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Slack.com slash DHQ. Hey guys, this is Matt. What you're about to listen to is from my

rap review series where I try to find the deeper meaning in the genre. You can subscribe

to my YouTube page at youtube.com slash the Matt Wall Show so you can watch the entire

series. Okay, I'm very excited today for the chance to listen to and experience a joint

from my man, Takashi 6.9. He is for my money, one of the most transcendent artists in the

history of Western civilization. As a poet, I put him on the level of Ralph Waldo Emerson

as a singer, he's Poverty, as a humanitarian, he's Mother Teresa. To think he achieved

all of that despite suffering that horrific accident where he fell into a giant tie-dye

machine, he actually looks a little bit like a bowl of fruity pebbles come to life. Maybe

he looks like something out of a Skittles commercial in hell. But I say all of that in a positive

way. It's all part of his genius, really. Now, the song we're going to be experiencing

today is a classic. It's an oldie, one of the Takashi 6.9 songs that my dad was listening

to back in the day. It's not from Takashi's newest album, which by the way is available

now for purchase. It's called Tadl-Tail. Tadl-Tail being a little reference to the fact that he's

a gang member who sold out his crew to avoid 40 years in prison. Lots of people think that

he lost street cred for that because he's a snitch and all that. But personally, I think

it makes him more relatable because I can tell you I would totally flip on my crew to

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