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A breakdown of Namjoon's mixtape RM, please listen to it first if you haven't yet
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A breakdown of Namjoon's mixtape RM, please listen to it first if you haven't yet
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[๋ชฉ์๋ฆฌ]
this song talks about how namjoon was so depressed in school, how no matter how hard he studied and succeeded in school, he still did not have a dream. it was when he would write raps on papers in class instead of paying attention that he realized his dream
this song talks about how namjoon was so depressed in school, how no matter how hard he studied and succeeded in school, he still did not have a dream. it was when he would write raps on papers in class instead of paying attention that he realized his dream
he found his true identity only when it was his voice against the rhythm of the drum, it gave him a solitude that not even the best grades could give him. but after seven years of training and finally debuting, people didn't want to hear his voice cause of his "dark past"
because of the way he looked & the words he said, they called him fake, refusing to listen to his music, but namjoon said even though he'd admits and would like to justify his past, he won't because he doesn't want the problems to come back, so instead he talks about it in music
he asks them, to listen to his voice when others aren't aware, without pre-judging him, turn up the volume and let his voice and his words reach past your ears so you can hear what he's trying to say, just listen to his voice, its ok if you curse him out as long as you listened
[DO YOU]
this song is a self-empowerment song, a song meant to help peoples self esteem. he starts out talking about how shitty self-help books are, the fact that people read them, to listen to other people on what to do, how to change in order to better your life or gain friends
this song is a self-empowerment song, a song meant to help peoples self esteem. he starts out talking about how shitty self-help books are, the fact that people read them, to listen to other people on what to do, how to change in order to better your life or gain friends
how dare they have the audacity to generalize the individual you, they don't know you....so why are you following their words? he says that "you were born a hero but your trying to be a slave" meaning you are a special individual, why are you lowering yourself to others words?
he mentions a book "because it hurts, it's youth" criticizing it for putting teenagers in a box, saying that they ultimately will be depressed/hurt cause they are simply teens, he says "in life a genre is a trap, just like music" if you confine yourself in this definition...
of what a teen is then of course you're going to experience every misery there is. just like in music if you decide to confine yourself into one genre and its rules then you're bound to hurt your creativity and become depressed, you become a fool tied down in a definition
he's saying that YOU are one of a kind a limited edition even if you have your faults, there's no other person like you, and there will always be someone there for you, someone who wants to be with you, so just be you, be the best you, do whatever the fuck you want, you're you
in the second verse he steps into his own circumference and throws away all music labels, saying he doesn't define or identify his whole music as one or any of the genres out there he does everything, he then calls out the people who say that he's not masculine enough for hiphop
he's basically asking them, then is hip hop supposed to be full of arrogant, buff gangsters, is that what being masculine means? then why do you listen to Kanye West, why do you listen to A$AP? they define their music with their fashion, they dont assert their gender
they wear skinny jeans, they wear boots, blazers, skirts, they model, their fashion and their passion is one (fashion and passion are homophones in Korean "ํจ์
")...basically he's saying that there are artists who do hip hop without conforming to the image of being a manly man
these words are for those who called him a femal for performing his music in skinny jeans and makeup, he then says that "swag" is being you and wearing what YOU want, you can follow the trend and be good BUT you can also go against the trend and still be good "woah!" shocking
he goes on to say that you yourself are original from the beginning and there is nothing right or wrong there are only variations of a start, there will always be people out there hating on you as if it's their job, dont pay them any mind, just do you
he then goes to another point of grown up humans beings/artists doing the extreme to gain respect, taking action on things they know nothing about, losing their composure/dignity all for the sake of attention, not knowing that their words and actions actually hurt many people
he tells them that there is a difference between freedom and arrogance...when you wallow in your own being doing whatever you want while avoiding consequences, that's just self-indulgence, freedom is knowing that there is a specific time and place for everything
he tells them "no, i dont think my music is better than yours" he asks, how can you compare, who raps better, who does music better, im doing this my way so fuck off and keep to your own, stop the comparing and contrasting and just do you
[๊ฐ์ฑ/่ฆบ้]
this song who's title translates to "arouse/awake/wake up" is namjoons confrontation with the betrayals of his fellow coworkers and his title as an idol. as the title insinuates, namjoon wakes his slumber & fights against those who abandoned him and made fun of him
