Dreamville Records is a record label founded by J. Cole and his manager Ibrahim Hamad. The label is home to artists like Ari Lennox, Bas, and J. Cole himself, and is known for its family-like atmosphere and authentic music. J. Cole is a renowned sto...
DiCaprio 2 is the most intriguing album released under Dreamville Records
Before J.I.D was signed to Dreamville Records, he had released his debut EP called DiCaprio. Therefore, there is need to know more about this EP before looking at DiCaprio 2.
DiCaprio
According to Genius, it states that, "DiCaprio is the debut EP by American rapper J.I.D. The album includes multiple features,including frequent collaborator 6LACK, fellow Spillage Village artists EARTHGANG,OG Maco and more".
Moreover on Genius it says, "The EP primarily focuses on the hardships J.I.D faced during his childhood,having lived in one of the most dangerous districts of Atlanta, Zone 6. Production was handled by multiple people : Fellow Spillage Village member Johnny Venus, frequent collaborator Childish Major, Christo, Brandon Thomas and more ".
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From the track list above, there are three songs which caught my interest. These are LeTrowand LeTumbapart1.
On the song LeTrow , Genius has stated that, "LeTrowserves as a collaboration between Atlanta artists JID and 6LACK that appears on JID's DiCaprio. On the track,the artists discuss their hood origins and their newfound success in the rap game ". This is shown on the lyrics below :
"While they were sittin' on their hands, I was standin' and plottin"
This probably means that J.I.D was working towards being a rapper while others were slacking.
LeTrow music audio
The song, LeTumbapart1 as stated by Genius, "..serves as a collaboration between JID and KEY! that appears on JID's DiCaprio. On the track, the artist discuss their hood origins and the privileged lifestyles they currently lead".
From my point of view, what makes it interesting is that it samples Leonardo DiCaprio interview to shed light on the issue about wanting more in life. This is shown on the lyrics below:
[Outro: Leonardo DiCaprio and Interviewer & KEY!] "...I've met a lot of people like this who's entire world is consumed by wealth. And and you meet them and you talk to them and you realize they dont have a lot of foundation in their life whatsoever And so therefore this becomes the root of all hapiness for them. And of course I like money like everybody else, that would be an absolute lie, but I think its important to be responsible at the same time. And I also think it's important to give back to if your in a privilaged position. I think that that should be a pre-requisite to anyone who's gotten to accumulate a lot of welath in their life I think that it should be standard.."
