Maybe everyone has a different view of hip-hop, a music, an art, a choice or simply a business. We should also hear how these hip-hop artists influence the world through their music.
The 60th annual Grammy Awards ceremony will take place this Sunday in New York. Among the nominated songs of the year, in addition to the hit songs such as "Despacito", there are also the works of hip hop artists such as "4:44" and "1-800-273-8255". "4:44" is the title song of Jay-Z's 13th album "4:44", one of the most influential figures in the hip-hop world, "1-800-273-8255" is the title song of the new album Everybody released by American rapper singer Logic on April 28, 2017.
Today, we're just talking about 1-800-273-8255, one of my favorite songs of 2017.
Yes, the title of the song is a phone number, and it is very special that this phone number is the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. This hotline is used to help people who temporarily feel the despair of life. After the song I finally wanna be alive, don't even wanna die anymore, the staff of the American Suicide Prevention Hotline (NSPL) revealed that the number of people calling the hotline increased by 27%, and the number of people visiting their website also increased significantly. In the original MV of the song, a black boy was not understood by his father because of his sexual orientation problems, he was ridiculed and bullied by his classmates, and no one talked about him, but with the help of the teacher, he dialed the hotline and gave up the idea of taking his life, his parents finally accepted him, and finally he married his lover as he wished.
Others are cherishing your life for you, what reason do you have to give up?
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Part of the lyrics in English
I've been on the low
I been taking my time
I feel like I'm out of my mind
It feel like my life ain't mine
Who can relate
I've been on the low
I been taking my time
I don't wanna be alive
I just wanna die today
I just wanna die
And let me tell you why
All this other shit I'm talkin'
'bout they think they know it
I've been praying for somebody
To save me no one's heroic
And my life don't even matter
I know it I know it I know
I'm hurting deep down but can't show it
I never had a place to call my own
I never had a home
Ain't nobody callin' my phone
Where you been where you
At what's on your mind
They say every life precious
But nobody care about mine
Pain don't hurt the same I know
The lane I travel feels alone
But I'm moving 'til my legs give out
And I see my tears melt in the snow
But I don't wanna cry
I don't wanna cry anymore
I wanna feel alive
I don't even wanna die anymore
Oh I don't wanna
I don't wanna
No one is not needed, the world is closely connected, you are not good at living, you do not know how wonderful the world will become.
If you have the idea of taking your own life, don't do that.
Finally, I also wish this song can win the Grammy Song of the Year and let more people hear it!