Friday, January 1, 2010

And now the first in a new series on the academic interpretation of rap songs and validation of their lyrics.

1. SKY PAGER -- A Tribe Called Quest

[real lyrics]
[listen to song]

Q-Tip & Phife Dawg illuminate the importance of sky pagers.

Prompt: Do you know the importance of a sky pager?

Q-Tip:
To the uninformed public (esp. other rappers): You are already below my level because you fail to appreciate how helpful a sky pager can be. I keep mine on all the time; it gets great reception at concert venues. And now, a completely unrelated anecdote to finish out my first point.

If you happen to be enjoying a nice dinner of cacciatore con lĂ­mon with wine and you only have 30 minutes to meet up with your bitch, you should smoke a joint of marijuana at your house (homies optional).

Occasionally my pager acts up when I am pursuing women, which is irritating. I am a sex fiend so I have no qualms about caressing my erect penis in public (through the pants). It's often awkward when I'm doing this, and my business manager pages me. I actually sent 2000 pages this month so they are cutting the service off this thing. Oh well, I'm a rich rapper!


Phife:
I would agree with my esteemed colleague, but add that I, too, will be smoking marijuana with you. (Non sequitur, Skypager is an acronym, and the S stands for Sex). After smoking, I'll probably receive several sextual advances on my pager from the rotation of bitches I keep available. Sometimes withdrawal from use of my sky pager gives me acute depression, as diagnosed by my psychiatrist, Dr. Ayre Rubenstein. Maybe that's the reason pagers seem so complex to me, when really, it's just a small device that receives numbers.

As a valuer of the importance of a sky pager, I only use the best Duracell batteries, which usually last me up to three weeks, even though I keep the pager on every second of every day. Further, my coverage covers all of North America and even the Caribbean. If you are within 500 miles of me and text the number 69, I will come have sex with you.