Avon home tell Marlo these my corners

from Fabolous (Ft. Lloyd Banks & Vado) – Mo Brooklyn, Mo Harlem, Mo Southside Lyrics on Rap Genius

A reference to Marlo Stanfield, the Baltimore drug kingpin who took down the Barksdale family drug empire on The Wire. Avon Barksdale, really the second-in-command in the organization but the de facto enforcer for his family organization, was in prison for part of the series. His absence from the streets allowed Marlo to secure Barksdale corners for himself while Avon was away. To out-Marlo Marlo is to outdo sociopathy, some would say…

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