Scrutinize my literature, from the large to the miniature
I mathematically add-minister
Subtract the wack
Selector, wheel it back, I'm feeling that

from Yasiin Bey – Hip Hop Lyrics on Rap Genius

Mos uses arithmetic to discuss the creative process — adding to his verses, and subtracting parts of the recorded song that he doesn’t like. Addition/Subtraction becomes the first pairing of opposites in a song that is full of them.

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