Joyner Lucas, Devil’s Work | Mad Monday 💎

Joyner Lucas has bone to pick with God on this week’s Mad Monday song, “Devil’s Work,” from his debut album, ADHD. 

Mad Monday serves as a marvelous means to start off a hectic, work week for many.  Monday is among the more hated days of the week, so let’s spice it up with some music, shall we? Today’s Mad Monday (May 4, 2020 – MAY THE 4^th BE WITH YOU), arrives courtesy of Joyner Lucas with “Devil’s Work,” which appears on the rapper’s long-awaited, debut studio album, ADHD.

“I’m staring at this Bible as I keep glancing / Dear Lord, I got questions and I need answers / Tryna understand your vision all I see is damage / Just a bunch of dead bodies in the street camping.” On “Devil’s Work,” Joyner Lucas questions the decision making of God.  His first lyrics, on the intro, are “Father, forgive me,” which sets up the record for its fair share of controversy, and of course, anger. Over a dramatic backdrop, Lucas absolutely raps his ass off, and makes some valid points as he’s perturbed by the deaths of good people.  Where does the  savagery really go down? Where he provides specific examples of who ‘The Most High’ should dispose of instead of who he’s chosen himself:

“… They say you never wrong, but you done made a few mistakes
‘Cause you taking the wrong niggas, maybe you should trade
Trade us back all the real ones, remove the fakes
…Give us 2Pac back, and take that nigga Suge
…Give us Biggie, give us Pun, give us Triple X
Take that nigga Trump with you, that’s a bigger threat
There’s too much power for a coward with no intellect
That’s a bigot with a collar, there’s a disconnect…”

There are plenty more examples, as Lucas wants MLK, Malcolm X, and Emmett Till back, while he tells God to take the likes of Martin Shkreli, R. Kelly, and Dylann Roof.  It’s controversial, but at least at the end of the monstrous verse he makes it clear, “I know this ain’t your fault, it’s the devil’s work / Devil’s work.”  “Devil’s Work” – an exemplary song for Mad Monday!

Joyner Lucas • ADHD • Twenty Nine Music Group • 2020

Joyner Lucas, “Devil’s Work” | Mad Monday 💎 [Photo Credits: Alexis, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Robin Higgins, taniarose, Tumisu]