Local emcees offer an alternative to Patrón wishes and Maybach dreams

From the East Bay Express

Let’s face it: many rap songs celebrate, if not downright glorify, materialism. To signify
baller status, you’re encouraged to have a “Rollie” on your arm like Snoop Dogg,
“cashmere thoughts” like Jay-Z, and “mustard & mayonnaise” like E-40. Otherwise,
as Too $hort might say, you’s a “broke biatch.” This trend isn’t even a new one;
back in the old-school days, Grandmaster Melle Mel exclaimed, it’s all about the
money/ain’t a damn thing funny, Jimmy Spicer shouted out, “dollar bill, y’all,” and
Trouble Funk succinctly stated, “I need some money.”

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