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A reference to the hook of “Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)”

Re-ee-wind, when the crowd say bo selecta
Re-e-ee-ee-e-e-wind, when the crowd say bo sel-l-l-lecta-ta

This line was also used on Artful Dodger’s remix of Craig David’s “Fill Me In”

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This is a reference to the track “What Ya Gonna Do”, also by Artful Dodger and Craig David, that had been released a year before on vinyl only. A Wideboys remix of the track then got released on CD as a B-Side to “Think About Me” featuring Michelle Escoffery in 2001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HN5HQWuEs0

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A reference to this song’s predecessor, “Fuck It (I Don’t Want You Back)” by Eamon, in which he breaks up with a girl. It became apparent after the song’s release that Eamon and Frankee didn’t actually know each other, and this song was based in fiction.

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A reference to the classic Aaliyah track “Are You That Somebody”, produced by Timbaland himself

Boy I gotta watch my back
Cause I’m not just anybody

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Terio is an 8 year old that dances while his cousin chants “ooh, kill em”. He’s become quite popular in the rap game, with a Meek Mill song made based on his catchphrase

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This is one of the many parts of this interview which suggest that V Stiviano has misunderstood and is answering a subtly different question. She seems to be saying that it’s not his fault that he says and does these things, which seems reasonable, but at no point does she actually make the case that the things he says and does are not racist…

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This instrumental is notable for its tempo [snail’s pace, only slightly faster than “All Gold Everything” and its sparse texture, otherworldly synth pad sounds accompanying an ominous humming kick drum and snappy snares. In times, such as the beginning of Nicki Minaj’s verse, the bass becomes more distorted as the purr turns to a growl.

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Based on the intro to Elvis Presley’s “Blue Suede Shoes”:

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ASAP Rocky reckons his duty as a celebrity and as someone the younger generation look up to is to educate and be a good role model. But the mainstream rap world isn’t built for that sort of blatant moralising, so Rocky has to be pragmatic about the whole thing.

Also referring to two phrases from Lil Wayne’s “Back That Ass Up” outro

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