'Cause I will turn you back to a pedestrian, hah" 2 Chainz (Ft. Kanye West) – Birthday Song
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Kanye will kick you out of his Benz, Gucci Mane style. This of course is his other other Benz.
Kim Kardashian knows the deal. That’s why she gets to drive Ye’s Benz.
Additionally, Kanye is referencing the beginning of the verse, when he illustrated how he was giving her a star lifestyle. If she doesn’t comply with his wishes, he’ll cut her off and turn her back into the regular girl she once was.
Another possible pun? Listen to his pronunciation: “I wheel turn you back to a pedestrian”.
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Baywatch was a popular TV series about beach lifeguards which originally ran from 1989 to 2001.
This imagery plays on the classic slow-motion run that female leads would make before diving into the ocean, as well as the fact that lifeguards need to resuscitate people who have drowned.
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Now the audience staring at my mental Common (Ft. Maya Angelou) – The Dreamer
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Common’s thoughts and ideas are reflected in his songs, making his head virtually transparent and revealing his mind to all his listeners.
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Got no time to hit the brakes or the switches Blu & Exile – She Said It's OK
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Triple Entendre:
- Rappers who came before him set the bar low in terms of their lack of talent.
- He’s a lyrical gymnast, and thus it is easy for him to compete on such a low gymnastics bar.
- Bar can refer to bars of rap, meaning that their rapping skills are low. “Get yo bars up”.
Note a possible physics reference; As you go up and gain altitude, (“This is the [Mount] Kilimanjaro”), the pressure drops. One of the units of pressure is “bar”.
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She was extra cold, I'm here to de-congest Common – Raw (How You Like It)
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Wordplay:
“Aware” and “abreast” are synonyms.
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