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Tip-toeing in my Jordans
I done came down
Tip-toeing in my Jordans RiFF RAFF – Tip Toe Wing in My Jawwdinz

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Jordans are a popular Nike shoe brand designed for Michael Jorban in 1984. The shoe became available for the public in 2001 and now comes in several models, I-XXIII, and colors.

Riff Raff might be tip-toeing to prevent getting his shoes dirty.

“Tip Toe Wing in my Jawwdinz” is one of dozens of catchphrases Riff Raff likes to use in his Vines.

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He even got his own Jawwdinz from Nike:

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should be Michael Jordan not Jorban

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these are the worst tip-toeing Vines

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Out of the blue, in through the back
Door coming through like "Fuck, what was that?" Death Grips – Takyon (Death Yon)

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Describing coming at someone fast like a tachyon, out of the blue and invading your personal space. Note Ride setting a “noided” atmosphere with the “fuck, what was that” line, setting up a situation of someone being scared for their life, looking everywhere for something that they know is out for them, but they don’t know where it is, they just know it’s an immediate danger to them.

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out of the blue/in through the back is a pretty direct reference to Neil Young’s Out of the Blue and into the Black

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Note that “(Tak-Tak)” is at the end of the line. That’s even faster than saying “takyon” hence it’s much more likely he is refering to himself, possibly from the past. If you actually had “tachyon” thinking you would be able to send messages to yourself in the past that would instantly alter your present. That’s theretical but the (death yon" is refering to “ordinary,” non-critical thinking echo chambers. With relativity, more theortical physics, tachyon thinking is what this song is about. Anew way of thinking that is almost impossible to exist such as the tachyon subatomic particle. This is how I feel about my thinking around boring people aka DEATH YON. He has tachyon, while everyone else has deathyon. Maybe I’m wrong. But at least I am a theoretical physicist who never claims to be 100% correct, ever. Any questions, message me. I am autistic and have always hated people that think like a bag of rocks, or people with extreme ignorance. That’s my autism. How about Ride’s? He shows every sign of autism which is GREAT! Autism is not a henderence in any way execpt when dealing with the en-eveolved. In fact,I believe this line is about being afraid of his past self sending him messages. “Fuck what was that.” It was himself relayinig something from the future. If you did have tachyons controlling your thinking you would be able to send yourself, and others, messages from the future. Einsteins theory of relativity.

Note that "(Tak-Tak)" is at the end of the line. That's even faster than saying "takyon" hence it's much more likely he is refering to himself, possibly from the past. If you actually had "tachyon" thinking you would be able to send messages to yourself in the past that would instantly alter your present. That's theretical but the (death yon" is refering to "ordinary," non-critical thinking echo chambers. With relativity, more theortical physics, tachyon thinking is what this song is about. Anew way of thinking that is almost impossible to exist such as the tachyon subatomic particle. This is how I feel about my thinking around boring people aka DEATH YON. He has tachyon, while everyone else has deathyon. Maybe I'm wrong. But at least I am a theoretical physicist who never claims to be 100% correct, ever. Any questions, message me. I am autistic and have always hated people that think like a bag of rocks, or people with extreme ignorance. That's my autism. How about Ride's? He shows every sign of autism which is GREAT! Autism is not a henderence in any way execpt when dealing with the en-eveolved. In fact,I believe this line is about being afraid of his past self sending him messages. "Fuck what was that." It was himself relayinig something from the future. If you did have tachyons controlling your thinking you would be able to send yourself, and others, messages from the future. Einsteins theory of relativity.

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“Back” in this sentence is an intentional mondegreen: it’s supposed to sound like/reference the lyric “Out of the blue, and into the black” from Neil Young’s “My My, Hey Hey”

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I feel more like this relates to blue shifting, which happens when you move away from an object emitting light at a fast speed. Tachyons, travelling fast than light, would sort of effectively travel back in time, which also might play into the “Fuck, what was that?” second line.

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Had 'Em All brandUn DeShay – Had 'Em All

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The first single from BrandUn DeShay’s sophomore album goldUn Child.

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But real life is still life, I used to be posing brandUn DeShay – LAXtasy

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The world is art, and there’s art in everything that exists in life as we know it. brandUn is into this kind of stuff.

He could also mean he used to be a poser, but now he’s real.

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I let her do her; in turn, she do me Astonish (Ft. Decay & Jay Vega) – Saw Myself

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Some clever wordplay on “do;” in the first clause it means that she’ll be herself and not have anything to hide from him, and she’ll be comfortable around him. The second clause means that she’ll “do” him referring to sex.

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Gone guru, I'm the new Nehru Lifeseeker – Gone Guru

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Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian independence movement under the tutelage of Mohandas Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in office in 1964. Nehru is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state: a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic.

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Because I gone guru so cut the ballyhoo Lifeseeker – Gone Guru

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A bally is a name for what you put at the end of a fishing line; when fishers are dealing with something dangerous they sometimes have to cut their line.

Ballyhoo is also an old-fashioned British term which essentially means “bullshit” in this context.

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C | #13 | Joakim Noah Chicago Bulls (Ft. NBA (Archives)) – 2013-14 Chicago Bulls Roster

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The 2013-14 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Noah averaged a double-double per game with 12.6 PPG, 11.3 RPG, and 5.4 APG (leading centers by a gap of nearly 2), and was one of 3 players in the league with 4 triple-doubles or more, including achieving the feat twice in three days.

While Noah obviously went HAM this season on the defensive end, what makes his 2013-14 season so interesting is how much he showed off his versatility this year on the offensive side of the ball. He had more assists per game than most point guards and his passing skills were so reliable Chicago would often start plays with him at the top of the key.

Whether you hate him or love him, you gotta respect his game.