Mos Def's Song Black On Both Sides

The song mathematics is a song by American hip-hop recording artist Mos Def. The song is produced by DJ Premier and is part of the album Black on Both Sides by Mos Def. The song is lyrically one of the best song I’ve listen to apart from several 2pac’s songs and Nas’ ‘New York State of Mind’. The song mainly talks about the social issue faced by American society in general. The lyrics implements facts and statistics that backs up his statement regarding the issue he is trying to spread. This rap song is intended to highlight the problems in the American society. The song specifically talks about the issues that affect people living in urban areas. Mos Def raps about the misery and despair between whites and blacks in America. Society’s issues are discussed throughout this song. The audience can easily connect references in the song to real life issues. Using numbers and statistics, Mos Def gives proof when he’s raising the issue regarding the Inequality between different people.

Things like the poverty rate, incarceration, and spending habits are aspects that the government can control, and Mos Def contends that their mistakes in these fields have a major effect. His argument is backed by real statistics, so it has support. A study conducted around the time of the release of “Mathematics” revealed that the lifetime chance of going to prison for Black males was 32.2%, while the rate for white males was 5.9%. As for poverty figures, 38.2% of Black children were living in poverty in 2010, while only 12.4% of white children lived in poverty. These statistics are astounding and surprising, and when called upon by Mos Def in “Mathematics”, they support the theory that these problems hurt blacks much more than whites, and say that the government has not been there for its