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Contrary to you may think because of this song, Q was actually primary a oxycontin dealer (part of the reason his album is called Oxymoron).
However, Q was lucky that all the crack he sold was all good. “The yay was yay” is a play on the pet name of coke, and the regular definition of yay, which is a sign of approval.
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Even though Weezy knows of the negative consequences and side-effects of marijuana and lean, he still continues to use both.
This became even more evident as on 3/15/13 Weezy was hospitalized and was in critical condition in what seems to be a lean overdose after previously being hospitalized for multiple seizures.
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The narrator and his crush reside in Ladera Heights, a city in southwest California. It is known for being home to many rich and affluent people of African American descent, hence the comparison to Beverly Hills, which is where many movie stars reside.
The “black Beverly Hills” nickname comes from a scene in the film Reservoir Dogs, read more here.
Frank’s hip hop collective, Odd Future, hang out in Ladera Heights.
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A pun on the name of Suge Knight, the founder of Death Row Records. The line is a reference to the alleged incident of Suge Knight hanging Vanilla Ice out of a balcony window when Vanilla Ice refused to pay the ghostwriter of his hit single, “Ice Ice Baby.”
Could also be a reference to the manner in which 2Pac was hanging out of the window on the passenger side of the car he and Suge were in prior to leaving the casino, and driving down the Las Vegas Strip, where later that night he’d be shot dead
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Chicago rapper Bump J was sentenced to 10 years in prison on September 29, 2009, after he admitted to robbing a local bank in 2007.
Prior to Bump’s incarceration, he and Kanye teamed to create songs like “Move Around” and “Pusha Man”
In an interview from prison, Bump explained his relationship with Kanye: “Kanye is a good friend of mine. He helped pay for my lawyer and he’s making sure my books are straight while I’m in here.”
Note how he pronounces ‘for life’ like ‘faux life’, juxtaposed against ‘real nigga’
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I bet you got some J-Kwon, you ain't got no fuckin Yeezy?) Odd Future (Ft. Domo Genesis, Hodgy & Tyler, The Creator) – Rella
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Paying homage to the line in Dark Fantasy when Kanye West says:
J Kwon is a one-hit-wonder rapper, famous for his song Tipsy
Also, after 5 albums and 100 songs, there isn’t any collaboration with Yeezy (Kanye) evident.
In the album version of this song, there is no “J-Kwon” break
J Kwon made one of the worst diss tracks in the history of diss tracks, due to this one line. As an addition, in 2015 on Tyler’s fourth album, Cherry Bomb, there is a track named “SMUCKERS” that featured Yeezy.
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Purple Drank is the slang term for a mixture codeine and promethazine. It is used by a lot of the rappers coming from Texas, especially Houston, which makes Rocky an odd case, because he hails from Harlem, but has that Houston flow. He pays tribute to Houston in the song Houston Old Head.
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