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Huh, Rae’s referring to the giant robot from 1980? He’s most likely talking about the car he was driving, and nicknamed it “Voltron”.
Aside from being slang for gun, “Ratchet” is a character from the transformers universe.
Seems like Raekwon has got some love for gigantic robots.
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With “like adolescents at war”, he means like they were acting like young people in a war, inexperienced and probably scared. And “thizzies” is a slang for ecstasy, meaning Raekwon and his homies often sold that drug.
For real, the only thing we do baby
Is fold dough, you heard? Raekwon (Ft. The Game) – Flashback Memories
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Game and Raekwon tells us they “folds dough” all day, and I thought Rae was a chef and not a baker?
Nah – they’re using “folding dough” as a slang for money.
And we all know cash rules everything around us.
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Game was born November 29, 1979. So in 1987 was either seven or eight years, depending on which month and day this event took place.
A real “handsome-ass nigga.”
(Black Wall Street general, five star soldier and all that) Raekwon (Ft. The Game) – Flashback Memories
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Rae and Game is referring to The Black Wall Street Records, a record label founded by Game and his half-brother George “Big Fase 100” Taylor III.
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Lex = Rolex. Not the first time Game is referring to his Rolex.
It was 7:15 on my rolex watch
And I can’t do the time that my rolex got
Rolex watches, Gucci belts, and Louis luggage
Definitely set us apart from niggas when we in public
Nice:
I got a Rolex, a real big Rolex
With so many rocks, the Africans is trying to protest
Got a Rolex Presidente
I think Game likes Rolexes.
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Just like 2Pac he’s loyal to the game and is like 50 Cent not playing around.
The game = an underground industry that participants “play” such as selling drugs, pimping, and other gang activities.
Also a reference to the title of this track, and 2Pac’s posthumous studio album “Loyal to the Game”.
And I only spent thirty days behind bars (Haha) 2Pac (Ft. G-Unit) – Loyal To The Game (G-Unit Remix)
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He’s most likely referring to his sentence after an event back in 2005, where he stabbed a man while trying to defend Dr. Dre at the 2004 Vibe Awards.
“Ice” is a slang for expensive jewelry, normally in platinum or diamond.
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