{"id":1205,"date":"2015-07-29T13:06:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T17:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/?p=1205"},"modified":"2023-12-20T10:50:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T15:50:54","slug":"jidenna-tells-us-what-it-means-to-be-a-classic-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/jidenna-tells-us-what-it-means-to-be-a-classic-man","title":{"rendered":"Jidenna Tells Us What it Means to be a &#8220;Classic Man&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>When you think of a hip-hop artist, you often don\u2019t think of someone wearing a dapper suit as if he\u2019s a class act in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roaring_Twenties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roaring Twenties<\/a>.&nbsp;However, Hip Hop\/R&amp;B artist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/artist\/jidenna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Jidenna<\/a>&nbsp;is changing the&nbsp;style in a musical world that is dominated by t-shirts and jeans. Now,&nbsp;being a &#8220;Classic Man&#8221; isn&#8217;t just about sporting a suit, Jidenna&nbsp;tells us&nbsp;all about his character in his newest single, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/song\/jidenna-classic-man-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Classic Man<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jidenna&nbsp;\u2013 Classic Man Music Video on YouTube<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jidenna - Classic Man ft. Roman GianArthur\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nsiN0W15w0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does Jidenna Means by &#8220;Classic Man&#8221;?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The song begins with a few of Jidenna&#8217;s character traits. Jidenna tells us he can <q>be a bull<\/q>&nbsp;and <q>pull the wool<\/q>&nbsp;all while <q>being polite<\/q>. This means he&nbsp;takes nothing and pulls absolutely no punches, but he does it in a way that has honor and class. Women are often attracted to men with class and swag.&nbsp;Jidenna realizes that he is in&nbsp;high demand with the ladies but,&nbsp;is conflicted with the idea of monogamy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><q>I know many women want to be in my life <br>Like oh me, oh me oh my <br>Why can&#8217;t every woman end up being my wife?<\/q><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like oh me, oh me oh my Why can&#8217;t every woman end up being my wife?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em>I know many women want to be in my life <br>Like oh me, oh me oh my <br>Why can&#8217;t every woman end up being my wife?<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real Class<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>His class isn\u2019t fake, either. <q>Even if she go away\/I\u2019m a classic man.<\/q>&nbsp;This shows that he\u2019s not posing just to pick up chicks. He\u2019ll stick out among the rest, and he even compares himself to <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nat_King_Cole\" target=\"_blank\">Nat King Cole<\/a>, a dapper African-American musician from the \u201840s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nanakwabena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@nanakwabena<\/a>: iCool like Nat King Cole. And nighas get a bit of my glow. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClassicMan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">#ClassicMan<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NEm61Wx06W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/NEm61Wx06W<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/yKAYbewR1P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/yKAYbewR1P<\/a>\u201d<\/p>&mdash; Jidenna (@Jidenna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jidenna\/status\/568827009494855680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">February 20, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this song, he also classes up his language, saying the word <q>mummafunka<\/q>&nbsp;instead of the more expletive alternative. But his language can still get rough when he\u2019s angry. <q>Now ya\u2019ll f****** with the wrong mummafunka.<\/q><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jidenna Isn&#8217;t&nbsp;Like Other Rappers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, Hip Hop artists most often use money and women to impress others&nbsp;and to show off. Jidenna&nbsp;contrasts himself with this&nbsp;when he tells us he <q>pull(s) out an envelope<\/q>&nbsp;while others <q>pull out rubber bands<\/q>. Rubber bands, in this context, keep dollar bills together but leaves the money exposed for others to see. An envelope, on the other hand,&nbsp;is much more discreet and sophisticated. Unlike other rappers, who use women <q>for the show,<\/q>&nbsp;every lady he has&nbsp;is a&nbsp;<q>top general.<\/q>&nbsp;A <q>top general<\/q>&nbsp;is a metaphor used to describe someone who is highly trained <q>ready for war<\/q>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yep, <q>Classic Man<\/q>&nbsp;means exactly what you think it does. The guy is bringing respect, honor, and <q>charm like a leprechaun<\/q> back to a genre that could use some more of each. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, we love t-shirts and jeans but this is such a breath of fresh air&nbsp;and we must say&nbsp;we are loving the vibe&nbsp;Jidenna.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"view-lyrics row no-gutters text-center\" href=\"\/song\/jidenna-classic-man-lyrics\/\"><div class=\"col-12 col-sm-2 py-2\"><p><i class=\"fad fa-list-music lyrics-icon\"><\/i><\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-sm-10 py-2\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold\">Jidenna - Classic Man<br \/><span class=\"shrink-70 text-darkgray\">View Song Lyrics Here!<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other&nbsp;Hip Hop&nbsp;Artists Who Are&nbsp;&#8220;Classic Men&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Artists like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/artist\/jay-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Jay-z<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/artist\/p-diddy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sean Combs<\/a>, and&nbsp;LL Cool J have&nbsp;already earned a &#8220;Classic Man&#8221; status but, as you can tell they are the veterans in the business.&nbsp;Jidenna is a fresh new artist that has already claimed the title.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you think of a hip-hop artist, you often don\u2019t think of someone wearing a dapper suit as if he\u2019s a class act in the Roaring Twenties.&nbsp;However, Hip Hop\/R&amp;B artist&nbsp;Jidenna&nbsp;is changing the&nbsp;style in a musical world that is dominated by t-shirts and jeans. Now,&nbsp;being a &#8220;Classic Man&#8221; isn&#8217;t just about&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/jidenna-tells-us-what-it-means-to-be-a-classic-man\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":1208,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[217,216],"class_list":["post-1205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-song-analysis","tag-classic-man","tag-jidenna"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}