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LITTLE KNOWN FACT: Kanye West actually sorta likes himself. Okay, he loves himself. He’s all he thinks about.
Also a reference to Derrick Rose’s game-winning buzzer beater against the Milwaukee Bucks this year where the commentator says
There’s also a De La Soul line that’s similar
Whips with the drop off outside of the Louvre Rihanna (Ft. Kanye West) – Diamonds (Remix)
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Kanye’s idea of being the “Fresh Prince” involves topless pool parties and topless cars parked outside one of the biggest landmarks in Paris.
This isn’t Yeezy’s first visit to the Louvre, and we all know he loves the City of Lights.
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This slick and sharp saying isn’t just good for talking to your orange, blow-out styled New Jersey Guido buddies, but for keep all dem salty ass haters at bay.
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“A small country located on the southern shore of France known for its posh culture and lush atmosphere,”
— wise words from a pamphlet I got while I was there.
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There is a lot of wing imagery between these two.
First off, Drake and Wayne’s boss is named Birdman.
“Drake” is a common term for an adult male duck (making Drake a “lame duck” perhaps?)
Also, Drake’s affiliate from his OVOXO group, The Weeknd, has released songs called “Birds Pt. 1 and Pt. 2”.
This also references Pusha’s own record label G.O.O.D. Music, which Drake claimed “wasn’t hood enough”. The symbol for G.O.O.D. Music is a winged angel.
Drake’s OVO clique is known for Red Wing boots, as mentioned here in Nicki Minaj’s “Moment 4 Life” or here in “Thank Me Now” off of his debut album Thank Me Later. The mascot for OVO is also an owl.
Drake even has a tattoo of wings on his back.
However, before Thank Me Later, Drake recorded a freestyle over Page’s “I’m Still Fly.”
The chorus goes as follows:
I’m still fly, I’m sky high and I dare anybody to try and cut my wings
YOU GET IT…
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To any rap fans that are also big women’s soccer fanatics, this line is for you!
Abby has been playing soccer for the US National team and scored a huge goal against Brazil during the 2011 World Cup.
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While “Ones” could be in reference to Nike’s Air Force 1, it’s most likely alluding to another Nike model: the Jordan 1. In an interview with Sway, Kanye claimed: “The Jordans are only popular at this point because of two people: me and Don C. Because Don C was ordering them vintage Jordans when the 4s used to break apart on the sole.”
Ye was also an avid wearer of throwback jerseys. Maybe he’s alluding to the Nolan Ryan jersey he wore in his “Through the Wire” video.
I think the lyrics are interpreted to show that Kanye is so self concious that he cant do mundane tasks without looking fashionable,
the line can go deeper and show how many other celebrities feel they need to themselves at their best. Due to them constantly being paraded by paparazzi, the line could
in an easier understanding, the line is talking about how a chick would go out to do a everyday task like fill up gas, after putting makeup on.
Also, Kanye is referring to Verse 1 in the second line of this section. His “Ones that’s clean” draw extreme similarity to the stereotypical girl he raps about in the first verse, because she buys “a few pairs of new Airs”. “Ones” and “Airs” are the same brand of shoe – Air Jordan. Thus, ‘Ye is comparing his societal problems to those of a stereotypical, young, African-American mother. Even though he wears his Jordans for a different purpose than she does, the shoes symbolize the connection between the two types of people.
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I doubt this line is referring to Jordan ones at all. White air force one lows were popular at the time because they could be worn with a variety of jerseys without having to worry about color coordination. Even the allusion to them being “clean” isn’t a reference to the design, but the fact that the shoes don’t have any dirt or blemishes on them, something particularly noticeable on an all white shoes. The photos featured in this annotation are from years later when Kanye’s style shifted.