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Frak is saying he would fuck up your new found manhood, (When he writes a passage) (otherwise known as 16 bars).

At the age of “13” Jewish boys go through a rite of passage (ritual) which enables them to be treated and have the understanding of an Adult this is called a “Bar Mitzvah”.

Drake had one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dHnKS-59rY

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Four Squares is a ball game played using four parties on a square court divided into quadrants.

Frak hits us with some Mathematical wordplay using “(Squardes)” to represent “( y2 – Squared Root.)”

“4 to the power of two or multiplied(4x4) by itself is 16” and there are 16 bars in a verse.

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By the age of “16” in most Western Countries it is legal to obtain a driver’s permit to learn to drive.

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Mathematical reference and wordplay to Mean which refers to “Average Mean”, but simplified as “Mean”.

He is saying his flow is of higher class whilst yours is just similar.

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The Hudson River is a 315-mile (507 km) watercourse that flows from north to south through eastern New York State in the United States.

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A reference to the classic R.E.M. hit “Losing My Religion”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg

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“‘Gnac” is slang for Cognac which is a variety type of Brandy.

Nas is also saying back in 1993 he was too G (gangsta) and cool for anyone to want any problems with him.

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Xanax or some may know it as “Xannies” is a prescription drug that tends to anxiety disorders, panic disorders, and nausea due to chemotherapy.

This is the addiction that Nas refers to in the title.

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1980’s superstar hooper Kareem Abdul-Jabbar began the signature shoe craze in the 1980’s with his namesake Adidas shoe

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Kelis is Nas’s ex-wife and the mother of his son, Knight Jones. On the cover of Life is Good, Nas has Kelis’s green wedding dress on his lap, which was the only thing that she left behind when she left Nas.

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