The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman

The song "King of Gotham" tells a relatively complete story, but it is actually very simple to say. It is nothing more than an old gangster who was angry about the conflicts he had with other gangsters. He felt that his sword was still young, so he kept it safe. His retirement days were just too long, but he had to go into a real fight with someone, but he was shot in the face and died on the street.

Logically speaking, there is no market for this kind of plot in gangsta rap, because the vast majority of civilized people listen to rap not to find resonance at all, but because they like the violent elements in rap.

Just like some people read martial arts novels because they feel that the morality of the world and the joyful grudges are very relieving. It seems that after reading them, they can rob the rich and give to the poor like those heroes, which can partially relieve their resentment of being squeezed by their bosses in reality. .

The same is true for rap. When listening to rap, it feels like you have taken a gun and blasted the heads of those who have trouble with you. Therefore, even if it is more lyrical rap, there must be an offensive part. Of course, the rapper The main point of view must be the final winner, and everyone else is rubbish.

But the story written by Gotham Boy is a bit too unpleasant. The protagonist is an old man himself, and he was defeated by others, and he asked for it. The whole story is just the fantasy of a dying man, and the violent elements are all It's very obscure, there are too many insanity scenes, and there's really nothing exciting about it.

But the melody of the song is quite catchy, sounding with a strong Gothic style, as if it is always shrouded in a wet fog, making it difficult to tell the difference between dreams and reality.

The drumbeat in the second half is extremely strong, coupled with the lyrics' continuous flashes of description of the scene, coupled with Gotham Boy's angry tone and exquisite rhymes, even if you don't understand the content, it's a song that will almost make you fall in love once you hear it. A great song that won’t slip by.

The first step is to keep the audience. As the audience listens, they will think, why does the content of the story sound a little wrong?

Although everyone knew that Gotham was bad before, they didn’t know how bad Gotham was and how bad it was. However, the first half of this song depicts the living conditions of the lower class very realistically, making everyone realize what this city is. How ridiculously bad.

The second half is more profound. Putting aside those fantasy plots like mental illness, it is more realistic that the criticisms against the shortcomings of the gang system are justified.

This also makes people realize how the old people in Gotham who have come from the heyday of gangsters view this system. They are not passionate at all, and they are not clamoring for someone to be killed. They are just full of pessimism and despair.

This strong sense of tragedy almost made people breathless, but before people could react, everything changed again and a new era arrived.

Although there is no specific explanation of what has improved, it can be seen from those seemingly complaints that the gang system is gradually being replaced, and the people at the bottom have more serious things to do.

The hopeful picture description was in sharp contrast to the previous depression and darkness, but just when the audience was feeling happy, the old man died. He did not have time to enjoy any of the benefits of the new era, and he died a minute before dawn. inside.

And the most exciting thing is that just after his death, Gotham saw the light again.

There are so many desires that are first suppressed and then strong, with ups and downs, despair and hope, hope and despair, and the listener feels like he is riding a roller coaster.

When the song ended, almost everyone who listened to the song fell silent, feeling as if their brains had been severely crushed.

And when you listen to it a second time, especially if you look at the lyrics carefully, you can catch a lot of details. It is full of metaphors about the social system, and there is an excessive amount of anger hidden under the tragedy.

When a city turns into a complete tragedy, the lava hidden under the volcano, which is whitewashed by the appearance of order, has never been extinguished. No matter how depressed they were, they can now burst out with shocking anger.

This city is like a ridiculous joke, dark and depressing, absurd and bizarre, like a whole living tragedy.

But the protagonist in the story of Gotham Kid still chooses to write his anger with blood after seeing countless tragedies in his life. He doesn't have to go, but he has to go, because there are countless people like him who use their lives to After clearing the last obstacle, he was left with the last shot.

This tells everyone that if you want to fight against the cold rain night after night in this dark world, you must not merge into the madness, because there are still warriors who endure until dawn after dawn with a breath of heat in their chests.

And this album is like the darkest night in this crazy city. After the rain stops, the winner who has defeated fate makes his first roar at the morning light that shines on him.

The easiest passion to burst out in this world is revolutionary enthusiasm, and the hardest blood to extinguish is revolutionary blood. Everything in Gotham is amazingly revolutionary.

The good news is, they made it and they're still alive.

For the survivors, when they pour all the anger they accumulated over countless nights and the indescribable emotion and joy they felt after seeing the light into their songs, they naturally form an art that no one can surpass.

This art deeply shocked the world.

