BSPH: Taking the "best" out of Juvenile's "Ha"

Sometimes i feel that a germ of boredom starts thriving deep inside of me and that is absolutely terrible thing to realize that actually doesn't mean a thing. Because if you think about it for a moment - it is nothing compared to anything anywhere anywhen anyhow. It is just a temporary minor annoyance. It happens once in a while. Causes no damage of any significance. Maybe some sort of blackouts of time wasting but not much else. So why bother with it? Because vain attempts of eliminating that particular irksome phenomenon with extreme prejudice can lead you to something really unexpected...

Let's take a few steps back. I just came back home after survining three weeks of non-stop quest for a new job. It was something to behold but i don't want to go in detail. The only thing you need to know - it was bizzare and tough and left little time to anything creative that was not some scribbles on a little pieces of paper or some really nondescript notes of no particular interest. I was knee deep in reading vacant position descriptions, deducing all pros and cons, thinking out the strategies of getting the precious info during the interviews, doing tests, etc, etc. I was behind enemy lines - studying what bullshit lurks in hearts of men. I feel sorry for those recruiters who were forced to talk with me - i think i was a little too pushy and rather nonchalant. But hey - i just wanted to know exactly what to expect - can't blame me for being cautious after being burned so many times. Anyway...

Have you heard song "Ha" by rapper Juvenile? I guess you haven't because there is no reason in this world for you to know this song. It is beyond anyone's general interest. And if you are familiar with it - it is only because you are into deep cuts of Cash Money Records output or following the origins of Lil' Wayne and his feuds or just gazing through the samples credits of Kendrick Lamar's album "Damn." (to be honest - far more engaging than the album itself).

"Ha" is a stop word. You stumble upon it. Find out that it is actually a song - think that the title is kinda curious enough and then give it a shot. There is not much to say about "Ha". It is a typical late 90's rap song with mindnumbingly monotone basic lo-fi arrangement accompanied by serviceable rapping. Juvenile uncannily tenderly checks all boxes regarding low-life hustler lifestyle including warped abusive relationships, drug trade, showing off the glitter, vacuous inner life and other things that cause cognitive dissonance and condemns the entire concept.  The lyrics are actually really good. But the sound cries out "dull-dull gray greyness gray-gray". It is social commentary covered in sonic insignificance. It is instantly forgettable.

But there is one thing that unfortunately sticks out of the song - "Ha".

The songs gimmick is that every line ends with "ha". The reason for it is simple - that it is the way people talk in some areas of New Orleans. They cap every sentence with this filler non-word just because. It adds local flavor to the song. But if you don't know about it - it is just "that" "ha" in the end of every line. Sounds close to "huh" but the lyric sheet says "ha" so let it be "ha". And you don't care about the songs actual content - you just grap "that" "ha" out of context and beat it to death in your head out of callous mean instant reflex.

Since i was struggling with boredom when i heard it - i thought that it would be nice to make a conversion of a songs lyrics. First i deleted everything that wasn't "ha". Except for one "ho" near the end. Then i took the chorus and changed every letter of it to continuous strings of X's occassionally interrupted by the capital G's - because there is a song "XXX" in Kendrick Lamar's "Damn.". The result is mystifying Einstuerzende Neubauten like romp-stomp. It is mindless, self-indulging and utterly pointless. It makes me think about something-something. And i like it.

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