Matt Walsh Reviews RAPSTAR By Polo G
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Summary
Polo G's new single Rap Star has been number one on YouTube for weeks now, and it s been getting like 50 million views. Is it possible that Polo G has more money than his homie Paul O.G?
Transcript
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Okay, so it's time to dip our toes back into the music scene and see what songs the kids are
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listening to today. The one that was brought to my attention by someone in the comment section,
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it's a new joint. It's some real dope s*** from my homie Polo G. I've been a big fan of Polo G
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for a long time. As everyone knows, Polo G, real name Taurus Tremani Bartlett, born January 6,
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1999, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. In 2018, he rose to
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prominence with the singles Finer Things and Pop Out. In 2021, he released the song Rap Star,
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which debuted at number one on the Hot 100. The song became his first number one hit on the Hot
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100 and his first solo top 10 single. I know all this stuff off the top of my head. There's just
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information I know as a fan. Anyway, Rap Star is the song, and it's been number one on YouTube for
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weeks now. It has like 50 million views. Big deal, big hit. Let's check it out.
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Okay, quick thing here. What kind of dealership transaction is this? The dude shows up with a
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duffel bag full of cash at the dealership, and then the guy literally has a silver platter with
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all the keys for his cars ready. Is this how it works for rappers? Is this what it means to be a
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rapper, that that's how it works when you go to a car dealership? I suggest you get started on the
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paperwork. I bought a pickup truck a couple months ago, and I was there for hours. I was doing paperwork,
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going through the warranty plans. They never talk about warranties. Financing, all that. I guess I
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should have just walked in with a bag of cash, thrown it on the table, and said, hey, I'm taking
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that car right there. Peace out. And then peeled out in the car. But of course, if I had done that,
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then the person at the dealership would have been like, sir, you gave me $87.12. That's not enough
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to buy a car. Anyway, but Paul G. has more money to throw around than I do, admittedly,
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and that's fine. And he's buying rides for all his homies, which is great. Very sweet of him.
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Um, if I was a homie waiting in line to get my car, I might stop Paul O.G. and say,
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uh, listen, Paul O.G., look, I know beggars can't be choosers, but can I get another color
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besides white? I don't want to spend every other day for the next seven years at a car wash,
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if you don't mind. I'd be a little ungrateful, though, I guess. All right, let's, uh, let's keep
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I ain't joking, do it sound like I'm kidding. I've been making like $2,000 a minute.
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Okay, I got to stop it already. I mean, it does kind of sound like you're kidding.
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$2,000 a minute? You've been making $2,000 a minute is what you tell us, Paul O.G.
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That's, someone do the math on that. I need a calculator. It's, uh, so it's a $2,000 a minute,
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120 grand an hour, 24 hours in a day. Someone help me out with the math. Uh, so that's like what,
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like $2.8 million a day, right? Let's call it $3 million. Maybe Paul O.G.'s been a little bit
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modest. So we're talking about, this guy is making over a billion dollars a year. Who is,
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is this Jeff, is this what Jeff Bezos looks like? Not what I expected, to be honest.
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Not to stereotype. Okay, don't take that the wrong way.
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Through the clouds I was swimming. I'm probably gonna drown when I'm in it. I bet she gonna get loud
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when I'm in it. And we might have a child of a hoe after we f***ed, she can't get near me.
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Only b***h, I give a conversation to a Siri. My parents are married. Yes, I'm winning clearly.
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I'm the chosen one, see my potential, so they fear me. Lately, I've been praying, God,
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I wonder, can you hear me? Thinking about the old me, I swear I miss you dearly. Stay down till
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you come up, I've been sticking to that theory. Every day about it, I'm exhausted and I'm weary.
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Make sure I'm smiling. Okay, let's check out the lyrics here. He says, I won't love a hoe after we
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have sexual relations. She can't get near me. Only b***h I give a conversation to is Siri.
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My parents amiri, yes, I'm winning clearly. I'm the chosen one, see my potential, so they fear me.
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Lately, I've been praying, God, I wonder, can you hear me? Thinking about the old me,
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I swear I miss you dearly. Stay down till you come up. I've been sticking to that theory.
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Every day of battle, I'm exhausted and I'm weary. Now, this is great. I love how he goes. He goes
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from bragging about all his hoes and bragging about the brand name of his pants. He's proud of his
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pants. And then in the next line, he's crying out to God in agony. I too am extraordinarily humble.
