'Cause wasn't nothing back there but the blackness Lupe Fiasco – Kick, Push II
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Ever, ever? Ever, ever? Ever, ever? Kanye West – Diamonds from Sierra Leone
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He has to meet up with his ex in a public place to ensure that nothing gets out of hand. They are discussing if they should get back together.
Borders was a chain of bookstores. Compared to the outlandish materialism and braggadoccio of other Kanye lyrics, this image of a meeting at a bookstore stands out as surprisingly common and everyday.
It also represents the “borders” (barriers) that exist following a life-changing mistake. They make it so much more difficult to get back to normal
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Both legendary athletes in their respective sports (with one of them being an asshole)
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As long as you use your imagination – you can too!
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Because they not (Uh-uh) dead prez – Hip-Hop
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Amber is now living the life of a big-time celebrity thanks to Yeezy. She would’ve never owned a bill higher than $1 had it not been for him, as she had been a hood rat/stripper since she was 15 years old.
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Island Records is a division of Universal Music Group (UMG). “Island” is also being used as a double entendre for Staten Island, which is where you could expect a Wu member to be bombing competition.
In the previous line someone mistakenly thought they saw the GZA on 4th & Broadway, which is a record label and cross-street located in Manhattan. Ironically, despite it’s usage here, Island Records is not based in Staten Island, but on the island of Manhattan.
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