Rich Slave - Young Dolph

By E-S0$a

With a song titled Rich Slave, it definitely catches attention quickly. This song is off of Young Dolph’s new album titled Rich Slave. Young Dolph titled this album Rich Slave to focus on the fact that he views himself and others within black culture as rich slaves. He is a boss in terms of how he makes his money independently as an artist, but he is aware that he stills spends his money on things that are owned by white establishments and business owners. Just because he has money and has success, he realizes that spending money on nice things really is still a form of enslavement.

Young Dolph definitely is making a good point here. It is nice to see that he is aware of this himself, and maybe this will cause him to reconsider where his money is going. The song itself was a classic and fun trap beat.

These lyrics stuck out the most in this song:

All them diamond chains, he look like a rich slave (What?)
All them diamond chains, he look like a rich slave
Came out my mama, doctor smacked my ass
I ain't start cryin', looked at him, said, "Nigga, get paid" (Yeah, yeah)
Hah, yeah, I hate fame, but everybody know my name (Yeah)
Hate come with money and they both come with the game (Yeah)
Everybody love me now, this shit seem strange (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
All them diamond chains, he look like a rich slave (Uh)
All them diamond chains, he look like a rich slave (Uh)
All them diamond chains, he look like a rich slave

Young Dolph has always provided humor as an artist, but he never fails to slip in something deep between the lines of his music. Being a rich musician has its turmoil. Having everyone love you for your fame instead of your personhood can be challenging. Keeping up with the money and fame image is a form of consumer slavery that people tend to overlook.

The song was produced by Drumma Boy. Drumma Boy has been a staple for years with his trap production, so the beat was on point. It was a simple progression for this song in particular. The drum pattern was smooth, but still fun and vibrant. It allowed Young Dolph to do a simple flow throughout the song that was very effective.