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Despite all of the buzz that Homeboy Sandman is generating, the truth is success isn’t guaranteed. Ultimately, he can still fail. That’s not to say that Sandman is that popular, he’s still an indie artist. However, he values his artistic integrity over commercial success. As long as he’s doing what he loves, he’ll be content.

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Homeboy Sandman likes to keep in shape by jogging, especially along rivers and lakes.

The point he is making is that his life has in fact changed but he’s still doing the same things he’s always done. But instead of jogging around Meadow Lake (the largest lake in NYC) in Flushing Meadows Corona-Park in Queens, NYC, USA-

-Sandman is now jogging alongside Eastern European rivers, perhaps the Danube River, which runs from Central Europe through Eastern Europe and is Europe’s 2nd longest river after the Volga River.

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The Great White Hope is a 1967 play about Jack Johnson, a Black boxer from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, who was the first Black Heavyweight Champion of the World.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnMJL36_oCs

In 1970, James Earl Jones portrayed Johnson in a film adaptation of The Great White Hope:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeiG7-0lQX0

As a result of Johnson’s continued success against White boxers as well as his penchant for dating White women (which was very taboo at the time), many White Americans at the time, were looking for a “Great White Hope”, a White boxer who could defeat Johnson.

Maffew Ragazino is flipping “The Great White Hope” concept, as he views himself as a great person who happens to be Black.

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Bodega Bamz is confident he can bag any chick. All it takes is some words and a smile and it’s a wrap.

He makes references to two different types of chocolate candy.
Snickers is a milk chocolate bar that contains nougat, caramel and peanuts. To snicker also means to laugh in a snide, quiet kind of way.

Kit Kats are chocolate covered wafer biscuit candy’s. A regular package contains 4 connected bars and in order to eat them, you have to break them apart. This part of the line also means that after talking and smiling with the girl, Bamz is going to “break her off” or fuck her.

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This is a reference to Jay Z’s line from Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator ‘99):

Motherfuckers want to act loco
Hit ‘em with numerous
Shots with the fo-fo

In Bodega Bamz’s line, he’s letting his enemies know that if they want to test him, he’s well protected with a Kevlar bulletproof vest and .44 caliber gun.

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This Dominican dude is ready for war. Here’s a translation of what he’s saying in these lines:

“We need the guns to shoot with these vests that we have on
Shoot at me, asshole!”

They already got the bulletproof vests, now they need the guns to go settle the score.

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The person talking is speaking with a lot of Dominican slang, in particular Dominican slang related to drug dealing. “Loco” is used colloquially as a term of endearment among young Dominicans. It’s the equivalent of saying “my dude,” “my boy,” “my nigga,” etc.

Here’s a translation of these lines:

“Look, my nigga, let’s go to Upper Manhattan
I have to buy 10 kilos”

Since this is a Dominican person talking about a drug transaction, it’s fair to assume that when he says Upper Manhattan, he’s talking about Washington Heights, NYC, USA, a Northern area in Manhattan known for it’s large Dominican population. Dominicans are often stereotyped as being drug dealers nonetheless, The Heights, does dabble in the drug trade.

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Bodega Bamz is a relatively young rapper (28 years old). The line also references former bodybuilder and martial arts actor, Bolo Yeung, who was known for playing incredibly strong villains in various movies. “Young” is a play off of Bolo’s last name, “Yeung”. Bamz is saying that he is both young and as strong as Bolo Yeung in his prime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BibcUvN0YGs

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Nipsey Hussle is a rapper from Los Angeles, California, USA. He’s affiliated with the Rollin' 60’s Crips gang, known for wearing blue clothing.

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Elliott Wilson is a Hip Hop journalist from Queens, NYC, USA most famous for contributing to Rap magazines like Beat Down, Ego Trip, The Source and XXL. Most recently, he co-founded Rap Radar, a very popular Hip Hop website.

“New New York” is a term that Bodega Bamz coined that basically refers to the current generation of NYC rappers who are setting the trends and are unified in their goals of getting NYC back on top.

http://youtu.be/0O9Zp9-aO-k?t=1m30s

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