with the Devil.".Shout-Out: To everything from adult film star Peter North to Egyptian monarch Tutankhamen.Goonies Never Die samples the theme of The Goonies together with several shout-outs to the movie. The films he's sampled include Deep Cover, New Jack City, Scarface (1983), and Pinocchio. Sampling: In addition to the expected sampling from other songs, Tech is also fond of sampling film dialogue to underscore his lyrics.Political Rap: Pretty much every song he's done.Pitbull Dates Puppy: Due to the chemistry of their back and forth, many people believe he's dating RT's Marina Portnaya.Also the aptly entitled "Point of No Return.".Moral Event Horizon: Invoked in "Dance with the Devil," combined with My God, What Have I Done?.

(This actually represents a rather important point in the historical divergence of anarchism and communism, since before that point, Marx had praised Proudhon's book What Is Property?).

Literary Allusion Title: "The Poverty of Philosophy" is named after a book Karl Marx wrote in response to a book entitled "The Philosophy of Poverty" by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.

Jerk with a Heart of Gold: One interpretation of him, he could possibly be an example of Good Is Not Nice or even an especially cynical Knight in Sour Armor, or all three.

So they suggest he prove himself by doing something truly cold hearted, such as raping a woman.

They don't take him seriously just yet, partly due to his lack of reputation but mostly because he once snitched to the cops after getting caught. If You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten!: In "Dance With the Devil", the protagonist asks a local gang if he can join them.