E.S.G., or Cedric Hill as he was born, is a rapper from Houston, Texas (although he was born in Louisiana and moved to Houston later in life) who played a key role in the development of Houston’s ‘Chopped And Screwed’ sound alongside DJ Screw in the mid to late ’90s, beginning with his debut LP “Oceans Of Funk” in 1994. The more popular songs from this album were repackaged with new songs and released as a faux-sophomore effort by Perrion Entertainment in 1995, as the landmark “Sailin’ Da South”. This album contained several radio-friendly, summery tracks, none moreso than Swangin’ & Bangin’, which was also re-worked (or “screwed”) by close friend DJ Screw. Both the original track and its slowed down alter-ego cemented Hill’s place as a mainstay in the burgeoning Houston rap scene and also the wider southern rap movement.
E.S.G. spent several years in jail following an incident in which his partner was shot dead in a home invasion. E.S.G. returned fire and killed the intruder (“Nigga broke in my crib, shot my partner in the head, so I grab my chopper left a bitch nigga dead”). He was subsequently charged with first degree murder and was incarcerated before beating the charge. “Sailin’ Da South” was released and gained him notoriety while he was on lock.
He was then released and increased his workrate, releasing Return Of The Living Dead shortly after in 1998. He is an original member of Screwed Up Click, the group formed by the late DJ Screw.
E.S.G. is known for having ongoing beef with other Houston rappers, namely Slim Thug, whom Hill claims cut him out of a potential deal, and also Lil’ Flip, for reasons less publicly documented (“Had Flip under my wing, Slim Thug too, and both them niggaz switch like some homosexuals do”).
E.S.G. is married and has a son and a daughter. His father died from complications related to Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome / Human Immunodeficiency Virus during E’s childhood in Bogalusa, Louisiana (“Then my daddy died, he had full blown AIDS, he was tootin’ up, then that nigga started shootin’ up”). This left E with his uncle as his primary male role model during his youth (“Uncle started recruitin’ us, he was hustlin’ crack, it’s safe to say I was born in the trap”).
In the early ’90s, he moved from Bogalusa to nearby Lafayette, Louisiana, while attending USL (University of Southern Louisiana), before again moving to Houston, Texas, where he made his name as a rapper (“Sold my first thirty Gs, game’s gettin’ deeper, moved to H-Town ‘cause the bricks were cheaper”).
The Revenge
E.S.G. Lyrics
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Their little teeth, they gnawed and hacked ..
He grew and he fought back ..
put those rats back in their traps.
City Babys .. Revenge
Survive he did, but only just.
No rats are safe, when he is there.
A Pied Piper .. with a grudge to bear.
The opening lines of "The Revenge," a song by E.S.G., refer to a common urban problem: rats. The song tells the story of a City Baby attacked by rats that gnawed and hacked away at his home, but he fought back and put them in their traps, showing a determination to survive. However, the song implies that the City Baby's experience left him with a sense of resentment and anger that he seeks to assuage through revenge.
The use of the Pied Piper as a metaphor in the song alludes to the apocryphal tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a character who, in the story, used his music to lure rats and children out of the city. Here, the City Baby seems to be embodying the role of the Pied Piper in seeking vengeance against the rats that attacked him.
In essence, "The Revenge" is a story about survival and resilience in the face of adversity, but it also speaks to the human capacity for revenge and the desire for retribution, something that can often keep people trapped in a cycle of violence and conflict.
Line by Line Meaning
There was a City Baby, Attacked By Rats.
A young child who lived in the city was attacked and harmed by rats.
Their little teeth, they gnawed and hacked ..
The rats used their small teeth to chew and bite the child causing harm.
He grew and he fought back ..
The child grew up and decided to take action against the rats.
put those rats back in their traps.
The child was successful in trapping the rats and getting rid of them.
City Babys .. Revenge
The child seeks revenge on the rats who harmed him.
Survive he did, but only just.
The child barely survived the rat attack but was able to pull through.
Now for revenge, he has a lust.
The child now has a strong desire to get revenge on the rats.
No rats are safe, when he is there.
The child will stop at nothing to harm and get rid of any rats he encounters.
A Pied Piper .. with a grudge to bear.
The child sees himself as a Pied Piper figure with a grudge against rats and seeking revenge.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANDREW PAUL WILLIAMS, COLIN DEREK ABRAHALL, COLIN ROBERT BLYTH, ROSS ANDREW LOMAS
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One time for Bushwick Bill . Let’s get them likes up. R.I.P Bill
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They held this. U can tell OG Bill did this riding the beat as well. Or just the flow pattern he was on.. I don't care he killed it.