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Cole runs shit worldwide.

You could say he’s like a certain two people…Prestige Worldwide…wide…wide…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0veaeu6rOqY

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In “Dollar and A Dream III,” Cole reaches new heights.

The first segment of the “Dollar and a Dream” series appeared on 2007’s The Come Up. The second installment appeared on 2009’s The Warm Up.

The song samples “Darkness of the Unknown” by Yoko Shimomura for the Kingdom Hearts II: Original Soundtrack.

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He continues using time wordplay to tell the listeners that it’s his time to shine.

The number 4 being used as the the word “for” while the number 15 in roman numerals is XV… “for XV.” He follows this theme closely, as his previous mixtape, Zero Heroes, was released on April 15 (4/15).

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Pac Div come through with a slow, vintage cut from their mixtape, Mania!

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The cars he cops have been ones he’s wanted since a child:

So where does this love for HOT CARS come from?
Hot Wheels! I had the cases full. All of this is everything that I had small. I don’t like this new shit. I can get it, but I didn’t have that. Everything I had little, I’m getting that shit and checking it off the list. I had Doughboy’s car. I had to get that out my system. I had the Monte Carlo small, the IROC small, the Vette small. I built all that shit. I was building model cars and scale levels in real life.

(cf. Hot Cars TV)

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A snippet of a classic hip-hop line from the Notorious BIG song, “Things Done Changed”.

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Cole is always prepared for any situation that comes his way, particularly if it involves someone trying to steal the titular watch

A clever play on words:

  • Baseball players, such as the ones on the Chicago White Sox, have to stay on their toes to make amazing plays.

  • People wear white socks on their feet.

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Redd Foxx was a comedian best known for playing the cantankerous old junk dealer Fred Sanford on TV’s Sanford and Son

Also note Cole’s use of Big Sean’s now famed so-called Supa Dupa flow on this line.

(Isn’t Jay-Z one of the oldest rappers in the game? That must be awkward…)

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Jay is ready for a scuffle if they are, so when he starts firing, they better not call the cops.

He has made it clear that he’s from Brooklyn and is willing to get his hands dirty:

Get your chain tooken
I might do it myself

Even if he will fight, he’s not getting blood (maybe a particular Blood…) on his timepiece.

“No blood on my Audemar” could also mean don’t “kill” his watch as in don’t “waste” his time.

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A few cameos in the video:

  • Dom Kennedy behind Like in the class room scene
  • Miguel at 4:33 dancing with them (he laid additional vocals on the track)
  • TiRon at 4:03 in the hallway

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