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Mike’s beautiful curly afro has him looking like the high fashion/expensive version of Medusa from Greek mythology.

Indeed, the Versace logo is a Medusa head

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Mike suggests that the general public misses these parallels because they have ‘small’ third eyes, a metaphor for not being in tune with their third eye.

He says they would need ‘forensics’, the science of establishing facts (which often includes the use of magnifying glasses and microscopes) to see the truth.

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Mike, afraid that his message might be lost on listeners, spells out the parallel he is making between time spent in jail and time spent living the ‘average’ 9-5 job life.

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Mike unveils many dark truths in his raps, and is afraid that some organization is going to have him shot for it.

He implores the listener to “get him out of this booth” before it is too late.

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Marvin Gaye talks about how personal satisfaction with one’s own music is the best thing a performer can get out of the industry. He says that personal satisfaction helps make dealing with all the industry bullshit worth it.

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The Marijuana Joey has smoked, has allowed him to see what others may have missed.
Also This line contains a double meaning. Joey is saying both that his herbs are loud aka strong, and that they allow him to make more insightful observations.

Joey pauses on the words “allow” because they also sound like “are loud”. Thus, the line is “plus the herbs that I’m hittin are loud” until he comes in with the rest of the line after the pause, turning it into “plus the herbs that I’m hittin allow me to observe what is hidden”.

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