Gumbo (2018)

Birds, man.

Gumbo (2018)
A mother goose and her birds
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I'm out here yellin "Fuck a truce!"
If he gon' act like Mother Goose
Woah

It's never bout the kids or bout the pets my nigga
No

It's right between the ears above the neck my nigga
Woah

It's very quiet when you hear the weapons, nigga
Shhh

They verify you by your dental records, nigga
6 Shit

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This reminds me of the entry I did for We Livin Like That. When I first heard that part I thought Wayne could easily turn the whole thing into a shot at 50 with just a few changes. The rest of it was surely cold and bloody enough to serve as an adequate response for anyone who might want beef. I think today's bars can serve as evidence in support of that theory.

This is Wayne at zero degrees. No diplomas. He's cold, impersonal, and efficient. Even the adlibs serve to reinforce the message he's trying to deliver. The message itself is very subtle, never explicitly stating what's happening, at the same time being quite clear on what the end result will be.

It's entirely possible that the party being referenced in the first two lines is not the subject of what comes next. Given Wayne's subject-hopping style, any connection between the lines could be entirely coincidental. Or it could not. I think that's the beauty of the art.

"Cut the heads off the sheep and sit em all around the GOAT"