Webb talks about his classic songs "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman" and "MacArthur Park. if it goes along with the basketball game, it means he played well, and obtained 3 double-digit match statistics. I can’t believe, today was a good day. The meaning of the line therefore changes, depending on whether the audience knows that Ice Cube is talking about Allah, or that they ignore it. The line in English is difficult to understand because it is poetic slang. It is inevitably touching to see someone who believes his life expectancy will be so short. From where does NGDD stem? if it goes along with the court case, and means he took 3 times 10 years sentence or more for 3 different crimes. After the tragic thought about his precocious death, the gangster gotta go: this shows a beautiful, brave and voluntary attitude to face life as it is, dangerous and uncertain. Cause just yesterday them fools tried to blast me. So, it’s still one of those strange non-events : no aggression today. STORY by Robert McKee : the reference in storytelling…? It is thus the third sexual encounter mentioned since the beginning of the day, suggesting the character has big sexual needs. This is excellent news, at least from the point of view of the character, given the previous conditioning. This line modifies the meaning of the preceding ones, since from there the audience can interpret the hallucination of the previous line as being due to the effects of a strong dose of alcohol – or magic “potion“. Janis Joplin's famous version turned Bobby into a boy. So, freaking brothers every way like M.J., means ripping them off, bluffing, impressing, bursting his opponents like Magic Johnson. As if Ice Cube was saying “I am a champion of crime”. READ: Why Ice Cube's Coachella Debut Is Going to Be Hardcore Amazing (Hint: New Music!). Pulled out the jammy, and killed the punanny. Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God I don’t know but today seems kinda odd No barking from the dog, no smog And momma cooked a breakfast with no hog I got my grub on, but didn’t pig out Finally got a call from a girl I want to dig out Hooked it up on later as I hit the do’ Thinking will I live another twenty fo’ I gotta go cause I got me a drop top And if I hit the switch, I can make the ass drop Had to stop at a red light Looking in my mirror not a jacker in sight And everything is alright I got a beep from Kim and she can fuck all night Called up the homies and I’m askin’ y’all Which park, are y’all playin’ basketball? The fact that he can be very drunk without vomiting also indicates that he is used to drinking, that it is his daily life, which contributes to the characterization of the character. The “berry” refers to the red lamps on the top of old police cars, which in the night could look like two red berries; and the “high beams” designate the headlights of police cars. He will provide them in the next lines! Craps is a dice game, to win one has to get some 7 and 11, which explains the next lines. This first line expresses two feelings: the gratitude of being alive, and the faith in God. With the seven, seven-eleven, seven-eleven. MTV Raps. This line is stronger than the others, because this info suddenly reveals what had been hidden until then: this man is a gangster, dedicated to killing or being killed. Fanny, jammy, punanny, and Jimmy in the following line: all these slang nicknames sound saucy, erotic. A possible tragedy is in the air, revealing the permanent anxiety of the character about losing the people he knows. We went in a few lines from the attempted murder to futile and harmless activities, so there is a big thematic contrast, which represents the tops and downs of life. drives, communicates with women and friends. MTV Raps What’s the haps on the craps Shake ’em up, shake ’em up, shake ’em up, shake ’em Roll ’em in a circle of niggaz and watch me break ’em With the seven, seven-eleven, seven-eleven Seven even back do’ little Joe I picked up the cash flow Then we played bones, and I’m yellin’ domino Plus nobody I know got killed in South Central L.A. Today was a good day, Left my homies house paid Picked up a girl been tryin’ to fuck since the twelfth grade It’s ironic, I had the brew she had the chronic The Lakers beat the Supersonics I felt on the big fat fanny Pulled out the jammy, and killed the punanny And my Jimmy runs deep so deep so deep put her butt to sleep Woke her up around one She didn’t hesitate, to call Ice Cube the top gun Drove her to the pad and I’m coasting Took another sip of the potion hit the three-wheel motion I was glad everything had worked out Dropped her butt off, then I chirped out Today was like one of those fly dreams Didn’t even see a berry flashing those high beams No helicopter looking for a murder Two in the morning got the fat burger Even saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp And it read Ice Cube’s a pimp (yeah) Drunk as hell but no throwing up Half way home and my pager still blowing up Today I didn’t even have to use my A.K. Fanny : slang term to say “ass”, or sometimes “pussy”. Note how the brevity of the line continues to imitate the action: the action of waking up is necessarily brief, and logically, the line is brief. Called up the homies and I’m askin’ y’all. In case you want to take part in the days celebrations, the song lyrics note a handful of funtivities you can do to create your good day. As we will see, the song will be narrative, and consist of a tale of a common day gangster, from sunrise to the night. This song distinguishes itself by its ambitious choice to participate in the American narrative culture without being limited to a primitive style of writing coming out of the illiterate ghetto. Learn to write stories - 4 PDF, 2 for free. This line with tragic resonance takes us by surprise, like an accident in daily life. It is rare that a rap song is narrative, really rare. Does he have beef with Gaga? No helicopter looking for a murder. According to Wikipedia, comedian Donovan Strain was able to use hints from the lyrics of the song to figure out the exact "good day" Ice Cube was referencing. This line also has two possible meanings: So, according to the meaning we retain, this line also has two meanings: he freaks his brothers in basketball, or in life via some crimes that lead him to these double-digit penalties. The insistent formulation, I got to say, reinforces the conclusive effect of the chorus line by enriching it: if he recognizes that he has got to say, it’s because of this hidden but implicit feeling: that even after having played again in his mind the film of the day, he can’t believe it could have been so good, which suggests the ton of misfortune that this character usually has to cope with…. It was already a good day, but this holiday confirms that statement. Can you ? This seems to suggest a position of power and responsibility, like: he is the head of a gang, of dealers for example, and pays their rent to pay their work.