Monday, December 28, 2009

"Bulletproof" by Raheem DeVaughn ft Ludacris



"Living like we bulletproof
We bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang
I say we load it, cock it, aim and shoot
Oh we load it, cock it, aim and shoot"

"Bulletproof" by Raheem DeVaughn ft Ludacris talks about how the horrible things that happen throughout our nation and how no one pays enough attention to it to change it. It also talks about how our nation's careless actions and how we do them thinking that we are invincible. Some things that he mentions are "Some will die over oil, kill over land, charge you for taxes and Blame Uncle Sam, read you your rights and charge you for nothing...murder your sons, ravage your daughters...tanks and missiles, bombs and grenades." But most of all, I think he is targeting political figures when he states "how can you ignore it, it's easy to spot it, a trap house, a liquor store, and your city's got it". I believe he feels as if politicians care more about foreign affairs such as the war in Iraq when they should come together and rebuild our nation that we have collectively destroyed over the years.

Throughout the song he sings "We gon' die livin'" meaning that he believes that we are setting ourselves up for disaster. If we just pay attention to what happens in our own country, pay attention to our actions and not set our nation up for disaster, I believe that our country and the lives of everyone who lives in it would be better off.

This song is very deep and powerful and I pray that you don't get discouraged to listen to this songs because of the topics sung about in Raheem DeVaughn's previously released songs. Although this song may not be well known or isn't number one on the Billboard's Top 100 chart, it sends a message that we all need to hear. Until the next blog, happy listening!

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2010 at 10:09 PM

    Great review. For so long the mainstream media, politicians, etc. have written off rap as glorifying violence...many times it has, but this song goes back to the late 80s, early 90s where artists were very vocal in their criticism of the way our nation operates, ignores, etc. the problems we face---are even complicit in the problem. Ironically, the most outspoken MCs were censored, de-popularized, and promoted as violent or anti-American. Mid-90s to the present? A bunch of rappers that the people in power are comfortable with...

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  2. Amber LJanuary 2, 2010 at 8:34 PM

    okay... I'm guessing that the comment posted above is from Mr. McCarthy, but even if it isn't, I would like to that you for reading my blog and I am glad that you liked it. One last thing that I am curious about is if you heard this song previous to you reading my blog.

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  3. theneedledropJanuary 5, 2010 at 1:07 AM

    Thanks for linking me to this great track! I've always thought of Ludacris as somewhat of a comedian, but I'm happy to hear him doing something a little more serious. What did you think of his rhymes on this track? Good? Bad? On point?

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  4. Amber LJanuary 5, 2010 at 12:56 PM

    I actually like Ludacris' lyrics on the song because they had meaning behind them and he was actually talking about someting important. My favorite paert of his was "I'd rather die on my feet than to live on my knees". My sister told me another person originally said those words (I wasn't really surprised). I believe that Ludacris only wrote a good rap because it had to fit in with the theme of the song. If it did have to, he would have probably rapped about women, drugs or money :)

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    I really like your review. I like this song as well and it touches on really good topics that do need to be addressed. Good choice on the song.

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