Hip-Hop Isn't Dead: Turns out Lil Wayne isn't just an alleged drug fiend

Yesterday’s Guardian blog directed me to a track by recent drug-related arrestee Lil Wayne and his friend Flo Rida called “American Superstar”. It is rather good, a mid-paced banger with foreboding backing vocals and plenty of “interesting” imagery.
Example: “I got guns for the snitches and roses for the bitches”. I think what the chaps are trying to say here is that they don’t like tattle-tales, but they do like ladies. They don’t like them enough to not call them bitches, but one step at a time.
Also of note lyrically: “F*ckin’ like a rabbit, smokin’ on lettuce”. This line shows a disconcertingly poor grasp of the way the natural world works, but it has made a weird part of me want to try smoking all manner of vegetables. Blaze up yo’ turnips and check over the page to hear “American Superstar”.