So, as I watching the video for "Every Girl" by Young Money yesterday, it occurred to me that the concept of a dude wanting to be with "every girl in the world" is not only ridiculous, but completely unoriginal.
When you think about it, "Every Girl" is a modern-day, more disrespectful version of Hov's "Girls, Girls, Girls." Not to come off as a feminist ('cause trust, I'm far from all that...) but the major difference between these two hip-hop hits is the value of all these girls...in the world.
While "Every Girl" is FAR MORE immersed in physicality, Jay not only talks about what these girls look like, but what their personalities are like...what they do for him...how they are an attribution (or not) to his lifestyle. He's even willing to give a young chick a chance, despite the fact that he has to "toss a couple dollars, just to shut up her holla." I mean...yea...he calls a girl a hoe in the last verse, but he laces the chorus with words like "love" and "adore." "Put ya number on this paper cuz I would love to date ya"...The YM Crew never even mentions a damn date!
Weezy gets the song poppin with "I like a long haired thick red bone..." and I swear to you, his whole entire verse is STRICTLY about how a chick looks and what they do together...sexually, of course. I mean, I can't lie, I thought it was cute when he said, "I don't think you're beautiful, I think you're beyond it," but the follow-up line quickly snatches you out of anything romantic. And honestly, the listener never gets a glimpse of a personality trait until Drake's verse, where he spits, "All they want to talk about is partyin' and fashion..." (Please note that I used to word GLIMPSE purposely, because that is thee ONLY line not physically-related in his verse.) Oh and ladies, please don't show up with your friend because then he's really confused...
Jae Millz kinda saves YM as he explains that he "ain't being disrespectful baby I'm just being Millz and I don't know how fake feels so I gotta keep it real." Then he goes on to list all of these occupations of women...which is OK...'cause at least you're lookin for somebody who's smart enough to be employed...(wait, is a "skeezer" employed???) But don't get hopeful, the song goes back downhill from there. Hoes become god's gift like Christmas and v-cards are taken from retards...THE MOST.
But despite the utter disrespect for women...I LOVE this song. The beat and melody throughout the track, which is produced by The Bizness, is hot. And plus "let's be honnnnnnest," every girl that they are talking about exist somewhere, so it's not like they're making it up. I'd only really be offended if I was her. But I'm not... Les is more ;)
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