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Step to the mic and they gon' dread it like Weezy Logic – Nasty
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No one wants to challenge Logic on the mic, because they know he’ll kill whoever whenever. Weezy, in case you were unaware, is Lil Wayne’s nickname; and he famously sports dreadlocks.

This could also be Logic saying, like with Lil Wayne, people are going to “dread” him getting on the mic as he has been considered one of the best rappers alive, or, as Wayne is one of the most hated rappers alive for his recent diverse lyrical content including sex, drugs, and money, people will “dread” him getting on the track and killing it with what some may claim as sub-par bars.

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Exactly what I was going to say. 👍🏽

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weezy also has dreads (as in the hair style) so im guessing he meant this to be a double entendre

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I’m resurrecting hip-hop like it was Lazarus Logic – Nasty
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People argue that Hip Hop is dying. Logic is resurrecting it just like Lazarus was resurrected by Jesus after his death.

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Lazarus is also a reference to the lazarus pit from batman comics, where the lazarus pit resurrected Batman’s foe Ra’s Al Ghul.

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I’m hazardous, you would have sworn I was from Nazareth Logic – Nasty
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This is a reference to Jesus of Nazareth, who was killed because he was considered dangerous (hazardous) by the Romans. Logic is saying that people swear that he’s god-like. Logic continues this analogy in the next line.

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Million-dollar deals on the table
Just a couple years ago, I couldn’t pay for cable Logic – Nasty
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A while ago Logic was a waiter, and could barely pay for his cable TV bill. Now he’s getting million dollar checks after just signing a deal with Def Jam (as mentioned in the following lines), made the XXL Freshman 2013 cover, and is getting big.

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Murci-lago, whippin' through Chicago Logic – Nasty
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A murcilago is a Lamborghini, an extremely expensive car. Chicago is a city that is home to a lot of great rappers including Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and Common.

Also, remember that Kanye made the song Mercy last year.

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The first few lines of the first verse starting with murci-lage sounds soooo similar to the first few line frome kanye west – dark fantasy you can not deny it

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it’s Murciélago, not Murcilago..in spanish it means “bat”

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Jonathan “Jon” David Bellion (born December 26, 1990), is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and rapper born and raised in Long Island, New York. Signed with Capitol Records and Visionary Music Group, alongside Logic, he first started making beats on his brother’s beat pad when he was a young kid. He would end up going to college on a basketball scholarship only to drop out to pursue his music career.

Jon pulls influences from many artists and producers, including Kanye West, Timbaland and J. Dilla. His ability to blend genres often makes it tough to categorize his sound, but his inspirations are evident throughout his projects.

Fun fact: Jon doesn’t actually know how to read music, as he has mentioned in interviews and on Twitter.

Jon’s name started getting more recognition after writing the hook for Eminem’s “The Monster”. In 2015, he was featured on Zedd’s song “Beautiful Now” and has also received credits with the likes of CeeLo Green on the track “Robin Williams” and for writing & producing “Trumpets” by Jason Derulo.

Prior to releasing his debut studio album, Jon released 4 mix-tapes: Scattered Thoughts Vol.1, Translation Through Speakers, The Separation, and The Definition. He has also made other songs and covered songs that aren’t on the mix-tapes that can be found on SoundCloud or YouTube. These songs are filled with collaborations between him and Beautiful Mind.

In 2016, he released his first studio album, The Human Condition, debuting at #1 on iTunes. It’s lead single, All Time Low, peaked at #16 on the Hot 100, reached worldwide success and has amassed over 300 million streams on Spotify.

Since its release, Bellion has headlined an international tour, performed alongside twenty one pilots, and 3 sold-out national tours for the album. Since those 3 tours, Jon said on the third tour “I don’t give a shit if we can come back and sell out a football stadium, I’m going the fuck home and making some new music”.

After months of cryptic Instagram, Twitter and Facebook posts, on the 10th of October, Jon announced his next album, Glory Sound Prep, which came out November 9th 2018.

Since then Bellion has worked with several artists, including Justin Bieber, ILLENIUM, and Miley Cyrus.

“Crop Circles” was released in 2019, the only new music released as a solo project since GSP.

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Since the release of Glory Sound Prep, Jon has announced the beginning of his own label, called Beautiful Mind Records.

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@LecraeFan83 I’m on mobile right now and it won’t let me merge, when I have access to a computer I’ll merge it for you.

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[Hook]
Are you ready to go?
I know the city getting ready for me
I know the city getting ready
Are you ready to go?
I know the city getting ready for me
I know the city getting ready Logic – Feel Good
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This excerpt of Kid Cudi is sampled from Kanye West’s “Good Friday”.

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I remember growing up in New York City with no money
See mom and dad were artists
Hopping from apartment to apartment
Hella broke, but we had each other so we learned how to cope Sam Lachow (Ft. Magik (Maggie Brown)) – LittleManBigCity
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He was from a family with a small amount of money but a big heart.

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And I know just how it is cus I've been through the same shit
All the friends, all the chicks, middle school, that's a bitch
6th grade Sam Lachow (Ft. Magik (Maggie Brown)) – LittleManBigCity
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We all know the little struggles that middle schoolers go through; girls, sports, friends etc. They seem small thinking about them now but they seem like huge obstacles when we were that age. Sam is talking to his little brother, and he’ll be there for him if he needs him.

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And we still boxing everyday and you get back up and I knock you down Sam Lachow (Ft. Magik (Maggie Brown)) – LittleManBigCity
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Boxing is a metaphor for struggling but sticking with it. Their family seems poor, just gettin' by. He’s challenging his little brother, Charlie, to make him stronger.

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