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Herrick expresses the desire that daffodils would endure, lasting longer than “six weeks or six months,” but year-round, perhaps as long as he lives. Note the use of “we,” here in line nine and also above in line one – he’s speaking in the first person plural, which implies that he has company for whom he also speaks. This is his way of almost impressing his passion for the daffodil (the earth’s beauty) upon a group, presumably of which the reader is a part. It also serves to set up a comparison that Herrick will fulfill in the second stanza: the life of man to the life of the daffodil.

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Beauty, to Herrick, is in the world, and it is only temporary. To describe this sentiment, he uses the daffodil:

The “Fair Daffodils” don’t last very long, anywhere from six weeks to six months, although in Herrick’s native England it’s like as not closer to the former. To Herrick, the death of this beauty deserves mourning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpDMBEVmRac

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Rocky makes a reference to a renowned Nas track (can you guess which?) with the phrase Nasty himself (well, actually, AZ… But it’s on Nas’s track) popularized: life’s a bitch.

Aesop Rock (note: not A$AP Rocky – Aesop Rock is his predecessor and raps in a manner far different from Rocky’s… they actually met for the first time, not too long ago.) argues that life isn’t riddled with hardships and nothing but a difficulty, but instead that life is a beautiful woman – something to be cherished and appreciated in his track, “Daylight”:

You only call her a bitch because she won’t let you get that pussy

Flacko, however, calls life a bitch, and is still getting pussy. This line serves as an illumination both of Rocky’s characteristically misogynistic perception of females as well as his optimistic, confident approach to life, despite its trials: things are going well for him, to say the very least. His use of “open” indicates a positive view of something so difficult. Life is open for Rocky, full of options, opportunities, and potential.

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In light of the preceding line, this line is ironic.
For one, driving slow – in the literal sense – is a good way to avoid being a part of manslaughter while driving: handling your vehicle carefully makes the driver less liable to be involved in an accident.
While taken contextually, careful choice of words to convey a message – “vehicular verbiage” – is the surest way to murdering the track. Manslaughter is defined as the killing of a human being that is less culpable than murder in the eyes of the law – so being a part of manslaughter isn’t even murder.

However, it is still killing a man, and it seems as though this is what J-Roc’s pointing out (even if it is laced with irony): if you’re careful and particular in your word choice, as with the last line, you’ll kill the track.

Indirectly, this reflects on rap as an art form – if the rapper’s “killing of the track” is murder/manslaughter, the track is a living thing, a creation of the artist.

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This line is dope.
“Vehicular,” here, is pertaining to “vehicle” as a medium of communication or conveying a message.
“Verbiage” is being used in a less common sense (see second definition), as a synonym of the word, diction, or word choice.

Basically, then, J-Roc’s saying that choosing the right words to convey your message is essential to killing the track. He also cautions the listener to “drive slow,” being careful and precise in word choice.

J-Roc could also be referencing Kanye West’s single off of Late Registration: “Drive Slow.” Kanye is a known perfectionist, and the slow tempo of this single reflects both the title and the caution and precision with which Kanye and his collaborators created it.

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This line is referenced in an XXL Mag exclusive, which also sheds more light on this annotation.

Referring to John Monopoly, Kanye’s former manager and current manager of label, Lawless, Inc. (King Louie’s label) , who worked with ‘Ye from 1991 to 2004, “citing an amicable split.”

This line could be mentioning how Kanye had a “change of climate” as in leaving Monopoly for new surroundings and direction, a new setting or climate. This “management-snubbing” nothing out of the norm for ‘Ye, who has been called “unmanageable” and turned down offers.

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There are also theories out on KTT, a Kanye fansite, that claim either

  • this line isn’t a mistake, but Kanye simply making his own reality, showing how the media can change reality (original post)

  • this line is referring to the Roman Numeral version of 300 – “CCC” – which stands for “Cool, Calm, and Collected.” Kanye, according to the KTT Goons, keeps it that way. (original post)

Obviously, these explanations seem to be more justification than reason, trying to make something flawless out of someone human, even if ‘Ye is a God. KTT is known for its Kanye stanhood, so it goes to reason that they would take this route in explaining what is most likely a mistake, but they are very contrived, to say the least.

Shoutout to Washington Post for using this very annotation in this article.

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He feels like he’s been through everything life offers, except for death.

Ironically, you’re not typically ever in a coffin during your life, unless you’re – quite unfortunately – buried alive. Going inside a coffin while still living is actually common in two Asian countries, particularly when compared to the United States:

http://youtu.be/bVX3-hHnttU

  • South Korea, for example, has “coffin academies” where you can experience your own funeral while still living. It’s intended as a tool to prevent suicide, which runs high in the country.

  • Japan, on the other hand, doesn’t give you the funeral experience, but offers the opportunity to actually live in a space with a volume comparable to a coffin in aptly-named “coffin apartments,” which can rent for an equivalent of $600 a month.

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Commercial wrestlers and MMA fighters often fight cage matches.

In the WWE, they sometimes fight special “Money in the Bank” matches, where you have to climb to the top to win the prize.

Diamond Dallas Page was a WWE wrestler from back when it was still the WWF (before the World Wildlife Fund sued).

“Bang!” is one of Page’s catchphrases.

Diamond Dallas Page runs with the above pressure metaphor. Ironically, Page eventually did bust under the pressure, quitting the WWE due to injuries.

J-Roc, on the other hand, isn’t about to bust; he’s going to climb to the top. CSF are bound to make a name for themselves.

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High water pressure will often bust pipes…

While high pressure is also necessary to make diamonds.

The pressure of the rap game either makes you bust or shine, fail or succeed. Basically, you’ll either take the heat, or get out of the kitchen.

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