'Cause they in a pine box, or locked behind bars Black Star – What Is Beef?
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Now if it don’t jam the hoes won't rock
And if it ain't crack then the fiends won't cop
And you wonder why a nigga got the shit you don’t got
Gotta see it to believe it
Gotta see it to believe it
Gotta see it to believe it J. Cole – See It To Believe It
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Fuck you expect? I've got a history Common (Ft. John Legend & Kanye West) – They Say
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To leave where the native peoples were staying Lupe Fiasco – Conflict Diamonds
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This is hinting at the explorers, coming from the East into North America, plagued with diseases and illnesses that were foreign to the natives of North America and for which they had built up no immunity
Also, the Conquistadors and Reconquistadors that invaded the lands of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans, killing them by means of advanced weaponry, and of course, the now extinct (oh yeah!) smallpox.
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The people that are holding kids back from achieving their potential don’t deserve any recognition in Lupe’s mind.
Moreover, holding zero fingers up creates a fist, giving one the ability to lash out at those aforementioned haters.
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This is one of the most famous passages in all of Scripture, cited so often that many believers know it simply by chapter and verse number.
Regarding the meaning of the passage itself, some have insisted that God sent Jesus to die for the purpose of bringing salvation to everyone without exception, but only as a possibility.
However, Jesus makes clear that the salvation of those whom the Father “gives me,” and only those, is not a mere possibility but an absolute certainty; “will come to me” (John 6:37–40; John 10:14–18; John 17:9).
The point made by “the world” is that Christ’s saving work is not limited to one time or place but applies to the elect from all over the world. Those who do not receive Christ into their hearts will perish, whereas anyone who believes will not die (be separated from God) but live in God’s presence forever.
As Jesus established earlier, in the last verse, the way to have everlasting life is to be born of Spirit. Therefore, the “Son” here is referring to the Spirit which unites us with God.
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When someone dies it’s common to spray up a tribute “R.I.P.” tag. “Hallway full of R.I.P.s” seems to suggest the tags have been sprayed indoors – unfortunately, perhaps even at a school.
“Some, some of us know” indicates that its not uncommon for the average person to actually know some of these victims – such is the prevalence of gun violence in some neighbourhoods.
The line is somewhat reminiscent of the Kids Off The Block Memorial in Chicago.
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Referencing the popular South Park episode “Le Petit Tourette”, in which one of the show’s protagonists, Cartman, attempts to get away with the constant use of profanity by pretending to actually have tourettes
Correction: I believe Cole is saying that he is putting all the rappers to rest and the only ones saying anything, are the ones who have ‘tourettes’ being a disease in which you cannot control when you speak.