On the subject of: "Grillz" (EFIZ 1980)

Today we will be reviewing one of Eric's hobbies, that is, deh rap music. Eric, for some explicable reason, despite being a white, Anglo-Saxon, Evangelical, otherwise average young man somehow enjoys rap music to a great extent. Many people that share Eric's demographic shun away from such music, and often times with good reason. On the other hand, though, there's many times when rap music is just as inane and entertaining as other types of music (pop, for example, or rock), while using no dirty language or "adult themes." Today I will share one such song with you. Granted, they can be few and far between, but nevertheless, I press on. Before we begin, however, I believe a few definitions are in order, for those of us not quite as down with deh "lingo".

Grill - 2- A gold/diamond plate that is molded for your teeth. It is decorated with diamonds and/or gold. ex. "Yo, you clean your grill everyday homie?! they is pure white!" Ice - Huge items which are worn by gangstas as jewelry to show how wealthy they are. Items range from diamond earrings so big their heads are permanently cast to one side, chains so heavy that the individual suffers from chronic neck pains, and rings which take two fingers to wear... ex. "I am so iced out" Editor's note - often time, since Ice (frozen water) is cold, rappers like to make clever puns linking their ice (jewelry) to being something that is very, very cold.

Now that we've got that out of the way, the subject matter of analysis is the rather new song "Grillz" by Nelly feat. Paul Wall, Ali, and Gipp. As I know from past experience, full song lyrics are rarely read, so I will only look at selected lyrics that highlight my enjoyment of the song. The song is basically about how the aforementioned rappers enjoy having so much precious metal and gems in their mouth, and how much their peers derive enjoyment from it as well:

"its da ice man paul wall i got my mouth lookin somethin like a disco ball" - A simple way to start the verse, highlighting that his grill is basically reflecting light like crazy. "my teeth gleaming like im chewin on aluminum foil" - Despite the fact that I wince at the thought of doing such a thing, I can understand that if every one of your teeth was plated in metal or diamonds, that it wouldn't hurt. Anyway, that's not really the point. The point is, his teeth be shiny. "open up my mouth and you see mo carrots than a salad" - Oh, those crazy rappers! So clever with their plays on words! He is clearly linking the words "karat" and "carrot" for absolutely zany results!!!1 "my teeth are mind blowin givin everybody chillz call me george foreman cuz im sellin everybody grillz" - Holy crap this is awesome. That second line is pure lyrical gold. I cannot add anything to this to make is more clear or more awesomer than it is now.

Whew! So many incredible lyricses makes me tired. Today's funny link is fairly simplistic, but amazing nonetheless: wooha!