tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399966929964838853.post7653720819502335238..comments2023-09-26T09:31:52.849-07:00Comments on The Flamboyant Introvert: "The Wacky World of Rapid Transit" - By Del the Funkee HomosapienBakari Kafelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06037720771479419105noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399966929964838853.post-89465096014696930312023-08-14T17:57:37.655-07:002023-08-14T17:57:37.655-07:00Alright, totally fair enough.
I spent a lot of tim...Alright, totally fair enough.<br />I spent a lot of time in trailer parks (me and my (now) ex, who was Asian, used to refer to ourselves as "colored trash ;-P)<br />I spent a summer with a traveling carnival in the mid-west, and noted that there was a culture of finding fist fights socially acceptable, a legitimate way to deal with disputes, which was both appalling and familiar.<br />So, I know its really more a poverty and separate from mainstream society sub-culture thing. I guess its just that this particular song is specifically based in Oakland CA, he's talking about the buses of A/C transit, the very ones I grew up riding, and here the people who get into fist fights on a public bus very disproportionately look like myself.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for commenting, this blog hasn't been active for years, glad to see people still occasionally stumble across it.Bakarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04002145755975841287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399966929964838853.post-57607343277347222102023-08-12T07:34:32.677-07:002023-08-12T07:34:32.677-07:00Im not black, nor from the east bay, but I grew up...Im not black, nor from the east bay, but I grew up poor. Ive been riding the bus all around the city since I was 11. <br /> <br />although, ethnically, I present as white, Im actually "white trash". Or, a "w word". Rap is the music of my people, and I would appreciate it if you would be more inclusive to those who look different from yourself, instead of gate keeping the universality of a damn good song<br /><br />I never knew DEL personally, but I discovered his music when I was 13, and it deeply resonated with me. Not only are his instrumentals cut-throat, and rhythmic, (classic boom-bap we all know and love!), but the lyrical content of his songs are where I fell in love.<br /><br />Del makes songs that aren't about the same 4 things. And Im not just talking rap songs, Im talking like every song with lyrics<br /><br />anyways, idk if you'll read this, but thanks if you did<br /><br />signed: A fellow flamboyant introvert :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com