Let It Fly (2018)
Hotter than July
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Tunechi Tune a lunatic
My goony goons the gooniest
Run inside your room and kill you
And who you roomin with
The Uzi with the booty clip
More than one I'm too equipped
Talkin bout some fake niggas
Based on true events
Trying not to get pinched
Smokin on that stupid stench
Lookin in the mirror
Tryina figure where my pupils went
Flashy with a bougie bitch,
Travi that's my hooligan
Take the T off Tunechi
And look at it as the crucifix
Bitch
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This song taught me about the birds and the bullets. Did you know 'let it fly' is a reference to firing off your gun? I didn't at first. One day something clicked while listening to the chorus and a whole new set of images formed in my mind. A lot of things became clear in that moment. But anyway.
I like the way Wayne decided to structure his rhymes in this verse. Prior to this selected section, he focuses on showing off the semantic versatility of the words 'mind' and 'line', and keeps the rhymes fairly simple. Then he shifts into overdrive and starts rhyming at least twice as many syllables, and goes form rhyming the same words to rhyming words that don't seem like they should rhyme. He's basically doing whatever he wants on the beat, and I'm here for it.
Highlights for me here are the uzi with the booty clip, and the T off Tunechi as the crucifix. For whatever reason, my brain visualizes those images more quickly and consistently. Fun stuff.