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That's quite an emotional roller coaster that he has us on. Every day is a battle. It's a struggle.
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I'm still in my $10,000 pants on my private jet after I just bought 10 BMWs for no reason. I'm
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God, why has thou forsaken me? All right, let's continue.
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Public went alone, my eyes tear me. I fought through it all, but that s**t hurt me severely.
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I've been getting how to have a hammer and security. He's taking different pills, but I know it ain't.
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Copped a BMW. New deposit, I picked up another bag. Like, f**k it, I'm a cow while I'm in it.
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I had planes flying, crowds screaming, money counting shames, clinging s**t. I guess that's
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how it sound when you're winning. I ain't joking, do it sound like I'm kidding. I've been making
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like $2,000 a minute. So high up through the clouds, I was swimming. I'm probably gonna drown
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when I'm in it. I bet she gonna get loud when I'm in it. And we might have a child when I'm
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Okay, let's review here for a moment what has happened so far. Here he is in this part
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of the song after he's bragged about his pants and his hoes and his cars and money and jewelry
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is now holding a small child. I mean, he's holding his own child, presumably, while he
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I ain't joking, do it sound like I'm kidding. I've been making like $2,000 a minute. So high
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up through the clouds, I was swimming. I'm probably gonna drown when I'm in it. I bet
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she gonna get loud when I'm in it. And we might have a child when I'm finished. They say I'm
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POC rebirth. Never put out a weak verse. Homicides when we lurk. I'm a step till my feet hurt.
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Okay, now in fairness, the kid, he wasn't there for the last two lines. So that's good. You know,
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that is responsible parenting. So, you know, he said to his kid, okay, son, daddy has to brag
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about killing people now. So you're gonna have to leave the room for this part. But he was holding
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the kid while he said, I bet she gone get loud while I'm in it. And we might have a child when
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I'm finished. Is this his version of the birds and the bees talk? Boys have a penis. Girls have a
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vagina. I appreciate that he's trying to include his son in his job, you know, like a take your child
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to work day sort of thing. Take your child to the rap video set. But maybe bring him in for a song
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that isn't about, you know, having sex with hoes and killing your enemies. I realize that might
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eliminate every song in Polo G's catalog. But either way, just a little parenting tip. Far be it for me
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When putting them streets first, white tees turn burgundy t-shirts. Looking for something real,
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he's stuck in a deep search. Anxiety killing me, I just want to leave her. When they ask if I'm okay,
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it just make everything seem worse. Trying to explain your feelings sound like something you rehearse.
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Stabbed me on my back with a clean smirk. Looking so deep into your eyes, I can read your thoughts.
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Shut the f*** up. I mean, please don't talk. I done been through too much and I don't need another loss.
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Put that on every war, scoff, every battle. I'm a BMW. New deposit, I picked up another bag. Like f*** it,
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I'm a cow while I'm in it. Okay, I think we get the idea. So he says, anxiety killing me, I just want to leave
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earth. When they ask if I'm okay, it just make everything seem worse. This is like a 14-year-old girl's
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diary entry. Trying to explain your feelings sounds like something you rehearsed. Stabbed me in my back
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with a clean smirk. Looking so deep into your eyes, I can read your thoughts. So shut the f***.
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I mean, please don't talk. I done been through too much. I don't need another loss. Put that on every
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war scar for every battle I fought. You know what? In all seriousness, he does, I'll say this, he does a
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pretty good job of rhyming here. It's like poetry, so if they rhyme. And even rhyming in multiple syllables,
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so credit where it's due. And I guess the message I'm getting here from the song is that, listen,
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you know, gangstas have feelings too, I guess. Which is also the plot of The Sopranos, incidentally.
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You know what? I wet my ass with your feelings. Thanks. Thanks a lot. The point is, yes, you know,
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they have the women. Yes, they have the money. Yes, they have the private jet. Yes, they're busting
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caps in various asses and so forth. But at the end of the day, they just want to feel loved.
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And that, well, that's a message. I'm not sure how relatable it is or worthwhile, but it is a
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message. You know? And so that's an improvement over many other rap songs, which don't seem to be
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saying really anything at all. So by default, I'm actually going to give this one two thumbs up.