Survival of the Fittest
1995 · Loud 07863-64355-1 · Queens, New York
- Artist
- Mobb Deep
- Title
- Survival of the Fittest
- Release
- Survival of the Fittest
- Year
- 1995
- Label
- Loud # 07863-64355-1
- Format
- 12" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Queens, New York, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · Rap
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Survival of the Fittest (Mobb Deep) rap. reference to Vietnam.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs
East Coast Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap / Hardcore Hip Hop duo, formed in 1989 in Queens, New York, USA, featuring Prodigy (Albert Johnson) and Havoc (Kejuan Waliek Muchita). Mobb Deep songs referencing the Vietnam War include: "Survival of the Fittest" (1995), "Apostle's Warning" (1996), and "The Realist" (with Kool G Rap) (1999).The song "Survival of the Fittest" (Loud Records # 07863-64355-1), which featured on the album The Infamous, used Vietnam as a metaphor for city and community violence: "there's a war goin on outside no man is safe from... it's similar to Vietnam".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: There's a war goin on outside no man is safe from / You could run but you can't hide forever / From these streets that we done took / You walkin witcha head down scared to look / You shook cause ain't no such things as halfway crooks / They never around when the beef cooks in my part of town / It's similar to Vietnam / Now we all grown up and old, and beyond the cop's control / They better have the riot gear ready
About the artist
American hip-hop duo formed 1992 in Queens, New York. [Source: Wikipedia]