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Among rap purists, rhyming a word with the same word is a faux-pas and generally thought to be weak. Vast mocks these purists as he takes a page from fellow Harlem rapper Cam'Ron’s book and ends two consecutive lines with “skeleton” (though he later corrects himself)
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“Beef” in the rap sense is a feud/disagreement
Beef Wellington is a dish made with beef, pate, and pastry
Vast means that you have an issue with him, but it’s one that doesn’t really make sense, and/or that you will not do anything about
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Rudy Giuliani was the mayor of New York City from 1994-2001 (The Cold Vein was released in 2001). He generally wasn’t well-liked by the African American community
“Mouli” derives from “Moulinyan' which was an Italian American take on the Italian word for eggplant. It was and still is used as a racial slur toward black people.
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Marijuana is also known as “buddah.” The actual Buddha is regarded as the founder of Buddhism and known to be one of the wisest beings to ever live.
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Lee brand jeans were very popular back in the day. Many people would buy cheaper jeans and put Lee logos on them to look cool.
If you were caught wearing fakes, you could bear the brunt of merciless teasing, plus have the fake logo ripped off.
Back spins, microphones and cats rapping Cannibal Ox – A B-Boy's Alpha
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The four main pillars of hip-hop are breaking (b-boying), graffiti, DJing, and MCing
Vast is referring to being completely swept up by all the elements of hip-hop in his youth (aerosol cans = graffiti, hands clapping = breaking/DJing, backspins = breaking, microphones, rapping = MCing).
Dodging stray slugs on the corner in that exact order Cannibal Ox – A B-Boy's Alpha
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Before he could battle human adversaries, Vast had to contend with being a disadvantaged kid in the five boroughs of New York City – Queens, The Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island
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