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Abū ʾl-Qāsim Firdausī (940-1020 nach Chr.) war einer der größten iranischen Poeten.
Literatur, Architekten als der rest der welt schlief Animus – Iran Azadi
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Der mittlere und nahe Osten war kulturelle und wissenschaftliche Zentrum der Welt während des Mittelalters.
Zudem bildeten sich in dieser Region die ersten Hochkulturen.
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Here Ice T is shouting out his DJ, Evil E. “Wheels” refers to the nickname of turntables: Wheels Of Steel, like the eponymous OutKast track on ATLiens or simply “Wheels.”
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The image that is purported about rap in the mainstream media especially with very conservative ones (see below) is a very negative and often is related to gang activities, violence etc. The woman who speaks this intro is supposed to be a representative for the broad masses who were very upset about the rise of rap and more explicit lyric at that time.
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KRS-One gave himself the nickname because he geniunely educates those who listen to him about diffrent topics. He also mentioned this often in his songs:
In about four seconds, a teacher will begin to speak
KRS-One on My Philosophy the opening track of By All Means Necessary.
The streets is the last resorts to get paid off Eric B. & Rakim – Teach the Children
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Due to unemployment, no income or low wages people sometimes have to rely on illicit activities such as robbery, drug dealing etc. This is very common in urban ares as the living expenses there are very high.
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They´re likely refers to politicians and other officials and more generally to the government. Rakim claims that they´re corrupt and strongly implies that they´re only interested in the growth of their own fortune and wealth. This behavior will to a loss in votes or the last part of the line could also imply a militant revolution.
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The future of every nation on this earth are indeed the children, thus Rakim demands that these persons currently growing up receive a good is why it`s so important to ensure the next generation a good education to ensure the future of the USA. This also might refer to the substandard schools especially within urban ares which partially cause crime and so weaken the nation.
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This line is quite similar to a line previously used by Nas.
As the line above this one again is quite ambiguous as he either refers to criminal activities covered by local media outlets or reports on his music and fame.
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