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Referring to the popular nursery rhyme “Little Bo Peep” who has lost her sheep and has no idea where they are. This is similar to Nate in how he’s lost his friends (or girlfriend could be used in this case) and has no idea where they could be.

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With her, he felt like he could do anything. It’s similar to the idea of how love can take you to the moon and back.

When he’s not with her and he’s all alone however, he’s not able to do some of the things he would have been able to with her. Instead, everything is somber and seeming like a drag.

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At this point, he’s inferring that he’s all alone. He has no girl with him therefore he’s not acting like his old self. He’s not able to do the things he was able to do when he wasn’t alone.

The night being dead also refers to him being alone as well.

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You can see him surfing in the video for his song I. The Worst Guys with Chance The Rapper.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM8SnnM9soM

There’s also a part in his screenplay when The Boy is surfing (well more so, sitting on the beach) with his friends.

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This is deeper than rap!

Childish’s freestyle over Drake’s “Pound Cake” was not only regarded as Gambino’s best freestyles but also one of the best freestyles of that song to come out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfM_fb1onoI

One thing to note about the freestyle is how Gambino is able to talk during the beat and return to the beat rapping flawlessly as Sway later states in this cover story. He also does the same in his song “Eat Your Vegetables” and in the BET 2012 Cypher.

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https://twitter.com/DonaldGlover/status/409725968463704064

Donald has made it a point recently that learning to code is one of the most important things you can do today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOLk3b3lPm0

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It has actually been sang before! More specifically by Sleight of Mind.

He wants to celebrate her and only her, thus she is his human holiday.

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Nate is looking for a new girl, and what better time to do it then on a Saturday night when every girl is going out with her group of friends looking her Sunday best.

As he’ll later share, although this is the perfect time to find a cute girl, it can also be quite daunting at the same time.

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Very typical. How many times have you pretended to like something because the person you’re attracted to likes them as well?

Sneaky Nate.

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At the end of the hook at 2:28, Ab-Soul was about to complete it with the same two lines he started the first and second verses with but noticed that it wasn’t his time to come in. You can clearly him start saying “Motherfuck the gov-..” and then he says “oh, uh, my bad” when he realizes that he wasn’t supposed to go in yet. Interesting how they kept that in!

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