I ain't no nigga though
I know you didn't know
But I ain't no nigga though
What did you call me?
I ain't no nigga though
I know you didn't know
But I ain't no nigga though YC the Cynic – The N Word
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Here YC impersonates a person who is easily offended by the N word, taking great offense.
Notice the usage of a double negative and the word “ain’t,” suggestive that they are not that intelligent.
All of our rights ignored, or rights to a word?
Innocent lives lost, ignorant minds YC the Cynic – The N Word
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YC here refers to all the abolitionists and African-American civil rights activists here. He proposes to the listener to ponder what it was all about: the fact that they had no civil rights, or the royalties to the N-word?
Many innocents were killed as a result of this grand protest, but misinterpretation of what it all meant has led to ignorance about the N-word.
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This refers to Moses splitting the Red Sea so that the Israelites could walk through it. This power was given to him by God, so YC can do the same at an even greater scale, an ocean.
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Crystal clear is an expression used to show extreme acuteness. Ab-Soul claims that he can see everything perfectly, he understands the world.
He could also be referring to crystal balls, associated with seeing visions of the future, thanks to his drug-induced state.
Spirits in a golden flask YC the Cynic – Negus
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While other rappers are having their albums go gold (selling over 500,000 discs), YC is golden in another way. He is wrapped in a golden cast, showing his importance.
Meanwhile, spirits are trapped in a golden flask. This refers to alcoholism, as a golden flask is a sign of a truly committed drinker, continued in the following 2 bars. People lose control thanks to drinking alcohol out of golden flasks.
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In this line he means since you’re your trooper (ready to die) he about to make you earn the title by bringing you to war.
The Purple Heart is a medal that is awarded for being wounded in battle.
Now I make the laws and have that muddafucka set in stone YC the Cynic – Negus
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He has been planning to takeover and become a God, thus popping in awesomeness.
The apostles interpreted the meaning of religion in the past, and this was a step in YC’s evolution. Now his law is supreme, and set in stone, therefore making it permanent.
This also references the 10 Commandments, God’s 10 laws, carved into stone.
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Being the public enemy, he is naturally running away from the police trying to bring him down.
The several telephones would be so that he cannot be easily tracked through his cell phone but can still communicate. Disposable phones are the tool of choice.
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YC references 19th century American poet Edgar Allan Poe, who was also an alcoholic (pouring drinks), dying from this addiction.
YC instead pours poetry (like Poe) in his music.
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While some are looking up for an alien encounter of spaceships, something of the future, YC and his people are trying to catch up to the cavemen, something of the past.
YC and his people are far behind in societal evolution after all this time being oppressed; they are not in-touch with the world these days.