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Talking ‘bout the Baseline fetal heart rate identified by electric fetal monitors/cardiotocographs in pregnancy. Juno is the pregnant lead character in the movie of the same name which follows her teenage life as she carries her baby.

Base is slang for cocaine, and with RZA being born in Brooklyn, he probably saw his fair share of hustling.

Baseline also sounds the same as “bassline”, reffering to the low-pitched instrumental part of a song played by a rhythm instrument.

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“Chips”, being slang for money, as opposed to the tokens used to gamble in casinos.

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This girl’s got style and swag, and her nice dress suggests that she balls hard in a lifestyle of fortune. Also, her dress is so tight because of her ass being so big (which is why it’s the “ass” fault"

Sorta like this

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Urging these beautiful mature woman not to spoil their beautifully aged selves by getting plastic surgery to make themselves look young again.

Who’s gonna tap this?

Watsky’s point exactly.

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Multiple references to religion here.
There aren’t many religious people in the Hip-Hop scene, but we this dope shit is a heaven-sent gift from the Lord.
We do it not for petty reasons, but for the ‘hell’ of making good music and having a fun time doing so.

The Devil Wears Prada – referring to not only the devil itself, but also the film of the same name, mentioning the famous fashion brand.

This is countered by “Christian Dior” – another European fashion Label. While other artists put bad vibes into their music, we try to promote positivity, and we do it in style.

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“They don’t do it like this anymore”, a subtle reference to Yeezy’s bar in Stronger (they don’t make ‘em like this anymore)
We put in hard work to our music, while other artists are barely even started.

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Wack MC’s think they make real music and drop honest, true rhymes, but they’re all in the same predicament of fake-ass BS.
To be on the ‘same page’ is to be is to be thinking/acting in a similar way. These people are on the same page of fiction, as they aren’t fo' real.

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To ‘start from scratch’ is to embark on something new – when hip-hop/rap music became something that I started doing, I took it more seriously and trapped hard.
You scratch the surface of a lottery ticket to find out your numbers,

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Shocking up the scene and upsetting its balance, leaving artists shook with these heavy rhymes, thus forth tipping the (musical) scale.

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It’s difficult to imagine the success in music we hope to achieve, but we’re already playing gigs and getting our name out.
Playing on the phrase “money talks”, we hope to one day get paid to do what we love.

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