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Dominicans are known for keeping their hairlines sharp (shape-ups). Dominican barbers are known for their skills in the art of the shape-up.

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With that many people in the place, it accumulated a lot of heat. You can see the effects of the heat and humidity on DJ Premier, who was sweating profusely at Fat Beats' last day in 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV8-HakaDuM

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Agent Smith is the main villain in The Matrix. Smith is a program built into The Matrix, designed to keep it running smoothly. Homeboy Sandman doesn’t need an agent to market him, he does it on his own. Like Neo, the hero in these movies, he can’t be controlled by The Matrix.

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A reference to the iconic picture of The Notorious B.I.G. and his former wife, R&B singer, Faith Evans.

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Jay Pharoah is a comedian/impressionist on the comedy show, Saturday Night Live.

He is known for impersonating rappers like Jay-Z and 50 Cent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=312T2Dxk_w4

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Reference to 2Pac song, “Brenda’s Got a Baby”. Brenda throws her newborn baby in a trash dumpster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzoF1ZmisTs

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Anthony Mason is a former NBA basketball player who played for the New York Knicks in the 1990’s. This part of the line connects with the previous line regarding the Knicks snapback.

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Translates to “freedom, freedom.” This is taken from the movie Scarface, right before Tony Montana kills former Cuban General, Emilio Rebenga.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TLDaWqZFKM

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Spike Lee has money out the gate so that indeed is a SLIM chance.

This sounds a bit like a reference to Get On The Bus. It’s a movie from 1996 that Spike Lee directed about a group of men who ride a bus to attend the Million Man March.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A104gXyW1Ts

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Action Bronson rhyming over Freddie King’s “Going Down”, from his 1971 album, Getting Ready.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_ONyukSLqA

The song was famously used as the theme song for HBO’s Eastbound & Down, a comedy about a troubled baseball player trying to make his way back into the major leagues.

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