Sunday, July 13, 2008

Fear Da Future

I find this graffiti intriguing on a number of levels. Esthetically of course, and for the text, specifically for the use of the slang, 'da' in place of 'the.' I sincerely doubt this person is unintelligent, and nor unfamiliar with the English language. Is this person a Bed-Stuy resident using rap lingo? What's their race? (Big Joe's politically correct friend would answer 'the Human Race.') Hipster Pratt student or long time resident? I can't find info on 'fear da future' as a graffiti tag. I did find, however, a Scottish traditional version of an ancient ballad:

and freestyle rap from 'Dark Lord Blaze':

World Destruction

Fail Attempts 2 burn me lef u scolded.
Now I’m gone have u heated & den frozen.
& leave u as a ststute dat ya rage has molded.
Cuz I’d nu u’d restle wit it till da cage exploded.
The followas of da lite alwayz wants me 2 follow dem.
But I jus do it 2 throttle em swallow em.
& soon dey’ll burn slowly n my digestive trax.
Dat’ll b da meal so I’ll save da rest 4 snax.
U mus b out ya mind da points u makin is aimless.
So u r here by vanished 2 da forgotten land of da sainless.
Niggaz fear da future all becuz dey saw a scary omen.
Da size of my status wood make goliath look like gary coleman.
My arise starts a republics demise.
Ya c mo defs as homicidal thoughts flooded da minds.
My lyrics about da worlds desruction.
Mite jus a metaphor about da worlds corruption.