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Rocky lost his older brother “Pretty Ricky” at a young age.
He told Complex magazine his brother blessed him “with the gift of loyalty and loving” and that he was a man of “pride, values and morals”. By toasting him, he’s paying respects to his brother.

R.I.P

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“Snow” – referring to cocaine,

Reindeer’s being that cute-ass animal Santa uses during Christmas to push his whip

Also Referring to “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, commonly referencing those who snort excessive cocaine (a red nose stemming from over-stimulation of sensitive blood vessels located by your nostrils) – resembling:

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Akala, a true believer in unity in the black community, implies that we are weaker divided and pitted against eachother in gang-conflict, than together seeking change.

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When this is a top-selling rap artist in the music business, you can’t help but question the industry, and be disappointed with the garbage it often spews out.

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In vein/in vain
The vein is where the needle for IV’s are placed.

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Flava Flav, part of the hip-hop group Public Enemy, known for anthems such as “Bring The Noise” and “Fight The Power”

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Mr. Fro is mixed race – White Scottish and Black Caribbean.

The “Black Star” line was a shipping line created by Marcus Garvey, transporting products and goods, and eventually African Americans themselves to Africa. Garvey, a Jamaican political activist, made this as part of his “Back-To-Africa” movement.
He had conflicting views to W.E.B. Du Bois, who labelled him a “lunatic” and “traitor” to the black race.
Du Bois = similair sound to “de boys”, or “the boys”

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Black activist Malcom X’s given name was “Malcolm Little” – he changed this to an X, as he refused to take the given name that his race’s opressors gave to his ancestors as slaves.

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Rivals can’t see/comprehend our hard work and what it produces, like we’re “invisible”
ANYONE REMEMBER INVISIBLE CHILDREN? The shady, rather scamming organization masquerading as God incarnate to the children of Uganda threatened by Kony?
Jason Russel was their leader, who exposed a “naked truth” when jacking off in public due to stress and exhaustion after the backlash against IC.

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