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Thugger’s growing cannabis, also known as “trees.” By specifying that he’s smoking weed, and not the less conspicuous “trees,” he’s unapologetic for his drug use.
Rapping about weed is one of Thuggers favorite subjects.
Thinkin' 'bout all the things that I would do to you Travis Scott (Ft. Justin Bieber & Young Thug) – Maria I'm Drunk
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Justin’s inviting this girl into his extravagant lifestyle. She’s not used to sipping expensive drinks and chilling with superstars in the studio. While you could say he’s been “fucking around” for some time now, after his emotional VMAs performance and interview with Jimmy Fallon, he seems ready to get back on track and find a stable girlfriend.
Tell Lamar, call up Cash, tell him buzz me at the Ritz (Just ask the lonely)
It's the weekend, we off the deep end, you need to pray for us Travis Scott (Ft. The Weeknd) – Pray 4 Love
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While Travis is happy to do something illegal to make his money back in no-time, he’s “off the deep end” with The Weeknd and XO Crew. Lamar is The Weeknd’s best friend and art director/photographer and Cash is his manager. They seem to all be at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Note the homophone on “the weekend” and the artist The Weeknd, who’s featured on this track. Originally called “The Weekend” – Abel dropped the “e” since another Canadian band is already named that.“ Interestingly, The Weeknd referenced something similar earlier in Rick Ross' song, “In Vein”.
Used to be homeless, Now that penthouse at The Ritz where my home is
If you want, you can meet me at the studio (You can meet me at the studio) Travis Scott (Ft. Justin Bieber & Young Thug) – Maria I'm Drunk
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Don Julio is a popular brand of tequila, but Bieber seems to be a fan of tequila, no matter the brand. In 2014, he partied at the launch for Diddy’s Deleon Tequila.
While the girl he’s addressing certainly isn’t his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez, in his new video for “What Do You Mean,” he’s seen getting intimate with model Xenia Deli, who he’s rumoured to be dating.
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I do a headstand, the eagle lands on my seat Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Eric Nally, Grandmaster Caz, Grandmaster Melle Mel & Kool Moe Dee) – Downtown
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4th Avenue is one of the largest and most popular streets in downtown Seattle and the city’s major parade route. While Macklemore is walking through the street, everyone has their eyes on him. To add to the patriotic and hyperbolic nature of the song, he describes doing a handstand and having an eagle join him. An eagle landing on someones seat while they are doing a headstand on a moped kind of sounds like something out of a ‘MERICA gif that the internet would make up.
I'm so low that my scrotum's almost dragging up on the concrete Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Eric Nally, Grandmaster Caz, Grandmaster Melle Mel & Kool Moe Dee) – Downtown
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Wasabi is a spicy Japanese condiment similar to horseradish. It’s a common accompaniment to sashimi (raw fish) and sushi (rolls of rice) – Macklemore’s stunts are so raw that they too should be accompanied by wasabi.
Since Mack is riding so low and dirty on his slick new moped, he decides to use a bit of hyperbole to emphasize how he is feeling. He feels especially cool, and he may also be saying this to inform us of his masculinity. He once made a song called “Penis Song” that talks about how insecure he is about his junk.
For a punk motherfucker with a badge and a gun
To be beating on and thrown in jail
We can go toe-to-toe in the middle of a cell N.W.A – Fuck tha Police
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In context, “Maria” refers to marijuana. “Maria” is the Spanish name for “Mary”—weed is commonly referred to as “Mary Jane.” Travis has used Spanish in his songs before, like in “Mamacita.”
A “marina” is a dock or port to the ocean, derived from the Italian language. In a similar way to Kendrick Lamar on “Swimming Pools (Drank),” Scott uses water as a metaphor for the immersion in substances he experiences. Scott is high, as well as drunk.
calling for maria also sounds like calling for my re up