The freaks come out at night
The darkness is the right time
For us to do what we do -- Krizz Kaliko – Night Time

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The romantic feel of the night time makes lovemaking all that better. Note the clever rhyme scheme in “right time” connecting with the first line of the chorus which comes in in the next line.

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the city's outer space Krizz Kaliko – Night Time

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At night, the beauty in the lights of buildings complements the beauty of the stars in the sky. The city becomes one with space, and everything goes together to make one beautiful view at night.

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Deeper Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Deeper

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One of the more well-known songs off Piñata, “Deeper” tells the story of a dope dealer whose love leaves him for a safer option. Freddie also notes that this person is why he shows no love anymore; this woman took away the soft, caring side of him.

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Wherein Gibbs unravels a deeply metaphorical flip on Common’s “I Used to Love H.E.R.” and bemoans the decline of gangsta rap culture.

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The same ex-lover and her new man are referenced in “Thuggin'” in the line where he talks about “Squares”

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Blind to what's occurrin', what's goin' in your mind? Danny Brown – Party All the Time

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She has no perception of how fucked she is. She’s become so indulged in avoiding pain, she’s just become stagnant in her state of the fast life, which is just gonna result in more of what she was running from.

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[Hook: Bobby Womack]
I could try
To say I'm sorry
But that won't be
Quite enough
To let you know
The pain that I feel
And it just won't
Let up
Ohhhh, it feels The Pro Letarians – The Way I Feel

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Sampled from “Please Forgive My Heart” by Bobby Womack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th2XiEN2Dcg

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Oh yeah, you know I got the futuristic throwbacks The Pro Letarians – The Adventure

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A throwback jersey is a piece of sports clothing designed after uniforms that were used in the past. They usually have a retro/vintage look to them, hence “futuristic throwback” being used as an oxymoron in this line.

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Conflicted with the rich cuz I kick it with the poor K'naan (Ft. Chali 2NA & Yasiin Bey) – America

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He feels internal struggle sometimes because even though he’s gotten rich through his work with J5, he still hangs with his old friends from the hood.

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Well, fuck Mike and fuck Vik, too Viktor Vaughn (Ft. Apani B Fly) – Let Me Watch

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She’s fed up with all the men in her life.

This may or may not be a play on then-phenom Michael Vick, who had the sports world amazed at the time when Vaudeville Villain was made.

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It's unfair to be, doin' motherfuckin' charity Tech N9ne (Ft. Ces Cru & Krizz Kaliko) – Unfair

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Rappers like Ces are doing the rap game charity by making good music when there’s so much bullshit out there, and it’s just not fair.

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'Cause kids tired of dying and walkin' round like they shook-en Run The Jewels – DDFH

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Two Meanings:

The kids of New York City, specifically minorities, are tired of living in constant fear within the confines of their own city. Laws such as the controversial stop and frisk act encourage racial profiling in NYC, leading to misconduct by police officers who often abuse the power of this law.

Oftentimes it feels as if police are ignoring the actual crimes that are occurring such as homicides (i.e tired of dying), and focusing more on handing out petty drug tickets. The “shooken'” that kids are experiencing could refer to the literal pat-downs and frisks done by NYPD officers.

Shuck (pronounced like “shook”) was a term that used to refer to the struggle African-Americans would have to go through in the early 1900s, not long after slavery was abolished. They would have to try and deceive their employers since there was still lots of racism in the early 20th century and they needed real jobs.

The kids walking around NY who get randomly searched are almost always minorities, which has caused the NYPD to come under fire for racial profiling, much similar to the kind of racism that one would have to avoid by “shucking and jiving” 100 years ago, obviously so, as police officers are literally picking out minorities because they “look suspicious” to see if they’re up to no good.

In this case the lyric could also be read as “shuckin'”.

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# Two Meanings:

The kids of New York City, specifically minorities, are tired of living in constant fear within the confines of their own city.  Laws such as the controversial [*stop and frisk act*](http://nation.time.com/2013/08/13/new-york-stop-and-frisk-ruling-when-violated-rights-lead-to-federal-intervention/) encourage racial profiling in NYC, leading to misconduct by police officers who often abuse the power of this [law](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rWtDMPaRD8).

Oftentimes it feels as if police are ignoring the actual crimes that are occurring such as homicides (i.e *tired of dying*), and focusing more on handing out petty drug tickets.  The "shooken'" that kids are experiencing could refer to the literal pat-downs and frisks done by NYPD officers.

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**Shuck** (pronounced like "shook") was a term that used to refer to the struggle African-Americans would have to go through in the early 1900s, not long after slavery was abolished. They would have to try and deceive their employers since there was still lots of racism in the early 20th century and they needed real jobs.

The kids walking around NY who get randomly searched are almost always minorities, which has caused the NYPD to come under fire for racial profiling, much similar to the kind of racism that one would have to avoid by "shucking and jiving" 100 years ago, obviously so, as police officers are literally picking out minorities because they "look suspicious" to see if they're up to no good.

In this case the lyric could also be read as "shuckin'".

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Don’t think he’s referencing “shucking and jiving” here although that’s an interesting association. “Shooken” here is a vernacular version of “shook” or “shaken” chosen to rhyme with the previous 3 lines, in the same way “tooken” 3 lines earlier is a version of “took” or “taken”

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