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2 Chainz has something going with a girl at a bar.
A Barbie is a girl’s toy doll, a very popular toy. The term has also come to mean a girl that is exceptionally groomed, dressed, and “caked up” (wearing lots of make up).
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Cole has not and will not “flop,” meaning to release an album that doesn’t sell.
Cole mentioned flopping on another song on this same EP. In the song Cole Summer, J Cole says:
“If my next album flops its back to the post office both of us”
It could also be another basketball reference. A flop is to oversell contact in an attempt to draw a foul call.
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I can stay with her
At her house, no doubt, anytime I like
My best friend says
Don't let you in my life cause you don't do for me and you don't act right
My best friend says
If she was me, she would let you go a long, long time ago
My best friend says, my best friend says J. Cole – Best Friend
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Man, nobody coming from here ever did this shit this big" J. Cole (Ft. Bas) – Cousins
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12 years later on the radio, that "Who Dat" song J. Cole (Ft. Bas) – Cousins
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Initially, people thought Cole wasn’t going to reach his goals. However, years later, Cole was on the radio.
“that Who Dat song” is a reference to Cole’s first single, Who Dat, which later appeared on his debut album.
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He’s saying you’re dumb and need to read a book to learn some new shit!
Also, he uses the parallel of reading a book along with booking a flight.
Many airlines do programs where they keep track of how many flights you take and how many miles you travel, and they use this information to reward you. He’s suggesting you book some flights and raise your mileage, like him, ‘cause he’s ballin’.
In other words, get like him and be smart and ballin'.
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Sidepieces are his girls and his have real jobs, but a bird is an ugly girl who only wants his money; basically like a groupie.
“Birds” is also slang for crack cocaine, so Cole also could’ve possibly meant he only fucks with girls that have their life together and don’t mess with drugs!
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“Re-coupe” is a play on the word “recuperate,” meaning to collect oneself or re-gain something.
If 2 Chainz just got his car re-painted, its almost like a “re-coupe,” where “coupe” is a double entendre also meaning a 2-door car.
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