For this blog I have chosen to use Dead and Gone by T.I there is a lot of pathos in this song. I won't be starting at the beginning of the song but the middle. T.I raps about how “ Niggas die everyday All over bull shit, dope money, dice game, ordinary hood shit Could this be 'cos of hip hop music? Or did the ones with the good sense not use it? Usually niggas don't know what to do when their back against the wall so they just start shootin' for red or for blue or for blow. I guess from bankhead or from your projects no more stress, now I'm straight, now I get it, now I take time to think, before I make mistakes just for my family's sake”. Seeing niggas dieing everyday over dumb stuff is can desensitize someone's feelings. But for people not living in these street conditions it can create surprise that this can be happening in our country. T.I also talks about how most niggas can't solve anything without violence creating a hostile, angry environment. Although T.I changed his ways to not act out of anger and think about what is smart for his family's sake. This show love for his family he doesn't want to be hurt by his stupid actions. This song is mostly about how his old self is dead and gone because he doesn't want to travel on the road paved for death.