this song who's title translates to "arouse/awake/wake up" is namjoons confrontation with the betrayals of his fellow coworkers and his title as an idol. as the title insinuates, namjoon wakes his slumber & fights against those who abandoned him and made fun of him
he begins the song with..."who will be beside me at the end? who will hold my hand when it all fails" this revelation is also in the track he produced "young forever", the vulnerability of an artist, not knowing when your career will end and who will stay with you when it does
he goes on in his path to make his dream come true woth the comfort that even with all these trials, at the end the sun will shine, but then he reveals his agony of losing people, losing friends, clans, people he was close to, co-artists he worked with, but he had to keep going
the music industry was like a battlefield, you had to have your guard up at all times, he saw so many careers end, so even though it gave him anxiety and even though it created conflict within himself, he decided to join a company, that's when he saw the real war
those who were with him, his co-artists, they betrayed him, dropped him, stabbed him in the back, calling him a sellout, that he "gave into the temptation of being an idol", that he became a fool and idiot after joining the entertainment company, he fought himself about it too
but he reinforces himself "yeah fuck you I'm an idol", he embraces the title changes its definition. he says that he's different from those corrupt "artists", whether they label him with "idol" or "artist" it doesn't matter, cause he got people's attention through his own talent
He ends the verse assuring that it's not all fun and games being an idol, fighting like soldiers everyday, his confidence came from his friends not from expensive possessions...he then refrences an author "Rimbaud"after mentioning that he's singing the song on his second bday
There is a book by Rimbaud, a poem illustrating inner conflict, two personalities in one man, a childlike and a condescending personality fighting each other. Joon is feeling this way at the time. Although it's his second birthday after debut, he should be celebrating....
his youth but instead he's making this song, "awaken"...a song about how alone he'll be at his downfall. He's opening up about his inner conflict of being a young boy who doesn't know much, but at the same time has gone through too much to consider himself a child, and he's torn
[Monster]
This is the self admiration song, it explains just why did Namjoon call himself "Rap Monster". He begins by praising himself, he was raised well by his mother, he's got the body of a model, and although his iq is high, he's very emotional
This is the self admiration song, it explains just why did Namjoon call himself "Rap Monster". He begins by praising himself, he was raised well by his mother, he's got the body of a model, and although his iq is high, he's very emotional
He says that everyone has their reasons of hating him but then he references J. Cole's "Grown Simba" in which J. Cole compares himself to Simba waiting patiently to become king. Everyday Joon is busy making music, music that shouts his name from beginning to end
that although there are artists in the industry who don't appreciate him, there are hyings who respect him and they are welcome. He goes on about how you cannot explain his own sense, just like how you can't be oblivious to the changing of seasons, you can't hide his spirit
he talks about how arrogant people are are looking down at other artosts, as if they were giraffes. He's a rapper and composer so other need to watch out cause their hate is growing like a crush/admiration, and he'll make them wet so they better bring a change of dry clothes
While those haters are losers who minding about his life, he assures them that he's living well, traveling everywhere spreading his music "today's Singapore, tomorrow's Taiwan, bitch" so while they're complaining and nagging him, he's out shopping and spending his money
He calls his lyrics sensible/wise shutting up the cold bastards who try to tear him down for fun, losers living a "lower class life" how they're all about 'hip hop hip hop" worshiping the genre as if it's chuseok, but his music isn't for everyone "especially not for you"
[๋ฒ๋ ค]
The song insinuates what Namjoon goes through while at the climax of writing new music. As if his music is a flame and the only way to get to it is to let go of all his possessions and worries and just jump in, he urges "๋ฒ๋ ค๋ค" "throw it all away, for the sake of music
The song insinuates what Namjoon goes through while at the climax of writing new music. As if his music is a flame and the only way to get to it is to let go of all his possessions and worries and just jump in, he urges "๋ฒ๋ ค๋ค" "throw it all away, for the sake of music
He explains how it feels...let go of your expensive leather "Bottega wallet", messages from friends, attitude, prejudice, you have to be ready for your music, to let it engulf you in it's flames, throw your mind body and heart into it, no time for anything else
He brings in famous artists like Wu Tang Clan and San E as examples of leads to follow when if comes to your music, you have to go all in to your music and take everything it gives you...and once you go full in everything comes to you automatically as if it was always there
He references yoongi's lyrics from Cypher 2 "my domain is dopeman.*com" saying that his own domain would be "RM", he says making music is like going crazy, referencing Snoop Dogg's "Lodi Dodi" a cover of "La Di Da Di" saying it's ok to sample (namjoon was given shit for sampling)
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