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Went through the “freeze” (referring to cops or just saying the harsh/cold times, or perhaps selling coke) and now he’s “frozen” with jewelery/chains (“ice”) on his neck

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He makes the “cream” (money from kilos of coke) “materialize” (turn into) the keys to a Benz – he raises enough money to buy luxurious cars and literally “roll” in style

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“On wax” = on the record/lyrically.

Candles are used in romantic, soft dinner. THey are a symbol of softness, commonly used by lovers. Joe Budden suggest they should beef “mean and hard”, without restriction.

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Ben Vereen is a tapdancer – Budden can “tap on” (provoke/beat) someone who literally taps on

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“The G-Code” refers to Young Jeezy’s Code of Ethics as a member of the Black Mafia Family Crips

Jeezy has followed the Code since he was a teenager (also a play on the name of the rapper Juvenile, whose 4th album is Tha G-Code)

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Group of seven was a group of Canadian landscape artists from the 1920s. Drake’s saying if you give him a canvas (i.e. a chance to make art), he’ll be as brilliant an artist as the Group of Seven was. (He could also possibly be saying he’ll take it old school). Drake’s from Toronto, so he’s likely familiar with the Canadian painters.

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