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  • Breaking bricks (cocaine) to make money.

  • Just like a karate fighter who breaks bricks for living (black dude in outfit, near the upper left hand corner).

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  • However his ride is in that “cautious” 2-tone paintjob so it’s most likely a hummer (bees have a buzzing hum)

  • Driving (bangin') so fast, his car despite the decals, ironically is more reckless and is the sign itself.

  • Punning “(Be) cautious of the (bees)” because they share the same color scheme and sting very fast when moving through the air.

Toxicology Trivia:
Also, a yellow and black skin/fur/sheds is a “Don’t fuck with me!”-sign in the nature, e.g. very venomous frogs, snakes or bees (their sting is dangerous for smaller animals).

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Mostly likely referring to the “Range Rover” with it’s spaced-themed name and vehicular look. Modern vehicles like the RR can be thought as “spaceships” given their look at night time and all the tech/gizmos they come packed with.

He was not the 1st to reference Martian metaphors, this guy was Dreamchasers also came out a year after IANAHB, which would make this all the more likely.

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  • He ain’t talking about paying your dues in the “gridiron” (football) but the literal pen with a “steel cage”.

  • “Yard up and down” refers to the grass of the prison yards which are almost as big as the sports fields themselves.

  • The guy is such a miscreant that he has to be transferred between penitentiaries (yard up = NORTH) and can’t be held in “gen. pop.”

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So much for that dude SUPPOSEDLY turning his life around

(Some of the morally backwards preachers on the planet)^^*

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More religious references alluding back to the title of the song and the extended metaphor of how Greed (1 of the 7 Cardinal Sins) is the chief reason why those in the hood struggle to make it out alive yet most of them are hypocrites and zealots for worshipping the “Almighty Dollar”, with their faith in God.

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Look at the analogous relationship between the Court Justice and the Divine Judge:

  • “They gave him life” (Judge sentenced him to life in prison)/God gave the man life but doomed himself for choosing avarice)

  • “He try'n appeal it” (Probation, community service and good behavior is how he’s attempting to right his past wrongs/Atonement is a central concept in religion, making up for one’s sins and abuse of free will)

  • “Got him on a mission” (He’s a relapsing criminal with bad habits, leading others back into his lifestyle/Believes God put him on a mission to deliver and corrupt the Gospel)

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Nicki goes after other female rappers

To raise a child, it might take a village
But I wouldn’t know cause these bitches my sons; yes, they was, and they still is

… and industry dudes

So all you niggas toast cause all you deep throat word/Fuck fuck your Lambo, fuck fuck your Murcie
/I got more money, in in my fucking purse

Now she’s going after ANYONE who claims they’re the GOAT.

This is definitely not the first time Nicki has made sports metaphors to display her prowess. The draft is the annual selection process where NFL teams pick college football players to join and play in the subsequent season. Nicki’s rivals think they’re #1 because they’re getting picked, but they’re forgetting that Nicki is a veteran pro baller.

I call the play, now do you see why / These bitches calling me Manning Eli?

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Tyga cleverly alludes to 4 things in this phrase:
A. A response to Nicki’s 1st lines about her sarcastic disapproval of Mitt Romney and sex scandals

B. His attitude towards politics in general, most likely liberal (He is from Cali) since he’s care free. He would like to see a female run for office (no doubt a woman like Nicki)

C. Could be saying stripping is more productive for women in the economy since many of them go to college, giving them well paying jobs, while a political career holds a woman back (We have yet to see a “First Lady” in the presidency).

D. Punning how voting polls work in election, while strippers literally DO WORK to pole dance in all directions. The IRONY is that politicians wear clothes because they’re “dirty on the inside”, while strippers “are open and dirty on the outside”. Both interestingly enough are endorsed by cash and are joined in commonality by sex scandals. When he says “But she ain’t votin'” He is probably saying his girl, Black Chyna doesn’t vote for the following reasons: One is male-dominated and sexist (Politics), while other is female-centered and embraces feminine authority (Erotic Dancing.)

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A play on the ominous phrase “Death comes early in the present.” She humorously uses a hint of teasing, potentially as a warning to other possible threats.

The bow is a classic Minaj subtlety by adding a feminine touch to a behavior associated with masculinity. Women are more deadly when it comes to planning.

It’s a potential diss to Lil Kim, referencing her hijacking of Biggie’s “Mafiaso Rap” style on “Notorious K.I.M.” and how she took out her career in style.

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Nicki’s other friend Rihanna, who’s hook is sampled from that song for the beat of this one. It was recorded in 2008 a year before the BMUS mixtape
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koVHN6eO4Xg

Nicki, Brinx, Busta definitely take her advice in each of their verses below, getting green by any means necessary

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