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He isn’t in your face with his thuggery, unlike some people…

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His goal is to be successful without conforming his music to what others want, i.e. Atlantic Records forcing Lupe Fiasco to make borderline pop music on his album, Lasers.

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Missy Elliott had a single called “All In My Grill,” also featuring Big Boi.

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Referring to his debut album, Attention Deficit, that was under-shipped and as such did not sell well.

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This is referring to the studentss who were overlooked by the big schools and play for the “mid-majors” who are all the underdogs. These kids put their heart and souls into the game so much that they don’t care what their major is at the school.

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Rozay (Rick Ross) told him to break a leg which is a term used by in theater to wish good luck or to do well. This has provided inspiration for him to make more music.

Also a play on words with “care again” and “Kerrigan”.

  • Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked in the right knee (break a leg) by Tonya Harding’s people to keep her from competing.

  • Also, this could possibly be referring to Ryan Kerrigan, linebacker for the Washington Redskins. He has been plagued by a knee injury since before the 2011 season.

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The song sampled here is “Be Careful (How You Treat My Love)” by Phyllis Hyman. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJU01amdVLk

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Wale wants to bone Miss Ambitious.

He also uses clever school-related wordplay:

  • The SAT and ACT are both standardized tests used to get into college
  • you/U is short for university

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Brooklyn is the home to many crooks, hence Crooklyn. Jeru the Damaja reps East New York, an area in the borough. .

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Daddy Fat Sax is one of Big Boi’s many nicknames.

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