Boat Racing: Riff Raff & Earl Sweatshirt’s “Yacht Lash”

Sometimes Riff Raff’s lyrics remind me of an ether binge from Fear and Loathing, except rather than HST, we have Jamie Franko, a devotee of Versace, sushi and Pimp C. Lizards are everywhere and...
By    April 30, 2013

Sometimes Riff Raff’s lyrics remind me of an ether binge from Fear and Loathing, except rather than HST, we have Jamie Franko, a devotee of Versace, sushi and Pimp C. Lizards are everywhere and they’re tilted sideways and rocking designer fabrics. If Riff has not had a cameo on Loiter Squad, the universe remains imbalanced. Of course, when you’re talking about good songs sponsored by Scion, everything is permanently off.

Fraud’s beat is darker, a bad trip with trap hi-hats and an ominous vibe his beats usually avoid. Earl takes advantage, as grimy as Master P when he was Percy, but still needing the feasible mortgage. I also empathize with his inability to do serious work without getting stoned. Does any one know how one measures the average Versace water cabbage?

A lot of rappers could have thought to end their song by replacing a “Gucci” ad-lib with “Sushi,” but only Riff Raff effectively implemented it.

 

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