Problem Solver
2006 · MixUnit · New Orleans, Louisiana
- Artist
- Birdman
- Title
- Problem Solver
- Release
- The Carter 2: Like Father, Like Son
- Year
- 2006
- Label
- MixUnit
- Format
- Mixtape
- Language
- English
- Country
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · Southern Hip Hop · Gangsta Rap
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs
Lil Wayne, influential Southern Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap artist, born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. on 27 September 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, said to have sold 120m+ records worldwide. He frequently referenced the Vietnam War, as a metaphor for violence, including: "Blood Line" (2002), "Problem Solver" (2006) (with Birdman and DJ Khaled), "Wasted" (2009), "Thinking Bout You" (2015), "Bing James" (2020) (with Jay Rock), and "Wild Dogs" (2020). The song "Problem Solver" (MixUnit), another one from Lil Wayne (in collaboration with Birdman and DJ Khaled) using Vietnam as a metaphor for city / community violence, comparing it to Hollygrove, New Orleans, were the artist was from: "tick tick make a nigga drop the bomb, weed lit yea, I'm from Hollygrove Vietnam".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: I run with niggas consider themselves gorillas / I feed them banana clips / Head stomachs and hips / Quick tip quit sippin' that Patron / That shit'll get you flipped like a baton / In two arms / Who calm, I'm calm, you calm? / Tick tick make a nigga drop the bomb / Weed lit yea I'm from Hollygrove Vietnam / Military status captain gone / Yeah ask them all they'll tell ya / You fuck wit the boy and they'll smell ya from anywhere / Big Bleezy I'm on like the mayor / When it's beef I feel like Lil' Jon nigga YEAH / Scare you right out your draws / Act up and the AK 47 knock ya right out ya truck(Get Up) / Back up turn ya lights out your done / 5-4-3-2-1..yourself
About the artist
Lil Wayne, influential Southern Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap artist, born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. on 27 September 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, said to have sold 120m+ records worldwide. He frequently referenced the Vietnam War, as a metaphor for violence, including: "Blood Line" (2002), "Problem Solver" (2006) (with Birdman and DJ Khaled ), "Wasted" (2009), "Thinking Bout You" (2015), "Bing J.