You can interpret these lines however you want I, however, see a critique of the competition and selfishness we see in modern society. Lu then goes on to reference the end of Scarface, when Tony Montana is killed and falls into a fountain that reads ‘The World is Yours.’ Both of these men did great things (great in terms of impact, not necessarily in terms of goodness) only to be struck down by society, thus creating a narrative on the power of large groups of people, and implying that the world belongs to the majority, not any individual. The easiest connection to make here is between Galileo and lay low: Galileo faced persecution because his theories contradicted the Bible, thus he was championing the idea that humans, not God, were the most powerful force on Earth. Look a little closer, however, and you begin to get an idea of what Lupe’s trying to convey. Let’s be honest at first glance this looks like total gibberish. Like balls from Galileo to law low/ Ignorance that the worlds isn’t ours, the gall/ give them all showers/ Tony found the fountain of youth in the mountain of powder/ only to find truth in the fountain, drowning in power/ surrounded with dollars –They. Luckily for us, Lupe also has plenty of beautiful, abstract lines to look at. Probably the biggest critique of “Bitch Bad,” as well as the entire album it appeared on, was how little room for interpretation or speculation there was. The third verse continues to complicate Lupe’s initial argument by using the characters from the first two verses to comment on larger gender norms in our society, focusing on misrepresentation of women. This song could easily be written off as a preachy warning against how women are treated in rap music, however, lines like this encourage listeners to look past the simple narrative the first two verses tell. The boy relates the word to his mother while the girl embraces the ‘bad bitch’ identity created by rappers. This bar comes off of Lupe’s 2012 single “Bitch Bad.” Over the course of this song Fiasco traces the narrative of two children, a boy and a girl, as they encounter the word ‘bitch’ in rap music. Let’s start with one of Lupe’s simpler bars: “Disclaimer: This rhymer/ Lupe’s/ not using ‘bitch’ as a lesson/ but as a psychological weapon/ to set in your mind and really mess with your conceptions/ discretions/ reflections/ its clever misdirection”- Bitch Bad. His politically conscious brand of rap might not be the most radio friendly, but it has provided the world with some of the best lyrics ever written. Instead, Lupe opted for the road less travelled. Most music fans know of the Chicago-born rapper for his hits songs like the beautiful “Kick Push,” uplifting “The Show Goes On” or the haunting “Superstar” set the stage for Lu to take his place as one of hip-hop's brightest stars.