A masterful performance in the art of storytelling. 0:00 intro 0:12 context 1:25 verse 1 3:41 chorus 4:20 verse 2 7:02 verse 3 8:49 conclusion
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@corckoАй бұрын
Also I just realized, Amy Winehouse died in her sleep from alcohol poisoning, the alarms at the end represent her waking up instead of dying, which connects to the last line of the verse “don’t make me resurrect up on this”. Lupe changes her fate, similar to how he does so in Jonylah Forever and Alan Forever. more...
@corckoАй бұрын
Salaam Remi is a famous rap producer (he produced some of Nas’s stuff as well as Amy Winehouse’s). Before she passed away, Amy wanted to move into the rap genre, hence her voicemail to Remi. This is what inspired Lupe to create a concept album not only about Amy Winehouse, but also he imagined how she would have wrote it, which is reflected across many of the songs on his album “Samurai”; most prominently on this track “mumble rap” which tells the story of her resurrection, allowing for her to achieve her dreams of becoming a ‘samurai’.
@corckoАй бұрын
If you want further breakdown while I make my videos, I would recommend checking out Professor Skye's breakdown. It gives a great overview of the whole album.
@VZAAGEАй бұрын
This is dope. I hope you go on to break down the rest of the album. Heck, why stop there? You've got potential to make something big here. Keep going!
@corckoАй бұрын
Thanks man! I love your videos
@VZAAGEАй бұрын
@@corcko Right on, man!
@kingzingoАй бұрын
Great breakdown, we should get every song on this album ? :)
@corckoАй бұрын
Thanks for the support! If I get enough engagement on this post maybe I’ll do another analysis?
@corckoАй бұрын
Subscribing would be much appreciated 🙏
@bmillersince92Ай бұрын
This reminds me of the page timesnuroman, very dope I’ll looking forward to more
@SIKICIBIRKANAL29 күн бұрын
Similes like ''Superman abandoning the planet'' i think this song and most of the album's lyrics was helped by TextFX software that Lupe covered on his own channel.
@corcko29 күн бұрын
@@SIKICIBIRKANAL really cool, thanks for this!
@corckoАй бұрын
What song should I breakdown next?
@mir1017801Ай бұрын
Til infinity
@B1aZz305Ай бұрын
Palaces
@corckoАй бұрын
@@mir1017801 alright I will try my best it will probably take me a few days.
@corckoАй бұрын
@@B1aZz305 sounds good!
@vl1553Ай бұрын
Bigfoot
@munoz_ioАй бұрын
Smith and Wesson could also be a reference to "Smif and Wesson" - aka "Cocoa Brovas" who are an underground hip-hop group.
@corckoАй бұрын
Wow, how does Lupe do this stuff??
@legendoda521824 күн бұрын
Definitely a gun. He foows up with the hollow tip bar right after
@PrettyMuchBlackАй бұрын
For your first video? Very insightful. I look forward to see what else you’re passionate about analysing.
@corckoАй бұрын
@@PrettyMuchBlack thank you! I will try and improve as I go along
@MrSwaggernaut83Ай бұрын
@@corcko My advice would be to feel free to borrow views and understandings from others (genius, other YTers, forums, etc.) and try to incorporate those that speak to you! There are so many directions to go with Lupe's stuff for example, and having slightly more accessible holistic videos like yours are a great means to start to understand the depth there. I think it expands his audience and gets more people into it! this is even more helpful for his older works that have been pretty thoroughly dissected online by a variety of people. Kudos and more Lupe please!!!
@DonMcThrillАй бұрын
Thank you. This video helped me understand a lot. So cool he is breaking down the essence of battle rapping by describing Amy’s new ability to lyrically rap. An ability the current mumble rappers are missing. Lupe also demonstrates this with his rap style on verses and chorus while telling a classic rap story about wine house (life after death). This song a is a triple entendre conceptually. Very creative stuff
@corckoАй бұрын
Glad I could be of assistance! Thanks for watching
@MannyMusketsАй бұрын
Listening to this it seemed pretty obvious to me the old man was "the spirit of hip-hop"
@corckoАй бұрын
interesting! I never thought of it that way. I also heard people saying that it could represent Lupe himself
@Yuvi2909Ай бұрын
Finally a breakdown of this song 😅
@corckoАй бұрын
I gotchu
@KIMRK-ie9gdАй бұрын
Appreciate the work friend
@ChuckLeeMBMАй бұрын
AMAZING!! Thanks for this!
