The Shadow of Tomorrow, Madvillian, Madvilliany

Daniel Dumile aka the Madvillian is a lyrical rapper that many may not know about. From partying with woman to his opinions on the world he has a unique talent of speaking his mind through what I believe to be poetry. Not every rapper can be a poet but I firmly believe Madvillian is a poet because his songs are poetry with a beat and ryhme scheme. Let's look at one of his best poetic songs Shadow of Tomorrow. Madvillian made Shadow of Tomorrow as paying respects to Sun Ra's poem baring the same name. In the Shadow of Tomorrow the word yesterday is used frequently and is given multiple meanings. Yesterday is described as belonging to the dead, the darkness of the past, and the eternity of the past. Yesterday belonging to the dead means that the yesterday does not exist anymore just like the dead. The darkness of the past means that yesterday's hardship and parrails are over. It is kind of like tomorrow is a new day kind of mindset. The eternity of the past means that the daily grind of yesterday is over. The best quote of the song is "the perfect man of the past is made according to the rule of the past. The rule of the past is a law of injustice and hypocrisy. The revelation of the meaning of the law is revealed through the law itself". Basically the perfect man does not exist because the meaning of being perfect changes throughout history. I good example of this was during the 1910s the perfect man according to Americans were decorated war heros who were very wealthy. On the contrary during the 1930s the perfect man according to Americans were able to provide for their family and put food on the table every night. Time will only tell if the rules of the past were good or injustice. A good example of this is the Jim Crow laws that discriminated against African Americans and minorities. Shadow of Tomorrow is poetry and Madvillian deserve a lot of praise for creating this song. Here is something to leave off with. With laws ever changing due to the new technology of the future can the perfect man or woman ever exist?