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Flippin' bricks refers to taking a brick of cocaine and reselling it for a higher price than what it was obtained for. One way to do this is to turn it from cocaine to crack.
To do so, you need to boil the product in water, and Alabama borders the Gulf Coast.
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Raekwon – who wrote the original “Criminology” – is nicknamed “Raekwon the Chef” for the way he could cook up crack, so Gunplay is shouting him out for two reasons.
Believe me that shit can be a humdinger
Cause every quarterback in this league's a gunslinger Masta Ace (Ft. Strick (EMC)) – Unfriendly Game
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In football terms: a humdinger means a really big hit, and a gunslinger is a quarterback who throws the ball wildly.
For the metaphor: everybody on the streets has a gun, so when you confront the other gang they’ll need to be drawn, and the shots always hit hard.
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The cornerback is a position on the football field. The way Ace uses that to play off getting your street corner (for hustling) back from the new team that invaded your territory.
When one gang confronts another for a territorial grab, there’s 100% chance of a gunfight breaking out.
Some got hit hard and wound up laying
Out in the field but the fans keep paying Masta Ace (Ft. Strick (EMC)) – Unfriendly Game
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The fans of football are often criticized for their no-care attitude towards injured players; they often want to see more hitting rather than want to know how badly a player gets hurt.
This directly relates to the drug game – dealers don’t care who they hurt or kill, they just care about making their pockets bigger and keeping the junkies hooked.
Looks like they calling the play
Come on kids, don't be all in the way Masta Ace (Ft. Strick (EMC)) – Unfriendly Game
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Since they’re out in the daylight, all the fiends gather in a huddle to hide from others their illegal business. Children naturally being curious flock to this commotion, only to be shooed away by the dealers.
You either slang crack, rap or got a wicked jumpshot Marcus Black (Ft. Emilio Rojas & Nick D's) – Serenity
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Braille is the code that blind people use to read, it is impossible to speak in Braille, but Blueprint can do the impossible.
And the next team be right there to take it all Masta Ace (Ft. Strick (EMC)) – Unfriendly Game
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“Dropping the ball” is a term for choking and making your team lose in a big situation (cf. Chris Webber). If anyone drops inside information where they shouldn’t, or are unable to protect their block, the next gang gets to take over.
But I moonwalk with an umbrella six months prior
In my school talent show
White gloves lock ticking Masta Ace (Ft. Reggie B) – Fresh Fest
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When he found out that he wanted to be a performer at an early age, Ace’s main influence was Michael Jackson, with his outstanding style and dance moves. A possible reference to Jackson’s 1984 incident where his hair caught on fire during a commercial shoot, and even later on he always rocked an umbrella.
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