In all of my love for this song and my anxiousness waiting on Ross' and Kanye's new albums I had to sit back and think. I have my spirit on one hand convicting me of listening to this music but to be honest I ignored it (Father forgive me). But I also would hear things in the song that KIND of bothered me. Rather not the song but what the song is promoting.
Living Fast and Dying Young. We've all heard it before. You live fast, you die young. But we dont know how true this is. How true this old proverb is. How much we can see it around us all the time. The stories we hear about the get money niggas in the hood and the nigga that comes along and quickly ends his life for a chain, a belt, some kicks, a little bit of money or whatever.
Die Young but eff it we flew first class - Ross
Ice insurance, f*** life insurance - Ross
The song says "So live fast and die young." The word "so" implies that you should indeed go ahead and live fast because hey, u never know when ur last day will come right? WRONG! U already know how I feel bout that! GIVE UR LIFE TO CHRIST! [Shameless Jesus plug]
But I wont get my point across by simply saying that. So listen closely. The world is set up to tell u to live the life u wanna live it. But the road that leads to destruction is wide but the road that leads to salvation is narrow. [Matt 7:13] I know I know. Who am I? Cuz I still do things u know. Im still living faster than I should. But we have to really look at what the messages the songs we listen to are telling us.
Live Fast - Drink, smoke, party, have sex with girls, spend cash, come in the crib at the crack of dawn and then repeat it all again. I guess this in turn leads to dying young.
This is what the music we listen to promotes. And this is just one song. I can go on and on as to what other songs speak on. Do I still listen to rap? OF COURSE!! I was tooo hype to come across some old Dip Set and even hyper with their reunion song getting play on the radio. But when u gain a deeper understanding of life u see things in a different light. [The devil doesnt want me to put this post out cuz my comp is all magically freezing but he's a liar so we gonna keep it movin] You have to take a step back if you continue to listen to rap and R&B and understand this music DOES HAVE THE POWER to change u and ur mindstate. If u continue to listen to rap u have to learn to separate the fake world of the music industry from the NOT SO FAST life ur living, the life God has planned for u. No need to do all these things to impress others. All those bottles popped, All the Louis copped, and the whips u push, its not for u, its so u can impress ppl looking at u.
Rap is just words over a beat with some dudes we dont know tellin stories. The things they speak of are nothing to aspire to (for the most part cuz theres positivity even in the midst of negativity) But when we listen to a song (as banging as it is) like Live Fast Die Young we have to say, what are u saying to me Ross? Is dying young worth it if it meant I was all over 7days7nights? Was it worth it if I had every Damier belt? They can bury me in my Lanvin kicks and Comme shirt but would it be worth it?
Now if u'll excuse me I'm going back to listening to Live Fast Die Young and maybe a lil Camron after that maybe some Dip-Set...but Im always mindful
Stay vigilant
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