@corckoАй бұрын
Thank you man! I really appreciate the support
@corckoАй бұрын
Also, seeing that you’re a big creator, do you have any advice for small creators?
@ChuckLeeMBMАй бұрын
@@corcko Im still trying to figure it out myself, but I think one of the biggest things you can do is collab with other people who make similar videos. I think youve really got a grasp on this though and see great things for you in time. Took me 3 years to monetize so dont be mad if it doesnt happen overnight, and keep it fun and as consistent as you can.
@corckoАй бұрын
@@ChuckLeeMBM alright thank you! I’ll definitely keep this in mind as I go.
@RZIRUEАй бұрын
I just started vid but I feel like Mumble Rap is literally the mysterious spell cast upon Amy Winehouse like a simple named spell or a command based spell literally forcing her to only mumble rap for the remainder of the story.
@corckoАй бұрын
@@RZIRUE pretty spot on
@essentialsofcool5546Ай бұрын
very well done breakdown. Thanks for this!
@corckoАй бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ayyonmichaels9731Ай бұрын
that voicemail should have been the intro to the album...
@corckoАй бұрын
yeah... rather unfortunate
@libraryofpapelАй бұрын
Very nice breakdown, and keen for more Lupe Samurai takes. You don’t need to state that the interpretations are your opinion at the end. Maybe just open up the video to say ‘this is my take’. Keep it up, your analysis is quality, and video making will get better for sure.
@corckoАй бұрын
@@libraryofpapel thanks for the constructive criticism. I will keep this in mind going forwards
@LimitNZАй бұрын
Good stuff!
@corckoАй бұрын
@@LimitNZ thanks for watching!
@jefjef601Ай бұрын
AmazingBreakdown!
@corckoАй бұрын
@@jefjef601 thank you!
@a_ron4Ай бұрын
This is great man!
@corckoАй бұрын
thanks! I will be posting more of these breakdowns so subscribe to stay notified!
@a_ron4Ай бұрын
@@corcko got you
@wvccradio208Ай бұрын
Dope breakdown. Love the Album
@corckoАй бұрын
Appreciate the support man 🙏
@Xenji5Ай бұрын
Great breakdown, friend.
@corckoАй бұрын
@@Xenji5 thank you, friend!
@ramay3383Ай бұрын
Great job ! 👏👏👏
@corckoАй бұрын
Thank you!
@SIKICIBIRKANAL29 күн бұрын
This vid is actually too fire, waiting for the next upload
@corcko29 күн бұрын
@@SIKICIBIRKANAL coming soon…
@santinoagustinzaccara780Ай бұрын
GREAT VIDEOOOOOO, splendid analysis and excellent video from start to finish
@corckoАй бұрын
@@santinoagustinzaccara780 thanks!
@herbsandamunition8501Ай бұрын
congrats on the vid keep it up my guy
@corckoАй бұрын
thanks man!
@joshhopkinsmtb5725Ай бұрын
So is Cake the song that was on her heart? It seems like a demonstration of incredible lyrical ability.
@corckoАй бұрын
Wait you might be right there! Didn’t even catch that one
@joshhopkinsmtb5725Ай бұрын
Loving your breakdowns man. Keep going!
@quanahlecornu478Ай бұрын
pretty good. I had no idea about the winehouse aspect. Where is that even indicated in the album? I mean, i havnt given a genuine listen yet, but where is amy?
@corckoАй бұрын
@@quanahlecornu478 Lupe released a tweet a few years ago saying that it was a concept album about Winehouse, and on the opening track ‘Samurai’ he directly quotes her voicemail as the chorus.
@quanahlecornu478Ай бұрын
@@corcko whoa thanks
@khariperkins4243Ай бұрын
Good shiz
@ID-xq2hlАй бұрын
Yoga Flame
@jarenjaren2478Ай бұрын
2:00 are you saying I should listen to this album playlist backward
@corckoАй бұрын
I mean you totally can, but I was more so getting at the fact that the song asks to take it to the start, which implies that the start of the song is the end, if that makes sense.