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Apex predators are on the very top of their food chains and they cannot be eaten by any other animal. One of the most popular Apex predators happens to be the T.Rex.

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Kanye is referring to his situation with Nike. During the interview with Sway, Kanye talked about how his contract with Nike, saying it was:

Extremely marginalizing and a slap in my face.

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Hopsin is speaking in 3rd person and stating how sick he is. Before Hopsin didn’t get any recognition for his his earlier albums like Raw and Gazing at the moonlight.

Not only is he sick on the mic, but also with his skateboarding skills.

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Double Entendre

Two meanings of the word Clips

  • Clips referring to the clips in the movie

  • Clips reffering to a large capacity magazine for Automatic weapons

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In ‘Krack Flow’ by Lil Herb, he references Bibby as Buck$ spending a $100,000.
His real name is Brandon, and Bibby is his nickname, 2 B’s. he’s saying he’s still the same guy.

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History Lesson

Nat Turner was an African American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831. Ironically, his revolution made it unlawful to teach slaves, and free blacks to read or write.

Peep the assonance

I put it to the back burner, habitual sack burner
Revoluton; Nat Turner.

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A reference to Vic’s former band “Kids These Days” who became popular with their Traphouse Rock mixtape. This verse was recorded back in 2010 when the group was still together, so the reference is understandable.

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For this beat The Neptunes went with the typical formula of hip-hop production. Pharrell and Chad went for a more stripped down, minimalistic sound, utilizing a predominantly bass drum heavy backbeat, with a sparse woodblock effect throughout the chorus.

One thing that might be noticeable is that the beat could be replicated by being tapped out on desks, lockers, or any table. LA Leakers got the chance to talk to Clipse about how the song got together:

Complex also got the chance to talk to Pusha T about how he was first introduced to the beat:

I remember being at home and Pharrell saying, ‘Listen, I got this record and if you don’t come to the studio right now I’m gonna give this record to Jay-Z'.

But when I heard ‘Grindin’’ I was like, ‘How do you rhyme to this?’ It was was so unorthodox that I couldn’t really catch it.

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The simple production for “Drop It Like It’s Hot” proves you don’t need much to make a beat. The production duo The Neptunes pulls off another great beat using nothing but tongue clicks, keyboards, and drums. The simplistic approach on the beat allows it to blend in with the vocals perfectly and gives the song a smooth vibe.

Fun Fact

The tongue clicks and the and bass even allows people to replicate it through beat-boxing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KIpbLuMMrY

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