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Even though ODB is a multitalented person, his greatest asset is his skills on the mic, no one can touch him when it comes to rapping and he knows it.
I'm a burst that, it's dealin', the hustle don't stop
I got stones and [?], ecstasy and weed
Metham-phetamine, sherm, sticks and speed
Pay it high wid, dope is all I got to give Ol' Dirty Bastard (Ft. Mack 10 & Royal Flush) – Caught Up
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Mack 10 is a true gangster, he doesn’t care who you are, he is always looking to sell (or hustle) his drugs, and as you can see he has a lot of them for sale. As long as you are paying high, he doesn’t care what you’re doing, because selling drugs is all he has in his life.
I'm white out, and I'm white in, so what Ol' Dirty Bastard – All in Together Now
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Your race doesn’t matter, it shouldn’t matter whether ODB is black or white, either way he is the same person, just his skin color is different. So why do we judge people based on skin color?
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Another continuation of 5%er theology, as this phrase was popularized by the 5% Nation. ODB’s word is his bond, or he will always do what he says, his word is the truth. And his bond is life, meaning that life is truth, without trust there is no life.
Just like the dollar bill walk with God We Trust Ol' Dirty Bastard – All in Together Now
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The “Gods” refers to black males in 5% theology. So, just like the Dollar Bill walks with “God We Trust” because it says “In God We Trust” on it, black men walk with Allah (or God). They are supported by Allah so they can never fail or fall.
Tell em Poppa Wu, well it sure ain't Poppa Smurf Ol' Dirty Bastard – All in Together Now
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This is a continuation of the 5%er theology he started preaching at the start of this verse. The 5% represent the best of the planet, those who are successful and want to teach the 85% how to better their lives. So, ODB knows that the Wu-Tang are the best, the 5%, I mean it certainly isn’t Poppa Smurf from “The Smurfs” TV show.
Interesting tidbit, although most of the original Wu-Tang members are 5%ers, two notable ones aren’t, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah are both Sunni Muslims.
We work from hand to hand, from country to town
From city to state, from world to world nigga
From universe to universe
It's a white and black thing, all the world leaders
It's all, and together, I said peace, and love, from happiness
You understand me Ol' Dirty Bastard – All in Together Now
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He wants all the races to come together as one in unity and work to end racism and make the world a better place, a place of peace and love instead of war and hatred.
Motherfucker I'm white and I'm black what
You can't understand it then fuck you, knahmsayin Ol' Dirty Bastard – All in Together Now
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Just like how a Dalmatian has Black spots on a white background, ODB is half black and half white. What this probably means is that he loves people of all races, so it is like he is bi-racial. Although as he acknowledges in the song, this line doesn’t make much sense.
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Because he made you so cold with his icy rhymes, your lips are now chapped making it hard for you to talk, meaning there is no way you will be able to keep up with him now (as he raps fast or is a chatterbox).
Two pairs of socks, kid I'm cold like ice rocks Wu-Tang Clan (Ft. Cappadonna) – '96 Recreation
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These two lines continue the cold metaphor he started with the wind line, they serve to show just how cold his lyrics made you. He made you so cold that you need to put on near full winter gear and even then that won’t be enough, you can’t handle how cold he is, he is as cold as a nice icy diamond (also called ice and rocks).
