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This goes out to all the YOLO-rappers who’s preaching “Live fast, die young”. By adding the “whatever” at the end of the line, he points to the fact that those cats don’t even know what they’re talking about.

… and then he probably died

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He’s clearly stating that he’s the polar opposite of the blingbling-rappers by using antonyms. The rappers he mentions isn’t really explaining anything, while Stan enlightens our minds.

An antonym is one of a pair of words with opposite meanings:
Dead wrong / Live right
Dark / Light

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He isn’t pretending, this is how he feels. It’s the real him, and he isn’t just doing whatever is hot right now – he’s doing what he loves.

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Don’t just follow the mainstream and get obsessed with the bling. Do your own thing, and follow your heart until the day that you die. Let nobody be the herd of you, you are not a sheep.

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Most rappers nowadays rap about material things. Bling, bitches and beatin' niggas is what it’s all about. Substantial is saying, that they’d rather shut up and not say anything, than spit the truth and be a positive role model for the youth.

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A very clever double entendre, which leaves the question “Will you continue making music?” very open-ended. With all the doubt back and forth Deacon displayed in his verse, you have to figure the rest of the story out yourself.

Lay it down can mean two completely different things here:

  • Lay the mic down, give up, quit music, fuck it. It isn’t worth it. Get a job, Deac.

  • Lay the verse down, continue with the music. Spit your verses, make albums, pursue your dream! One day you’ll make it RAIN son

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This song is from the critically acclaimed A Piece of Strange by hip hop group CunninLynguists. It was released in January of 2006 on QN5 Music.

In keeping up with the album’s narrative, this track answers the introductory question. It is suggested that the protagonist does not want to revert to his olden ways of fooling around and committing crime.

The intro samples Melanie Safka’s “Leftover Wine”.

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It could either be some friends telling him this, his own mind, or the voice of the flower talking back. This fits the concept of the song, being that he is plucking daisies, which in fact is kinda lika weighing pros and cons.
The “friends” parts are marked in quote marks “ ”

the voice of the flower talking back to pack

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He might be making up reasons to love her and cannot trust her, but maybe he is just blinded by lust. You should always think a second time when trusting really hot girls.

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He is contemplating the cards life has dealt him while working in a dank underground club down South
Apart from advancing the story, Tone also pays homage to CunninLynguists by referencing to all their earlier LP’s:

  • “A piece of the strange run” — A Piece Of Strange

  • “Dirty southern acres” — Dirty Acres

  • “Dirty southern acres” and “underground dank club”– Southernunderground

  • “Working for crumbs in some underground dank club” — This one is the most intricate of the references. Working in an underground dank club refers to rapping, and therefore “working for crumbs” is referring to: Will Rap For Food

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