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Aesop Rock’s verse introduces an airborne microbiological plague.

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This is so far the only track to be released by the revised, loosely affiliated Weathermen lineup which now features Aesop Rock and no longer includes Jakki The Motamouth, Copywrite, Vast Aire or the late Camu Tao.

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Both members of Dark Time Sunshine – Northwest Oldominion rapper Onry Ozzborn and Chicago producer Zavala – have long suffered from anxiety, carrying the constant weight of fear of these symptoms coming on at a moments notice.

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An allusion to the song “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” by Daft Punk and the Radiohead track “Fitter Happier.”

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The intro is the voice of Rev. Saul S. Williams (Saul’s father) live at Baptist Temple Church in Newburgh, NY in 1999.

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This is a reference to the The Velvet Underground song “I’m Waiting for My Man,” as are some of the lines that follow.

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This song only appears on the Def Jux compilation albums Definitive Swim and Definitive Jux Presents: Time Travel Vol. 1.

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Cool Calm Pete is expressing his disdain for the internet. In the age of social media, Pete has conspicuously little online presence. No Twitter, etc.

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All city” means to have a graffiti presence all over your city. In New York City it is specifically used to mean being up in all five boroughs.
5 Pointz is the Mecca of graffiti, located in Long Island City. Aerosol artists from around the globe paint colorful pieces on the walls of a 200,000-square-foot factory building.

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A “fine point” in this context is a double entendre. It could refer to the concise communication of an idea or to the thickness of a marker. In either case, given the following line, the implication is that the marker is being used for graffiti.

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