So, this song titled “Molly”
by rapper Lil’ Dickey, may seem like just another rap about parting and popping
Molly like most stupid rappers that need a big hit, but this song and music
video couldn’t be more opposite. This video and
song brings LD (Lil Dickey) down to reality,
like he’s just another guy in love, without hope of letting go of the feeling.
Dickey starts of his first verse
with what is essentially a warning, saying that “this is the softest thing I
ever did but… it’s about something that’s really important to me.” And from
that moment the audience is made aware that this isn’t his usual bitches and
hoe’s crap (thank God), and that was key for him. He didn’t know how this would
be received since he had never spoken his heart in his rap, with his other hits
being titled things like, $ave Dat Money and Lemme Freak. So this was both a
risk for him personally and finically. He
said at one point that he doesn’t typically show sentimentality in his music. However,
this was something he was felt needed to be an exception, as it details the
realities of having to separate from the girl he loved and still loves, named
Molly, to move to Napa, California for his carrier.
The music video starts with him getting ready for a wedding and he is
stressing out as if it is his own wedding, but as we find out about two minutes
into the video he was attending his ex-lover Molly’s wedding. He continues
through the wedding and reception considering if he made the wrong decision
putting his carrier before his love. He also knows that if he gave rap up he
could get Molly back, simultaneously he struggles knowing that he can’t because
he needs to follow his passion, or else he would feel empty in that way. He’s
at a crossroad between a rock and a hard place, knowing he cannot forgive himself
for choosing one love over the other. His expression in the video is spot on creating
an even closer level of sympathy between him and the audience. And with the
slow reveal of it not actually being his wedding in the beginning it hits you
in a similar way to how LD was hit.
In part two I will go over the chorus and explain the importance of the pill swallowing analogy.
This will be a two-part blog please, read part 2 if interested…
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