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<h1>With the current state of hip-hop drowning in mumble rap and meaningless lyrics...</h1>
<p>Starlito & Don Trip team up to deliver creative story-telling with accents of political and social commentary. These are two of my favorite rappers, and they have a story to tell.</p>
<p>http://i.imgur.com/uu1Npb4.jpg</p>
<h3>Starlito - Nashville, TN & Don Trip - Memphis, TN</h3>
<p>Buy or stream Step-Brothers 3 <a href="https://fanlink.to/StepbrothersThree">here</a>.</p>
<p>Download Karate in the Garage <a href="http://www.datpiff.com/Don-Trip-Starlito-Step-Brothers-Karate-In-The-Garage-mixtape.828457.html">here</a>. </p>
<h3>Step-Brothers - Karate in the Garage Mixtape (2017)</h3>
<p>Song: <strong>Whistle Blowers</strong></p>
<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02C_4dayu3g</p>
<p>Don Trip:</p>
<blockquote>Some monkeys got lost but the show don't stop<br>
Extra banana inside my sock<br>
I don't believe half the shit I see<br>
Cause they make anything in photoshop<br>
I seen a picture with me and Barack<br>
And I know damn well I wasn't there<br>
Y'all know damn well I ain't vote<br>
Nigga Jerry Lawler out running for mayor</blockquote>
<p>Don Trip references fake photos of him and Barack Obama, claiming not only did he not take a picture, but that he does not vote. He goes on to reference Memphis native, pro wrestler & WWE commentator Jerry Lawler running for mayor in the circus that is politics. Why the fuck would he care about taking the picture with a president since he doesn't vote, followed by stating politics is such a joke, that even Jerry Lawler can run for office. In a way this also applies to Trump running for office.</p>
<p><a href="https://genius.com/Starlito-and-don-trip-whistle-blowers-lyrics">Full lyrics for Whistle Blowers</a></p>
<p>Song: <strong>Dead Presidents</strong></p>
<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OOj4vX-62o</p>
<p>Don Trip:</p>
<blockquote>Paranoia's taking control<br>
I look my kids to the movies<br>
You spent your day at the polls<br>
I'm watching the fairy tale<br>
You live in the fairy tale<br>
Fuck your president no matter who's elected I don't care<br>
Fuck it, carry on, we living in hell but it's a happy home<br>
I'm just making sure my babies eat when daddy's gone<br>
Godspeed</blockquote>
<p>I love this verse from Don Trip. He touches on people going out to vote while he'd rather take his kids to the movies. It appears he feels like it makes more of a difference to spend time with your children than it matters who he would vote for. As in, it doesn't matter. He re-affirms this with the follow up stating while he's watching the fairy tale, voters are living in a fairy tale. He goes on to say fuck your president, not matter who's elected he doesn't care. I feel like this also affirms that it's not just about the joke of Lawlers and Trumps running for elected office, but that it's anyone, including the top of both political parties. Spoken like a true anarchist, or at bare minimum, a non-participant. </p>
<p>Starlito:</p>
<blockquote>Last night I had a dream that the president died<br>
Woke up he was still alive I felt like crying, damn<br>
Changed the channel and seen something about a travel ban<br>
What the fuck man, every Muslim ain't the Taliban<br>
I don't wanna go to war with all the Mexicans<br>
Got everybody on ten like Thomas Jefferson<br>
From apprentice to corporate menace<br>
America played their trump card<br>
I speak for the disenfranchised furniture in their front yard<br>
The tax increase got me jacking these beats<br>
Damn near back in the streets<br>
When I was happy to leave</blockquote>
<p>Starlito begins with his feelings about Donald Trump, dreaming that he died. He moves on to the Trump travel ban, stating that, "every muslim ain't the Taliban." He goes right in on another of Trump's policies, the wall on the Mexican border. He doesn't want a "war" with the Mexican community, and for everyone to be turned all the way up to 10, with a reference of former president Thomas Jefferson on the 10 dollar bill.</p>
<p><a href="https://genius.com/Starlito-and-don-trip-dead-presidents-lyrics">Full lyrics for Dead Presidents</a></p>
<h3>Starlito & Don Trip - Step-Brothers 3 Album (2017)</h3>
<p>Song: <strong>Good Cop, Bad Cop</strong></p>
<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXBW-beyBGY</p>
<p>Not only is this a great song with commentary on the the current environment of the police in the US, they pair it with a very well done, creative video. With the current state of hip-hop deteriorating into meaningless lyrics, and mumble raps, it's refreshing to see and hear genuine story-telling in this song. They paint a vivid picture with the lyrics, and bring the story to life with this video.</p>
<p><a href="https://genius.com/Starlito-and-don-trip-good-cop-bad-cop-lyrics">Full lyrics for Good Cop, Bad Cop</a></p>
<p>Song: <strong>The 13th Amendment Song</strong></p>
<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288Ygd6KmCE</p>
<p>Just listen to this gem. Plenty of social commentary, comparisons of record deals to slavery, and political references.</p>
<h3>Closing</h3>
<p>It's hard to get a sense of where exactly Starlito stand politically, but his music is always charged up with political and social commentary. He brings lyrical creativity with substance. Don Trip definitely has the tendencies of an anarchist at best, libertarian at worse. Really I'm not sure if he cares about a label other than he wants you to know he doesn't give a fuck due to the current state. He brings story-telling lyrics with in your face political commentary.</p>
<h3>Bonus Section</h3>
<p>Buy Starlito - Manifest Destiny <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/manifest-destiny/id1206999794">here</a>.</p>
<p>Buy Don Trip - 2 Clip Trip <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/2-clip-trip/id1188422472">here</a>.</p>
<p>Both are filled with very creative social and political commentary.</p>
<p>Invite Starlito to Steemit via<a href="https://twitter.com/LITO615"> Twitter</a>.</p>
<p>Invite Don Trip to Steemit via <a href="https://twitter.com/MrDonTrip">Twitter</a>.</p>
<h3>Don Trip & Starlito Full Interview Breaking Down Lyrics</h3>
<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZACAmLn764E</p>
<h1>Be on the lookout for Politics in Hip-Hop 2!</h1>
<p>http://i.imgur.com/Kq9EjIf.png</p>
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