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Cocaine bricks are broken down as often as cocaine is “cut” with adulterants to stretch out the supply.

Additionally, Pusha might mean that every time he breaks down a brick of cocaine, he moves a step forward (steps on a literal brick) on the road to success.

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Satan is portrayed as the seven headed dragon written of in Revelation 12: 3.

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

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Usually, someone would buy a 40 oz bottle of malt liquor and just pour out some of their own to pay tribute to their fallen friend.

However, so many men have died on the street that they need an entire 40 oz poured out to acknowledge them. Quite sad.

Also, see how this is a contemporary version of the ancient custom of libation pouring.

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This song can be heard/read two ways.

  1. “She” is Hip Hop, a not uncommon personification that is only revivified here.

  2. “She” is the average Hip Hop listener who has given up hope that another great Rap talent will emerge in this climate.

“She” is probably meant to be both.

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KRIT adjusts his Equalizer settings until his car’s audio volume is at its loudest. That way, he can wake up his neighbors.

Since KRIT plays his music whether he’s “bumpin',” “trippin',” or “feelin' good,” he alludes to the therapeutic uses of music.

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Let’s recount the fact of Lakeisha’s life.

  • Her father, Black Zack, became addicted to crack
  • She was sexually promiscuous, perhaps because her father wasn’t around.
  • Her pastor was committing statutory rape with her. To hide their affair, she ended up aborting three pregnancies.
  • She liked a guy named Harris. She was going to keep their unborn child, but she had a miscarriage, and ended up dying at age 15.

Quite the sad tale.

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Innocent folks have given up the hope of attaining prosperity the legal way. They then “fall,” or begin to hustle. They’re most likely trading in their wings for material pleasures.

On an opposite, but still related note, Jay-Z said

He’s [Jay-Z is] having heaven on Earth, will his wings still fit him?

That Jay Electronica thinks that hustlers are fallen angels suggests that he thinks they’re born good, and that socioeconomic conditions corrupt them. This might also signify that they’ve become enthralled in short-term goals (prosperity on Earth, rather than prosperity in Heaven).

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There’s a (complicated) history of white Americans looking down on Americans of other ethnicities, especially blacks, from their seat of delusional racial or ethnic superiority.

The Antebellum slave era, the Jim Crow era, and the “Post-racial Era” have all had their white bigots.

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A year ago (September 2010), Pusha changed the game by signing to Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music label.

He was also featured on numerous GOOD Friday tracks, and on two songs from ‘Ye’s fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

In March 2011, he released his acclaimed Fear of God mixtape.

On November 8th, 2011, Pusha released Fear of God II, his commerical debut.

Push!

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Buzz Lightyear, a character from the Toy Story franchise was new to Andy’s toys. He started off arrogant and egotistical, but eventually became more sensible and mare a good partner alongside Woody.

Some will think this is a shot at Drake, or Ambassador Rick (who actually dissed Pusha in a song).

Pusha’s reminding listeners that although he’s new as a solo artist, his time as one half of The Clipse grants him veteran status.

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