Submission of one's will to a woman who is not one's mother
You Can Be My Judge Baby..Yeah I'll Do Life
Willingness to change with a nested presupposition that the speaker is not perfect
I Hear You Want Somebody You Can Call Boo
I Will Change My Name To Boo And Fukk Around And Call You
[. . .]
You Dont Need A Superman..You Just Need A Man Likk Weezy (cf. Jay-Z, "Never Change," The Blueprint, 2001 et. al.)
Willingness to do domestic duties (if you, like me, choose to take this line literally)
What You Know 'bout Having Syrup Poured On That Pancake?
Admission of a trait often perceived as weak, and the ultimate violation, admitting that one is shorter than one's lover
C I Just Want To See If Your R Taller Than Me.
The remaining lyrics include several allusions to hip-hop's reigning couple, Jay-Z and Beyonce, whose "Crazy in Love" tore up the charts mostly due to its point-laden horn line and words that included "I don't care." In "Crazy," Jay-Z talks exclusively about how awesome he is and only mentions "B" as a fixture in the song in which he is rapping. Weezy's main line about being awesome, "and i also got that street credit.. i got more work then any dude.. u .. knew" appears at least partially to show C that Wayne can support her if necessary. Basically he's submitting his resume. When viewed against the backdrop of lady-doth-protest-too-much "Do we love these ho's / NO!" the song illustrates where rappers are in relation to women: Scared, awed, and vulnerable. T-Pain inadvertently acknowledges this power relationship in "Shawty Snappin," but it's no surprise that Lil Wayne has the courage to forthrightly admit it.
I would be surprised if the "Promise" freestyle were ever used successfully as dis-track fodder. It's too real, right?
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That song is endlessly fascinating. What really gets me about it is exemplified by the line "And the way you work that mic in the video is so [crazy]." Does Wayne know her at all, or does he just recognize her from TV?! I kind of imagine that all these people (;)) are hanging out together all the time, but apparently Wayne just built up his crush by way of BET. Is this much different from my vague attraction to the kind of cute/kind of homely bloggeress Megan McArdle? Can we all just write songs about minorly famous people we'd like to marry? I'm long that genre of music, as Wall Street would say.
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