Man Of The City
Shout out to Ultra, man. I remember we had an 8 hr session at Deep and it was insane. Half of Bluuzone was in and out, Dustin DeVars was there shooting flicks, Mieux was there doing an interview, and I was knocking out hella songs. Ultra sends me a text like, “Is it too late for the album?” and I hit him back, “Nah”. He sends me 4 beats and when I heard MOTC I stopped recording and went straight to writing. I was inspired by a fellow creative Christy Marie who had posted graffiti about the 40 hr work week and I went right in. Shout out to Crown, too. The first beat I ever heard from Ultra was a Crown Marquiss’ track (H.Y.P.E.), so I thought it was appropriate to throw that line in there. By the way, that second verse is probably my all time favorite Gat$ verse. Just a lot truth to me.
With the exception of “New Millennium,” I feel like I really didn’t get amped up on the first half of the album. This song is the marker where, it’s like, I’m not taking shit from anyone. This is where it gets real. In wrestling, if you turn heel, it means you’re the good guy turning into the bad guy. It’s like that on this track. In the narrative of starshipJERICHO, “Man Of The City” is when I become that nigga.
