Ain't gonna lie--this hip hop song is disturbing. It's also very good. This artist is one of the most well-respected emcees out there, and this song provides a good demonstration as to why. She narrates a violent rampage from the perspective of an unconventional assailant: a popular blonde cheerleader who's been driven to the edge by domestic abuse and societal pressures placed upon girls. The irony of the song is that it illustrates how even the most well-adjusted-seeming, privileged teenage girl can often be subjected to a plethora of problems, pressures, and abuses in her life, yet it is rare for the perpetrator of mass violence like a school shooting to be a girl—although similar issues are what are used to explain away the destructive behavior in boys. Bear in mind, the song contains graphic depictions of violence, as well as references to self-harm, abuse, etc. I’m also including the music video, which contains a truncated version of the song, but even that preserves a good amount of the potentially disturbing content.
Jean Grae - Taco Day:
And here’s the official music video, with a truncated but still NSFW version of the song:
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