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The Diplomats aren’t quite as diplomatic as their name suggests.

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J-Mega hoped that as he got older, his quality of life would get better. However, this isn’t the case. The dangerous streets he figured would eventually soften haven’t changed a damn bit. At this point, he isn’t quite as optimistic as he used to be.

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These three lines all have a theme of basic statistics. J-Mega is basically saying that most dudes in his neighborhood who have guns have actually put them to use, so if you fuck with them, there’s a good shot they’ll use them again.

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Raekwon is from Shaolin, which is the Wu-Tang nickname for Staten Island, and both of those names begin with an S, so he is from the S. In this line, S sounds like “ass,” so he should be cleaned, as he just came from an ass.
On an unrelated note, Staten Island is a filthy, Godforsaken place. Anyone from Staten Island should be cleaned by at least 5 dudes in Hazmat suits before engaging in physical contact with outsiders or leaving their landfill of an island.
Sincerely,
A citizen of the great state of New Jersey

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Skate Mental is a skateboarding company and Thrasher is a skateboarding magazine. Hodgy is saying that not only does OF skate, but they’re also crazy.

Thrasher magazine was the first publication to give the Odd Future crew a taste of publicity, though this was not received too warmly in retrospect, as Tyler so blatantly points out in the ending line of verse two in his song “Golden”. .

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Jesse Lacey, the lead singer of Brand New, is a huge Smiths and Morrissey fan. Both have had immense influence on Brand New’s career.

Lacey loves Morrissey, in particular, to death; when performing on Jimmy Kimmel, Jesse taped the words “Hi Moz” to his guitar as a tribute to Morrissey.

Furthermore, the real title of “Untitled 02” on Fight Off Your Demons is “Morissey” and Brand New has covered Morrissey’s “Why You Don’t You Find Out For Yourself.”

Fair to say they bear a resemblance.

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The line “I got a twenty dollar bill…” is also used in Taking Back Sunday’s “There Is No I in Team” as a response to Mixtape.

And I’ve got a twenty-dollar bill
That says you’re up late night starting
Fist fights vs. fences in your backyard
Wearing your black eye like a badge of honor
Soakin' in sympathy
From friends who never loved you
Nearly half as much as me"

‘Makeup’ is used as a double-entendre, which also refers to putting on an act. Jesse’s trying to say that no one’s ever seen who this person truly is because they always put on a face.

In the early 2000s emo-scene, eyeliner was the makeup of choice.

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A mind-numbing speech from GOP Presidential candidate Rick Perry, who somehow managed to connect gays serving in the military with Christmas, while also accusing Obama of spearheading a “war on religion.” At this point, it’s safe to say that Perry, a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, just shot himself in the foot.

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Probably the hottest track off Salute Me Or Shoot Me 3. Flocka discusses his trife upbringing in a more lighthearted manner. I like to think of it as his trap version of “Juicy.”

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Very few things are worse than cracking your cup and spilling beer all over yourself. You smell like beer for the rest of the night, and that’s a terrible smell if you’ve been drinking all night and are on the verge of puking.

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