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Vinyl is the only analog medium that lasted and is often praised for its warm sound and top-notch sound quality.
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Chiraq is a nickname for Chicago (Lu’s home city) reflecting the all-too-serious war-like state of gang violence and homicides that plague the city. Check this documentary for more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7q3tokn4ew
Coined by locals, the nickname was first used in rap in 2010 and was popularized by Chicago artists like King Louie, Chief Keef and Lil Durk. “Chiraq” is now being mentioned by more big-name artists like Kanye West on Yeezus' “Black Skinhead” (a song that Lupe was credited with helping to write and produce), and now here by Lupe, to convey the seriousness of gang violence in Chicago to a wider audience.
The phrase “summer looking so cruel” reflects the increased frequency of Chicago homicides occurring during the summer months (the same trends occurred in 2012 and so far in 2013):
Source: DNAinfo Chicago
This line is also a reference to the G.O.O.D. Music collaborative album Cruel Summer, spearheaded by fellow Chi-town rapper Kanye West.
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Here Nas describes his two personas, the latter of which is like Nas Escobar his alias he chose to make some Mafioso_Rap songs.
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Ovid describes a technical god, comparable to a craftsmen who uses his hands to create something. This concept of God differs from many others, e.g. the God in Old Testament who is rather passive (God said, Let there be light!).
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This line works surprisingly well in two contexts:
1. He continues talking about snitches (them) who only need words to bury you
2. He talks about the rap world and how featured rappers can outrap you hence kill and bury you
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