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We hear ya, Kanye.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78YznmLO2Fs

Some believe that with 808s (his “EDM moment”) and Yeezus, Kanye seemed like he was trying to break away from hip-hop. Perhaps here he is indicating that his next project will be more rock-focused á la Lil Wayne’s Rebirth.

When Kanye says he is the number one rockstar, he means figuratively in society today. Throughout the years, it has always been rock stars who have been controversial, loved by their fans but hated by many for being too vulgar, speaking out on political issues, or just being wreckless and making an impact on society. Today’s rockstars have long been accepted and are no longer controversial. This is what Kanye means when he says rappers are the rock stars now. They are the ones controversial and pushing boundaries in that regard. And Kanye is the loudest outspoken voice today being offensive at times, vulgar, and pushing the envelope. He is the number one rock star today.

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Victory bonds were issued after wars were settled as a guarantee for debts of war and other monetary agreements. While ones with Goya prints on them don’t exist, the series-E bonds the US gave after World War 2 did have contemporary art on them.

Ironically, Francisco Goya was completely against war violence and therefore would have never worked on war bonds.

“The Disasters Of Wars” by Goya

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That place is NICE. While the interns are shot in a movie studio, the outside actually exists and is located at 351 Riverside Drive in New York City.

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The red fiber that lands on Peter’s shoulder is the security fiber for the new 100 Canadian dollars bills, as Neal would later say to him.

But how do they work!?

Bills are made of 25% cotton and 75% linen fibers, in order to make it really hard for counterfeiters to replicate them. On top of that, the government also uses special blue and red fiber that aren’t visible to the outside as a final proof for authenticity. These fibers need to be accessible to just a few person, so that they won’t get duplicated by criminals, hence why it was so important for The Dutchman to get his hands on this particular one.

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Paris, and France in general, are well known for champagne, which is really bubbly.

Pimping in my convos
Bubbles in my champagne

The French city was also dubbed “The city in the bubble” for a collection of photos from the 60s in which models were put inside floating bubbles.

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