Hey all my Savannah people, do you remember this 2001 joint by Camoflauge?
Yeah, today's song is essentially the same thing.
Rocko delivers a spoken word intro that really gets to the crux of the matter.
"Hey my name is Rocko and I'm an addict
I'm addicted to money
I love fast cars, I love jewelry,
I love p*ssy
but I don't love these women
I dont know what it is about me, I dont know, I just can't do it
I just cant help it, I refuse to be in a commited relationship because, I just..
I just dont like that sh*t ya know? I'm sorry I need help"
I don't think this man has a heart. He doesn't love women, but he loves sex. No wonder he's so cool with Gucci Mane, he expressed this same sentiment on I Don't Love Her. The guy clearly does need some help if he views the woman as nothing more than a sex object. I can only pray he never has any children, particularly daughters. He would have no frame of reference to begin to communicate with them!
Let's take a look at a few selections from this manifesto of disfuctionality.
"if you looking for a dude girl I ain't yo guy
I'm not gone come over ever day
I'm not gone talk to you
on the phone all the time you f*ckin stalker you
look, I ain't tryin to be rude but
I ain't tryin' to eat your food
I'ma keep it funky with you girl we aint that cool"
Sure, he'll have sex with you, but don't expect a relationship here. Talking to you? Every day? That's too much like having a stalker for Rocko here. No, he has to be free to pursue other women. And why are you getting so upset? It's not like he's trying to eat your food. No, you two aren't on the "share a sandwich" level of a relationship yet.
"you ain't my main squeeze it ain't like we go togetha
you just my little buddy we ain't going steady
girl we just be f*cking we ain't going steady
you just my fun girl baby you know betta"
This is a portion of the delightful chorus. Women, if you have a "friends with benefits" situation, know he's got the same arrangement with as many girls as he can. Why do women consort in these modern day harems?
The second verse is the same as the first. He needs a party girl. He doesn't mind being boyfriend number 2, he's "just here to pleasure you."
People, let's think critically about a song before we mindlessly bob our heads and led the words sink into our subconscious minds. Listen to what it's saying before you start moving your body to the beat. Women, this is a song about a man who is just using you for sex, and he's putting that on the table and expecting you to be cool with this. We see falling marriage rates across the board, and ladies, falling for lines like this (because let's be honest, this is "art" imitating life) is why. You don't have to accept being part of a harem. There is a guy out there who cares for you as a person, not just for that good good.
Dudes doing this, go get some help. Monogamy is a wonderful thing, and beyond that, it's not healthy to view women just as sexual objects.
I think I (fortunately) missed out on the Camoflauge the first time around. I guess you could look at the bright side... at least they're being honest. =p
ReplyDeleteIn all seriousness, it's a bit troubling that there are more songs out now glorifying this sort of behavior. At some point I would hope that we would stop having this sort of attitude towards women.
So if thats the way he feels, let him express that. he's saying he justnot ready to be commited to a woman yet.
ReplyDeleteThere are women out there who are down for the one night stand, just like Rocko. He seems to be messing with women in relationships, ostensibly making them believe he is interested in more than just sex at first. He flat out says he told her what she wanted to hear to get her in to bed.
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