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The philosophical and metaphysical questions raised by ***** ***'s "Aint I" verse need answers.
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Youngblood Priest
Atl baby
Riding down dill. As in dill aveAin’t I on a pill
Riding down hill
With my ice thirty below minus the wind chill
Devilinurear
Veteran
Plus he be in Ferraris, the cars with the horses.
Perhaps for the next topic you discuss the significance of this line. Is this a board comment on the growth and improvement of technology. Or the irony of being man made invention represented by a previous mode of transportation.
T-K-G
Veteran
Black boi White boi swag
GPBear
The Tape Crusader
@charmander
This is a historically relevant piece, like Martin Buber’s “I-Thou” dialectic, here we have the locus classicus of ***** ***’s “Ain’t-I” dichotomy.
When I listen to this verse, I’m reminded of Derrida. The deconstructionist philosopher who questioned the existence of a transcendental signifier, and asserted that the meaning of a word could only be defined by how it deferred to other words in a web of meaning. *** seems to reflect this idea by constantly defining himself in reference to his material objects. Meanwhile, his everpresent existential self-doubt “ain’t I?” seems to be questioning the nature of reality itself. By questioning if he really exists, he’s asking if the universe itself isn’t just some grand illusion. On a deeper intertextual level, his Hegelian dialectic with the unnamed Trick is obviously a veiled allusion to Wittgensteinian language games.
This is a historically relevant piece, like Martin Buber’s “I-Thou” dialectic, here we have the locus classicus of ***** ***’s “Ain’t-I” dichotomy.
When I listen to this verse, I’m reminded of Derrida. The deconstructionist philosopher who questioned the existence of a transcendental signifier, and asserted that the meaning of a word could only be defined by how it deferred to other words in a web of meaning. *** seems to reflect this idea by constantly defining himself in reference to his material objects. Meanwhile, his everpresent existential self-doubt “ain’t I?” seems to be questioning the nature of reality itself. By questioning if he really exists, he’s asking if the universe itself isn’t just some grand illusion. On a deeper intertextual level, his Hegelian dialectic with the unnamed Trick is obviously a veiled allusion to Wittgensteinian language games.
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So many memorable verses from ***** *** ,one of the most quotable ever. One of the best emcees to ever do it from a pure rapping perspective. T.I was just a much better artist. But they make a great ying yang,salute T.I for actually giving us a great protege unlike many legends who fail at that.
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When I listen to this verse, I’m reminded of Derrida. Who questioned the existence of a transcendental signifier, and felt that the meaning of all words could only be defined by how they defer to other words in a web of meaning. ***** *** constantly defining himself in reference to his material objects seems to reflect this, while his everpresent self-doubt “ain’t I?” seems to really be questioning the nature of reality itself. By questioning if he really exists, he’s asking if the universe itself isn’t just some grand illusion. Meanwhile, his
with the unnamed Trick is obviously a veiled allusion to Wittgensteinian language games.
The God Poster
LWO representa
I thought we had one but one y'all should start a coli "rap genius" like thread.
OGBIGBOY187
Superstar
Choppa make ya do the macareña
Formerly Black Trash
Philosopher, Connoisseur, Future Legend
Wish I could write reviews like this
Silver Surfer
Veteran
Day 1 mixtape.......
Pitfalls0117
Invokana Trump
“Ain’t I ain’t I ain’t I ain’t I got it going on?”
Bigblackted4
Superstar
*** still one of my favorites dude is the definition of a southern MC