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Indicating he was very close. Show em', Lebron.
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“Juggalos” are what fans of the rap group Insane Clown Posse call themselves. Many of them paint their faces to pay homage to the group’s members who also paint their faces to look like clowns.
The term itself seems to be a mix up of the words “Juggler” and “Gigolo.” So in other words, skilled clowns who get paid to fuck.
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A rhetorical question (a question you already know the answer to or one that doesn’t require an answer); it is asked to the musician or person by the ‘big man’, whoever he is.
The irony lies in the fact that even though the question is a plain and direct one, pertaining to what the person was doing up to this time, the big man already knows the answer or whatever response the person/musician might give.
This can also refer to the executive asking the question because he’s supposed to, but not really caring about the answer.
It is reflective of the long industry ladder that one must climb to become a ‘big man’.
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Roll up let's burn up
Turn up ain't no turning down
Chasing this fast money ain't no slowing down
Hol' up let's pour up for up cause it's going down
High ain't no coming down
Roll up let's burn up
Turn up ain't no turning down
Chasing this fast money ain't no slowing down
Hol' up let's pour up for up cause it's going down Juicy J – Ain't No Coming Down
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Patrick Henry famously said, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death.” Simply put, without free will, life is not worth living.
Plumbing is a significant part of the infrastructure of a civilized society. Angel uses it as a metaphor. What she means is the same as what Patrick Henry meant; what do we have if we do not have freedom?
Freedom is also mentioned in the verse before this one.
What we need is freedom
Trying to get all that I can get
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Though a “trip down memory lane” is a cliché for gentle reminiscence, “brace yourself” implies that his memories may not be very tame.
This is underlined by the pitchy, anxious delivery of the verse. The slight falsetto may serve to punctuate that this is a foray into the past, as he takes on the persona of “young Kendrick” or “K.Dot”.
In m.A.A.d. city, Kendrick gives us a look inside his experiences as a child and adolescent growing up in Compton.
Nas similarly took us on a “trip down memory lane” back in 1994. Nas was only 19 years old when Illmatic was released (the album “Memory Lane” is on); Kendrick was 25 when good kid, m.A.A.d city dropped. When asked how Nas could reminisce about his childhood when he was just a teenager, he replied: “I was forced to live a faster life as a kid … I felt like I was a grown man when I was 14.”
And Nas starts “Ether” saying “Brace yourself for the main event” if we combine this with the trip down memory lane, this line may be a reference to Nas.
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Also Dr Dre used that line in Ems song “Say What You Say”
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It’s interesting to note that Kendrick keeps to this high pitched vocal tone throughout the entire song. I believe this is due to the fact he is portraying a teenage version of himself going through a lot of stress.