$ilkmoney Reminds Us It’s Ok To Be Angry
Angry and Cinematic!
This shit right here is supposed to make you uncomfortable. The production on Attack of the Future Shocked, Flesh Covered, Meatbags of the 85 is luxurious and the punchy rhymes are not to be listened to on a surface level as they may be considered controversial. Sampling the King of Soul, James Brown, as a MC tool who opens and closes the show, allows listeners to know this project will be a show... A Black AF one at that. $ilkmoney feels like the older younger cousin who’s seen some shit, or maybe even lived a life prior to his current one. It feels as if he’s fully equipped with the information to confidently relay the necessary gems so people can wake the fuck up. $ilkmoney makes his point and forces listeners to question their previous thoughts on these topics based off of his wicked poetic storytelling. His rhymes show you the beauty and ugly of the world. The production on “Detour” reminds me of the intro to Bad by Michael Jackson, loud and abrupt. $ilkmoney’s stern delivery makes it impossible to trip over his message.
The sampling of Justin Bieber’s “one less lonely nigga” video that leaked on YouTube for “Black Hefty” reminds us of how culture vultures capitalize off black misfortune and pretend to care about black lives while still making a mockery of us. This project was released a week before George Floyd, an unarmed African American man, was killed by a Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane.
“Fuck a Peaceful Protest
Sometimes force allows a message to penetrate more effectively. As peaceful protests flooded the streets across the nation, police decided to combat against our first amendment. Due to the authorities lack of concern for their community’s well being, peaceful protestors began to defend their voices with force as well. There’s no right way to protest, as long as the message is being presented. At a time like this, we need a soundtrack to the movement. Something that reminds of us what we are here for while, also energizing those on the front lines.
“Nigga, I'm not Chuck D (D), because I say nigga, I love to do it.”
“Sick and sad I have to dumb my message down with fictitious mash
You niggas trash, tryna maintain a image and fit a fad”
On “White People Don’t Clean Their Chicken,” $ilkmoney expresses his frustration with mainstream music and the bittersweetness of staying on his pivot by not washing down his content.
On “Oh No! The Nepalese Honey Spilt All over My Dick!” kicks knowledge on the generational disadvantages that were passed down after the Regan era.
“Fuck bein' woke bitch I'm just pissed off, quiet is kept
You can hear pens fall, when the pigs call I lose my tongue and stay ten tell
'Cause that's what's coming with this job like
401Ks and gettin' dents[?] all you niggas Reagan agents
$ilkmoney reminds us its ok to be mad”
Bottom line , "$ilkmoney reminds us its ok to be mad.
