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Mick is 6'5, and even though he’s such a big guy they still look down (lack of respect) on him because he’s black.

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This is a direct sample from his song Cash Money Millionaire from Tha Carter album.

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Under the harsh conditions referred to in the previous line, it’s hard for a man, who’s supposed to be strong and tough enough to carry the weight of the world to ever admit to experiencing weakness sometimes.
Imagine how difficult it is to have and openly try to represent a kind heart in these rough and cold-hearted streets. As many would say, Chicago has “No chill” and people die left and right every day. For one to claim innocent and good is very rare and unlikely.

But Common has changed the game as far as how strong and powerful black men are represented in the media….
This also plays on the next line, in which he continues to resist the BASIC “i fuck bad bitches” narrative

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Continuing the flow of the previous lines, his goal is to transform and rearrange your mind… (The minds made Black in America) Because he’s seen through his own experience the trials and tribulations that make it hard for black men to survive or thrive in the world.

Especially with him being a native of Chicago and the ongoing genocidal crisis occurring among black youth on the South Side.

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Soul has long advocated direct (sometimes armed) and effective action against the powers that be

This is also wordplay on “being aware”
- be a- ware : which in other words means to be an asset of service to your environment.
… and not being “feeble -minded” or weak intellectually or morally.

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A bit of alliteration here (break, bread, bretheren)
Soulo serves his homies enlightening messages, or
#Food for thought
But this could also be in the same business-like way that Pizzeria’s serve Pepperoni pizza’s… which he describes in the next line.

There’s also a biblical tone to these lines, in that he and those he fellowships with are figuratively breaking extravagant cycles between eating to live…. and/or living to #TDEat

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#Pizza metaphor for $$$ here.

He gives the imagery of spinning the pizza dough in the process of making a pizza, which is also a
#homophone AND DOUBLE ENTENDRE
for “spending” money (dough)
- which is also a continuation words for $ in the previous line: breaking bread AND in the current line: cheese

The red dots could be a reference to the blood that’s shed for MONEY in the same way that you would find pepperoni on a pizza filled with cheese.

The red dots could also refer to not blood but the red dots that a gun emits

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Newborn babies are often called things like “god’s gift” or “a tiny gift from heaven”. Common is pointing out that it is contradictory to live a life full of sin (which is believed to lead you to hell) when you know that you were sent from heaven.

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In reference to dudes who spend time lavishly stuntin' like they deserve to be celebrating and releasing all the their hard work and earned money, when they really have no legit means for their presence.

  • In need of credit card scam tips? Talk to dead prez!

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Juicy J reveals the winner of his twerking scholarship which was done in partnership with Worldstarhiphop.

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