It Was A Good Day by Ice Cube
For the first 200-300 times I heard this song, I would be caught up in the clever lyrical play provided by Ice Cube (messed around and got a triple double automatically flashes to mind whenever I see a basketball player hitting that mark). Over the years, the deeper message of the song--that a typical, run of the mill day would be noteworthy because no violence or confrontations with police occurred resonates loud, particularly when the next tragic incident commands the news cycle. Something I've always loved about reading a good novel or piece of non-fiction is when the author transports me to a place that I've never visited and opens my eyes to a different reality than mine. Ice Cube hit that bullseye with this song.
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