Juvenile

Ghetto Gospel, is a weekly installment that highlights music, new and old, that speaks for the Troubled Youth. This music, embodies the thoughts, ideas, emotions, and overall frame of mind that pushes culture in either direction. The music mentioned in this weekly post are the undertones and voices that has become the marching music and gospel for the

Troubled Youth.

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This weeks Ghetto Gospel acknowledgement goes to none other than my man Juvenile aka Juuuvaay (I said that in my New Orleans accent. lol).. Its arguable that Juvenile and his breakthrough single HA, is largely responsible for the outpour of southern artist since its 1998 debut. HA, off of his first commercial album, 400 Degrees.. the entire song is fire, undoubtedly.. with its unorthodox flow and hard hitting beat, Juvenile set the standard high for anything and anyone else to follow.. But! this time around I'm not talking about a verse(s), swag on a record or the most questions ever asked on a record.. This time I'm speaking specifically about the chorus.

You a paper chaser, you got your block on fire

Remaining a G until the moment you expire

You know what it is you make nothin' out of somethin'

You handle your biz and don't be cryin' and sufferin'

You a paper chaser, you got your block on fire

Remaining a G until the moment you expire

You know what it is you make nothin' out of somethin'

You handle your biz and don't be cryin' and sufferin'

Hands down, one of the best choruses, mantra's, chants, chain-gang ballad ever made. Lol. That shit is all gas. He's gassing the shit out of all of us. YOU A PAPER CHASA! GOT YOUR BLOCK ON FIRE! REMAINING A G UNTIL THE MOMENT YOU EXPIRE! .. I dare you to repeat it and not say it with a down south accent. YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS YOU MAKE NOTHIN' OUT OF SOMETHIN' .. lets not gloss over this.. we gotta acknowledge the fact Juvi fucked up here. How the fuck do you make "nothin out of somethin"?.. ain't it supposed to be the opposite?.. YOU HANDLE YOUR BIZ AND DON'T BE CRYIN' AND SUFFERIN'