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Lowkey is also a poet, playwright and political activist besides being one of the best rappers in the world. He doesn’t care about whether he is selling music, just that he is changing the world for the better.
(Man dick riding Nature) Nothing else to say
Man, Nature moved to Marcy (What? Far)
Backward ass niggas, man, fuck them niggas (Far away)
Go 'head with the program, man, proceed Nas – Destroy & Rebuild
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Jay-z is from Marcy, so Nas sees Nature leaving Queensbridge to hang out with his (Nas') worst enemy as betrayal, he feels like everyone from Marcy is a loser.
There’s some wordplay in “dick ridin' Nature”, where it describes both Nature the rapper and what it means that he moved to Marcy.
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Currensy calls himself and his peeps The Planes, after the term they use named “paper planes” (another word for joints).
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The CIA employs a lot of spies and undercovers to get the scoop on various legal cases, so just like the CIA would survey Curren$y for doing illegal activities, these girls are trying to find Currensy because they need his money.
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It is well known that the radio only plays popular songs, which are usually escapist love songs, not conscious music. So many artists drift from their initial conscious background to make love songs in an attempt to increase their earnings.
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Wordplay with BM:
He’s in his expensive “BM” (BMW automobile) with your old “BM” (Baby Mother). He is fucking your bitch and there is nothing you can do about it.
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No record label wants to sign K'Naan.
I'd rather go out in the Masjid makin' Salat Beanie Sigel – Die
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Though sometimes I don't pray K'naan – 15 Minutes Away
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K'naan is telling his grandmother that he is still trying to be a good Muslim even if he forgets to pray sometimes.
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