So Many Problems...

I’m catching up on this Saturday’s episode of SNL and out of curiosity, I caught Ludacris and T-Pain’s performance of the new song ‘One More Drink,’ and let me tell you, there are so many problems with it.

For starters, not 30 seconds into the song, Ludacris starts rapping about drinking and driving:

It was Friday night, 

And I was feelin’ AIGHT, (Yep) 

Downtown Atlanta, big city, bright lights, 

Mixin’ Henny wit the Sprite, 

While I’m drinkin’ and drivin’

Hmm.. Drinking and driving is one of those things for me that is not okay under any set of circumstances. And for Ludacris to rap, glorify, and essentially condone this reckless and potentially fatal behavior is completely irresponsible as a citizen and celebrity. If this were, say, 1999 and this song were released, I might be a little more forgiving, but in the year 2008 when so many people lose their lives and loved ones to drunk driving, this is simply not ok.

I should have started fast forwarding when I heard the ‘drinkin’ and drivin” line, but sadly I didn’t. As I listened more, I noticed the further horrors of this song:

So, I crept up like SHAWTY WHAT’S HAPPENIN’?, 

You killin’ that dress and I love it with a passion, 

Then she turned around and her face was AIGHT, 

She had a gap tooth and a mean overbite, 

But I was like HMMMMM!!!!… 

If I take one more drink, 

I’m gon’ end up f**kin’ YOUUUUUU…

…Cause’ she started lookin’ better, every shot of Patron

Yep. Essentially, this song is about having sex with a butterface. How empowering, right? It pretty much sings the praises of pounding drinks so Luda can force himself to get busy with a girl who he believes is too ugly to be worth his time. My question, then, is why is he having sex with her anyway? Luda, if you’re so good looking and amazing, why can’t you find a girl you don’t have to give yourself alcohol poisoning for to find her attractive? Stuff like this really really makes me hate people; musicians in particular. Some songs just shouldn’t be made, and this is one of them.

Sadly, this effing song is super catchy, so whether I like it or not, it’s going to be stuck in my head. I used to really like and respect Ludacris and his hustle.. But right now, he’s in the doghouse.