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An abalone is the name for sea snails and mollusks. The food is ate by opening up the shell of the abalone and eating the meat which is the foot muscle. Abalones are considered delicacies in places such as Asia and Latin America.

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These lines are referencing the story of Adam & Eve who are considered to be the first two human beings. In essence, the story is how Adam & Eve were convinced by a serpent to pick an apple from a tree that God told them specifically told them not to pick from. Which led, to God putting down hardships on the human race forever.

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New York is renowned as the birthplace of Hip-Hop and has put out some of the most influential and skilled rappers of all time. New York is home to Rakim and Nas who are credited with being the two most influential rappers due to their progression in lyricism. New York is also home to the likes of Tupac, Biggie, Big Pun, and Big L. Wu-Tang Clan, who are widely considered the best Hip-Hop collective group of all time, are from Staten Island, or referred to as “Shaolin Land” by them.

1520 Sedgwick Ave., is the street in New York where the origins of Hip-Hop first started

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Ag is saying that life itself doesn’t have the ability to save someone from being killed by him. When people attend funerals, it is common for people to wear black in order to show respect and use it as a sign that they are in a state of deep sadness.

The tradition of wearing black started with during the rule of Queen Victoria, who started the trend, during the Victorian Era. However, they took it to a further extreme than we do now, wearing black for a year and one day!

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A scholar is someone who is extremely skilled in one area which usually involves graduating from college or training to be considered one. A street scholar would be someone who is skilled in illegal activities of the streets, in this case, drug dealing. Someone would “graduate” to selling more quantities of a drug or selling a drug that is worth more and become a street scholar.

A key is slang for kilo, which is 1,000 grams and commonly associated with cocaine. Anyone able to acquire a large amount of cocaine like this would have to be very skilled in dealing since it is has an estimated worth of $16,000-$24,000.

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Wordplay between the words colons and shittin'. Your colon is the last organ in your digestive tract, which is the process of eliminating unneeded waste from your body, in simpler words, going to the bathroom. The colon takes salt and water away from solid wastes for use in the body.

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Rock is using wordplay between the words shit and septic tanks. A septic tank is a small sewage system that are commonly used in suburbs or rural areas and their main job is to collect your shit and piss along with other waste.

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A pump fake is a commonly used basketball move. A pump fake is when the offender uses a fake shot in order to make the defender jump in the air thinking he is going to contest or block the shot. It is used to create an open lane to the basket. Kobe Bryant is revered as being a master at the pump fake.

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Mike Jack is short for Michael Jackson who was known for wearing white gloves on his hands during performances.

White gloves were also worn by the rich back centuries ago; Action could be using these white gloves as a symbol for upper-class living — which he talks about extensively in his music.

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This line is a twist of the phrase,

Kick ‘em while they’re down

which essentially means to further hurt somebody, while they are already hurt.

In the music industry, if you aren’t making any money, people don’t want to work with you. Action also turns the meaning of this phrase around to say: If you are making money, people will want to become connected to you so they can make money.

Back then they didn’t want me, now that I’m hot, they all on me
Mike JonesBack Then

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