“It’s a dirty game so whatever is effective
From weed to selling ‘cane, gotta put that in effect.” — Jay-Z, “Minority Report”
Welcome to the first installment of my weekly column, “What Would Hov Do?,” where I, your trusted scribe and internet life coach, will steer you clear of the D’Evils with the help of Jay-Z lyrics.
Our first week’s question comes from a reader we’re gonna call ROI (return on investment, for those not in the know).
ROI asks:
How can I match my effort with my results (return on investments)?
Ahhh, good question. Also, a timely one. During this period of the ‘Rona, many of us have been trying to ensure that the effort we put into the things we want will result in our desired output.
Hov’s bars remind us that we’ve gotta do whatever we’ve gotta do to get where we wanna go. On “Minority Report,” off the Kingdom Come album, Hov speaks to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the picture painted of those who were born and raised in desolation, looting their neighborhoods as an act of desperation. When the odds are stacked against us, we’ll do whatever we need to do to survive.
But in the context of now, “It’s a dirty game so whatever is effective,” also applies to the…
