I heard “Tie My Hands” for the first time in a minute and it really has aged incredibly well as a biting political commentary. With everything going on in this country right now it feels just as relevant today as it did in 2008 when Weezy released his post-Katrina anthem to New Orleans.

They try to tell me keep my eyes open
My whole city under water, some people still floatin’
Then they wonder why black people still voting,
Cause your presidents still chokin’

Take away the football team, the basketball team
Now all we got is me to represent New Orleans
No governor, no help from the mayor
Just a steady beatin’ heart, and a wish and a prayer

But the song isn’t meant solely to look back and mourn whats already happened. With the help of Robin Thicke’s silky vocals, Weezy turns it into an optimistic ode; something for people still reeling from a tragedy to look forward to.

And if you come from under the water then there’s fresh air
Just breathe baby, gods got a blessing to spare
Yes, I know the process has so much stress
But its the progress that feels the best
Cause I came from the projects straight to success
And your next, so try they can’t steal your pride its inside
Then find it and keep on grinding
Cause in every dark cloud there’s a silver lining

With that we’re left with one of Lil Wayne’s more underrated tracks, which is easy to forget in an album like Tha Carter III that’s littered with monster hits.