Rappers delighted in him.
His hustle was their soul food.
So they championed his power moves.
There was Ice-T.
There was Phife Dawg.
There was Kendrick Lamar.
All revered him as a boss.
For he controlled shit like the Fates.
Then his politics emerged.
Now they see the light.
They get the message.
And they’re furious.
Like a grandmaster checkmated in a flash.
