"So Ghetto" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released as the seventh track from his mixtape Enemy of the State: A Love Story (2009). It samples the song of the same name by Jay-Z.
Critical reception[]
Ian Cohen of Pitchfork penned, "showcases Lupe's 'Food & Liquor flow' as a kite to an incarcerated friend".[1]
Cultural references[]
- Réveille is the French word for "wake up". It is also a signal sounded especially on a bugle or drum to wake personnel in the armed forces.
- Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog residing in Young Township near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, who is the central figure in Punxsutawney's annual Groundhog Day celebration. According to the tradition, if Phil sees his shadow and returns to his hole, he has predicted six more weeks of winter-like weather. If Phil does not see his shadow, he has predicted an "early spring".
- "Bang, bang bang" is one of Pops Wayans' infamous lines. John Witherspoon, known as John "Pops" Williams, appeared on the show The Wayans Brothers.
- Mork is a character from the show Mork & Mindy. He is an alien from the planet Ork sent to observe human behavior.
- Mount Rushmore is a colossal sculpture which depicts the heads of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. This monument can be seen in the Black Hills National Forest near Keystone, South Dakota.
- Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche, is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans.
Lyrics[]
[Intro: Lupe Fiasco]
Ugh
Enemy of the State
Aww, yeah
[Verse: Lupe Fiasco]
This one for Chilly Chill
Food and Liquor flow
Strong like it's been distilled by hillbillies in the hills
And we moved down to Beverly
So heavenly, waking n***as up like "Réveille"
We won't be going back to you regularly, so, forget it
Shadow flow, colder than Punxsutawney Phillip's
My mind's on dope; my brain's on skillets
Thoroughly trained to just bang off lyrics
"Bang, bang, bang," like Pops Wayans—
Witherspoon or with a fork
Was coming out my egg like Mork
Deserves his own head on Rushmore
Flood the game like a giant in a dwarf shorts
So long, n***as
Career so short, it should be riding on a horse
Mines is a horse
But mines is the size you could sneak inside a fort
Yours is a pony—it could sleep inside a Porsche
I am on point like the eating side of forks
So keep your head down like your reflection in a spoon
Chilly Chill'll be out of Corrections real soon
[Outro]
Enemy
God willingly
Enemy of the State
References[]
- ↑ Cohen, Ian (January 6, 2010). "Enemy of the State: A Love Story by Lupe Fiasco". Pitchfork.