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Bordercross is a type of skateboarding, thus the half-pipe reference. Also, it could be taken literally as “border cross,” which would relate to the Fiji reference. Since Fiji is a foreign country, to enter you would in effect be “border crossing.”
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ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a mental disorder with symtoms that could be described as “Mind Hype.”
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Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Christian Louboutin (Laby). Also, the Game created an alternate personality known as Charles Louboutin, who was inspired by the shoe company.
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'Cause when it was empty, I was still happy Childish Gambino – Bitch, Look at Me Now
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As an up and coming comedian, Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) didn’t have very much money. He stated in an interview that he would often roam around during the day looking for change and eat either a hamburger or a McFlurry for dinner if he had enough money(he said he preferes a McFlurry).
He wasn’t worried about his lack of money because he was doing what he wanted to do, and was still happy even being poor.
"Skateboarding down at washington square,
looking for quarters maybe afford a falafel for dinner"
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If the competitions raps were at “ice point” (or freezing point), because they were some seriously ‘cold rhymes,’ then chemical change, which often produces heat, will melt other rappers' cold raps.
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Muriatic acid is the archaic term for Hydrochloric Acid (HCl), a strongly acidic solution of hydrogen chloride gas in water.
Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) is called “The King of Chemicals” because of its importance in refining iron. “Oil of vitriol” is an archaic name for sulfuric acid.
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Nitrous Oxide (often called laughing gas) actually has the chemical formula N20, instead of N02. It is used in surgery (i.e. dentistry) for anesthetic and analgesic effects.
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Dry ice is the solid form of C02 (or “C-0 squared”). Dry ice is VERY cold, and could thus be called a “refrigerant.”
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CaO or Calcium Oxide is often “slaked” (or in this case “slobbed”) with water to make Calcium Hydroxide (“lime”). Calcium Hydroxide is a white powder, and in this case is being called “bleach powder.”
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