No More Eatin'
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No More Eatin' | ||
EP by Plan B | ||
Released | September 18, 2006 | |
Recorded | 2006 | |
Genre | Hip hop A cappella Acoustic |
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Length | No More Eatin' - 3:55 | |
Label | 679 Recordings | |
Producer(s) | No More Eatin' - The Nextmen Plan B |
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Plan B chronology | ||
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N/A | No More Eatin' (2005) |
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"No More Eatin'" is the first EP from UK hip hop artist Plan B, with the title track, the fourth single from his debut album, Who Needs Actions When You Got Words. "Who Needs Actions When You Got Words" was the originally scheduled fourth single from the album and was confirmed for an 18th September 2006 release date but plans for the single release were cancelled. Instead, the "No More Eatin'" EP was chosen in its place. It is unknown whether "Who Needs Actions When You Got Words" will be re-scheduled for release at a later date. [1] [2]
[edit] Meaning
Despite it's title, the song is about bullying and street fighting. The title is used as an extended metaphor throughout the song, implying that in succesfully fighting the narrator at a young age, his opponents have gained strength (as with food) by defeating him. The song follows Plan B's narrator through various, defined age groups, from when he is eight years old and beaten up for his bike and money resulting in shame from his father's disappointment into a middle-teen, sixteen, who smokes marijuana to shell himself from his fears, through to his transformation as a young adult, who has turned into a shrewd, non-using drug dealer with a constant paranoia that he will be attacked. This paranoia manifests itself as fear until the end of the song when he strikes back and potentially murders a man who attempts to mug him; the title of the song is repeated ten or so times, getting steadily louder and louder, the guitar becoming more frantic and fast as it becomes a disturbing mantra with scratching sound effects in the background.