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Riff: RZA – “Grits”

Oct 14, 2014

Steamy hot meal serve less than five minutes/Big silver pot, boilin’ water, salt in it/House full of brothers and sisters, the pop’s missin’/Pilgrim on the box on the stove in the kitchen

from Grits lyrics by RZA

The Prince gets a bit nostalgic on an album that’s filled mostly with crossover bangers. It’s a standout because of all the simple elements involved – the soulful sample, the dusty break and of course the lyrics, which paint a vivid picture of what it’s like to be a kid. A universal message from the god.

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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