After listening to the entire "King of Gotham" album for the first time, rappers on the East Coast expressed their desire to meet this talented boy. Unfortunately, no matter how rebellious they were, they still cherished their lives. If he didn't come out, they wouldn't Dare to go in.

But after the news came out that Gotham was going to hold a music festival, they could no longer sit still. They believed that since the Gotham government was confident in hosting such a large event, safety should be relatively guaranteed.

To put it bluntly, if there are so many tourists getting shot, it may not be your turn. Maybe you can get more inspiration by wandering around this city.

In this way, many well-known East Coast rappers arrived in Gotham in the days before the festival, including Biggie and Puffdaddy.

Puffdaddy, Chinese for Puff Daddy, is a famous American rap producer and one of the godfathers of rap. The other one is of course from the West Coast. He most wants to meet this mysterious Gotham boy, but most of it is out of the need to revive East Coast rap.

As for biggie, he is more interested in the other person's creative methods.

Fans who listened to the big man's last album before his death should know that in "Ready To Die", chaos and evil are always present. Although in this universe, the metropolis has replaced New York, but that does not mean that this city of light is No more drinking, drug dealing and robbery.

As long as it is an American city, it is difficult to avoid these things. As long as there are slums and chaotic neighborhoods, it is impossible not to have gangs. Biggie also said in the album that he has seen Superman flying in the sky, but unfortunately the ground is the same as usual. .

If I had to make an evaluation of the theme of this album, it would probably be to live and live with all your strength.

So it is conceivable that this is also a rap album with a relatively dark and desperate content, which is also different from the more sinister and cold aggressive style of the East Coast.

biggie is still exploring, and recently he has been plagued by trivial matters, and he really can't get away from it, and his creation has also reached a bottleneck. He feels that he and this Gotham boy must have a common topic. Maybe after some exchanges between the two, the new album will be released. Can have new inspiration.

So he arrived even earlier than puffdaddy, just to find this mysterious Gotham kid before the music festival started.

But it's a pity that Gotham is such a great place. Even if this place is a lot better, it is not as good as other city slums. Biggie was robbed on the first day he came here, and his credit card was stolen and 6,000 was used. Many dollars.

A normal person would call the police, but unfortunately, the big guy is also in a gang. More importantly, his upbringing environment lets him know that a big black man like him doesn't have to do anything or say anything when he walks into the police station. , the radical police will give him a shot, and the conservative police will think that the radical police are too conservative.

In this era, the conflict between black and white in the United States was still very intense. The regional segregation between blacks and whites was quite serious. People of most skin colors could only mix in their own territory. Blacks went to blacks when they had something to do, and whites came to whites when they had something to do. Who dared to mix in? Whoever is waiting for bad luck.

But this is not the case in Gotham. It doesn’t matter whether you are black, white or chocolate in Gotham. Anyone can do the robbery, because the stereotype is that only people with dark skin will be unlucky.

Biggie just understood this, because the person who robbed him just now was a white man, but according to his rich robbery experience, most robbers will not run very far after robbing the wallet, and will throw away everything except money. .

He was relatively rich now, so he didn't care about the money. He followed the robber's escape route to find the ID in his bag, which also contained concert tickets.

As a result, he didn't see the bag after chasing him all the way, so he lost his driver's license and tickets, and he had no cash on him to rent a car. It was also visible to the naked eye. If he did his job here, he would be beaten to death too easily, so he just I could return to the hotel in frustration.

Here I have to mention the difference between Gotham robbers and most other cities. Most robbers in other cities are greedy for money. Gotham robbers are just out of their minds. Sometimes they don’t want money. I just want you to have no money.

Although the situation in Gotham is getting better now, after all, the generation polluted by the darkness has not died out, and they are still the main labor force in the city, so the overall spiritual atmosphere of the city is still worrying. It is really bad luck when the gangs come. of.

Just like Bigge, there are many people who are looking for the most popular Gotham boy. Logically speaking, Gotham's tourism industry is in full swing, and Batman can be invited to stand guard. Why doesn't Gotham boy go on the radio to sing a few lines?

But until the day of the opening ceremony, no one had heard of his whereabouts. Ordinary people were not too anxious. Anyway, they had tickets. Even if they couldn't see him at the concert, he would definitely show up at the rap competition held on the third day. , just look at it then.

But this is not the case for rappers. As mentioned before, the war between the east and west coasts is in full swing. Almost all singers have been threatened by each other, and the entire American rap music circle is on the verge of breaking out.

Because of this, this time Gotham Music Festival has more rappers from the east and west coasts than the Grammys. In addition to the singers from the east coast, of course, the west coast groups are also here.