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Dee-1 addresses 3 of the most famous rappers to this date. He points out their flaws and tries to help them out by expressing his opinion.

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Drake texts his ex right around the time of his success and to let her know he’s finally become a star. Instead of bitterness she expresses how she always wanted him to make it and Drizzy slips up and confesses he still has feelings for her (then blames it on being intoxicated).

Drake borrowed the idea of rapping an awkward phone conversation from one of his favorite Wayne verses on Mario’s “Crying Out For Me.”

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B.o.B has stated in a couple interviews that he didn’t ever focus in class. he would come in pull out a notebook and just write songs. To the point where teachers didn’t even hand him tests. Also he talked about this when he was on “When I Was 17”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij3xNyqi3Lk

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The competition from other rappers is so boring Jay ain’t even gettin' excited (hence his limp dick syndrome). Don’t worry Jay – I’m sure Bey will be more than happy to perk you up again.

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“(He’s Crazy!) Deranged!” was a line used a lot in the You So Crazy (1994) Martin Lawrence Televised Stand up comedy.

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Kanye believe it or not was actually sued by… EVIL KNIEVIL!!! for his portrayal of him in the Touch the Sky video

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The first hint that the entire song is about Chicago.

This an allusion to Grand Puba’s “I Like It” where he says “and they say New York City!”

Also an allusion to the song “Chi-City” by fellow Chicagoan rapper Common. Chi-City

Kanye previously used this line, in the form of scratched vocals, at the end of “Breathe In Breathe Out.”

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The whole album has a very cold and distant feeling to it. Hearing Wayne’s voice on Auto-Tune only furthers that effect. Nightmares can often be seen as cold places to be.

Cold also means heartless and is another way of saying awesome, so it might have a triple meaning to it. Heartless, awesome, and actually cold.

Cold is also a reference to winter, which he’s just been through/going through. See: Coldest Winter

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Go ahead, Disagree…

Also alluding to Jay’s line in “Public Service Announcement”:

Got the hottest chick in the game wearing my chain!

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“H to the Izzo”, also a line from a song off The Blueprint, begins the spelling of one of Jay-Z’s nicknames, Hov. .

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