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Butterfly claims that the group’s distinct style of incorporating jazz with hip-hop helped them rise to stardom.

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In an interview with Rolling Stone, Butterfly of Digable Planets said that “Hip-hop is more spread out now, which I think is a good thing. But back then, it was a very New York-centric genre. Being there was exciting.”

In this line Ladybug is saying that New York is the center of their universe; it’s the capital of Hip-Hop.

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Butterfly claims that New York has the most original rappers and players around. Fake rappers fall in comparison.

An S-curl is a hairstyle popularized in the 90’s that involved using texturizer. Butterfly probably looks down on this because in his music he expresses his love for his naturally given nappy and kinky hair.

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In the big city, Butterfly will never falter under the weight of his surroundings. Even though the businessmen around him are solely seeking money, he continues with his philosophy of peace and harmony.

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Butterfly was born in Seattle, but lived in New York for a long time. He proudly represents New York though, as heard from his song with his group Digable Planets entitled “Where I’m From.”

http://rapgenius.com/Digable-planets-where-im-from-lyrics

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Craig is insinuating that to get like him with his amount of flow and style you’ll have to eat your veggies! I’m sure veggies work for him the same way they do for Popeye

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Rapper/Producer from Pikesville, Maryland. Currently attending Northwestern University in Chicago. Just dropped his new album “Melanin Stained Lover.” Stream it here:

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Prostitues are promiscuous, making them dirty because of their STDs. This dirtiness is multiplied by the sweat that comes as a result of hot weather. His flow is that dirty.

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Rockie is making big money now that he’s with Ross and MMG.

Rick Ross made the song Hustlin' where the hook was:

Everyday I’m Hustlin'

Now he is hustlin' with Ross changing it to “Everyday we hustlin'.”

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His flow is on fire which in turn fire will cause smoke. Therefore, because of his “fire” flow he will be metaphorically noticed by rap fans fire detectors because of the smoke it causes. If you don’t want to have to deal with that annoying ass beeping sound, then you niggas should probably turn off your fire detector!!

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