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- ammonia: a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen. It is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent smell.
Redman’s marijuana is so potent you can smell it all the way in California from Newark. Ironically, California is known for having the strongest weed in the United States.
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A lot of parents are over overprotective so when something weird happens they always stare.
But they ain't got nothing on me
Because I'm 5 foot 2, I wanna dance with you
And I'm sophisticated fun
I eat filet mignon, I'm nice and young
Best believe I'm number one Ciara (Ft. Missy Elliott) – One, Two Step
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A play on the word broke. He says broke as in having no money and follows that up by saying he can’t be fixed as if he is broken.
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Lagging is another word for slow. AOL was a slow internet service back in the late 90’s and early 00’s. I’m talking about this was all the way back when someone let the dogs out
On the news, all I see is Babylon
And all niggas do is just babble on Ab-Soul (Ft. Danny Brown & Jhené Aiko) – Terrorist Threats
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These lines have multiple meanings:
They draw parallels between the American government and the ancient national powerhouse of Babylon. Babylon was located in present-day Iraq, which connects to the occupation of Iraq by U.S. forces that began in 2003.
Babylon is often used as a derogatory term for a location, condemning it as corrupt. In the Book of Revelation, it’s where Antichrist rules and it is the center of evil in the world.
Aleister Crowley describes Babalon in The Book of the Law as the Great Mother and a goddess.
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Soulo charges against those who “babble on,” cleverly coining the phrase from its similarity to “Babylon.” Additionally, this is a simultaneous reference to the French play Tartuffe with a similar line:
In the tower of Babylon, all these people do is babble on.
There is also a reference to the concept of Babylon and Zion in Rastafarianism, with Babylon being immensely evil and negative. This would also tie into the first line of the hook, which references Haile Selassie, also known as Jah Rastafari.
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56k is a very slow internet connection…probably slower than AOL…we at RG couldn’t tell you cause we don’t even own something that outdated.
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Pedigree means line of decent. Those who are not in the same league as the “big dawgs” or are in over there head when entering the game an not keep up with Wayne, who could seen as way above them.
Pedigree is also a brand of dog food for puppies.
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Come on! He’s challenging you, SwizZz wants to see if you can have any advantage over him, he can do anything better than you including at rapping.
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