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A play on the legendary basketball act, The Harlem Globetrotters. Big Sean is performing in Harlem – a neighborhood in New York City – and then going all around the world to do shows.
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Fly= Fresh and cool. An airplane would also literally fly.
Delay my takeoff = Two meanings.
Meaning #1. – Wordplay associated with airplanes, because if a plane isn’t fit to fly, the flight will be delayed and unable to takeoff.
Meaning #2. – If your career takes off, then you’ve begun to make it big and become successful. The haters didn’t want to see Sean make it, and thus tried to delay his inevitable success.
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To shoot for the stars is to try to reach your dreams and accomplish your larger-than-life goals. Guns shoot, thus tying into the wordplay.
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XV is slated to release an album titled *The Kid With The Green Backpack" in early 2013.
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"How you gonna write raps if you don't be up in the trap?"
You may wonder
"Man I thought you'd get fresh, then where's your big chain at?"
You may wonder
"What about your street cred? Homie didn't you go to school?"
And I just wonder
Why all these fools thing everything is cool? XV – Everything Is Cool
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XV addresses the common misconceptions that in order to be a rapper you usually have to:
Be from the hood
Wear a chain
Drop out of school and be generally uneducated
XV is quite the opposite, yet is a dope rapper nonetheless.
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A play on the fact that most radio hits feature catchy hooks and little else. Captain Hook was the villain in the tale of Peter Pan, and was notorious for having a hook in place of one of his hands. XV might turn to Captain Hook for advice on writing catchy hooks since he has so much experience with them.
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One would use a kickstand in order to keep their bicycle upright and give it support by giving it something to lean on. XV is stating that who can he look to for support, and lean on, if no one will take a stand for what they believe in.
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We’re living in a new era, or generation of rap. Much like the New Era – the hat company that XV is wearing on his head.
