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This Porsche is also metaphorical, signifying the luxury that 3 Stacks now lives in, though he begins to feel a sense of misdirection (“feeling like I’m going off a course”) in light of his comfort.

A Karmann Ghia (which André 3000 used to want) is a more modest car than a Porsche, which André was caught speeding in 2009—he was going 109 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone.

“Cut these fuck niggas off” also ties into the driving metaphor as in moving ahead of someone and sometimes stopping them in their tracks as you leave them behind and continue to progress.

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Rare Chandeliers is Action Bronson’s collaborative mixtape with The Alchemist. Its release date is November 15th, 2012 for the first 13 track version, and December 20th, 2012 for the 16 track version.

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Like James’s shoutout to the strippers at Magic City, James calls out all the bad hoes at Onyx, another popular strip joint in Atlanta, GA.

In an article on Complex entitled “Who Is Trinidad James”, he elaborates on this line, saying:

I said, ‘Shout out to them bad hoes at Onyx.’ I don’t even go to the strip club that much, but I worked at a Waffle House that was right up the street from Onyx, one of the most popular strip clubs. So I used to see all the girls, the DJ, everybody from Onyx.

It’s respect because stripping is the easiest hardest job ever. Think about it: Being naked is the weirdest thing ever. Like if somebody said, ‘Get naked.’ You might kill yourself before you get naked. Somebody would be like, ‘I’m not doing this,’ and walk out.

These girls get butt-naked, everything, and still get dissed by people. Not even rappers, just regular guys who disrespect them.

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Released on November 21st, 2006, Kingdom Come was Jay-Z’s comeback album following his three-year hiatus after the release of The Black Album in 2003. It generally has lukewarm reviews (the album was admittedly rushed) and features a collaboration with Coldplay’s Chris Martin.

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The sample is from “The Dream Shatterer” by Big Pun.

However, the sample was eventually denied clearance by Pun’s estate. The song has been officially retitled “If You’re Never Gonna Move”.

As a result of the court case, the song was retitled from “110%”.

The retitled version features a similar intro but with the lyric changed to “Always on a mission like a warhead”.

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Ross starts this line off as though his leadership skills are visible, but ends up alluding to his ability to steal an artist’s thunder on their own song.


When Ross recites this line during this song’s video, the camera cuts to a spread of magazines he’s covered, where he’s provided the magazines with feature stories.


This could also be a reference to his extensive list of guest appearances, in which Complex once detailed.

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Double entendre!

  1. He wasn’t friends with Oprah then
  2. He was not at the status he is now back then “I ain’t no Oprah then.” Oprah is an iconic black figure, just like Jay is now.

In 2009, Oprah interviewed Jay-Z and he appeared on her show.

Jigga had earlier referenced his new friend Oprah on “Murder To Excellence,” as well. He uses her as an example of the excellence that African-Americans should and must aspire to.

Now please, domino, domino
Only spot a few blacks the higher I go
What’s up to Will? Shout out to O
That ain’t enough.. we gonna need a million more

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Seems like lines directed at Pusha T, considering Pusha had some words for Drake recently. Also, Pusha is 35, while Drake is 25.

Drake is also referencing Pusha T’s “I Don’t Like” verse, when Pusha says “Dope money, coke money/Hublot, my watch better.”

But besides Pusha, this is a possible shot at a few rappers older than him or have been/were rapping before him (i.e. DMX, Fabulous, Common, Ludacris). .

Note: Pusha might’ve shot back at Drake with this line from “Blocka”. Both lines use “fuck you and your…”

I ball hard and you bench ride, so fuck you and yo' bassline!

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As the title and intro suggest, KA is using this song to highlight a few decisions that some people (possibly KA) have had to make.

After some of the quandaries detailed, there’s a background affirmation in parentheses. These might reveal KA’s own decision.

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Ka seeks to turn over a new leaf after some trouble. His Venus most likely refers to his lady since Venus is the Roman god of love, sex, and beauty, among other things.

Also, the his word choice regarding “trapped,” “fly,” and “Venus,” the words being in reverse order, all point to a subtle reference to a Venus flytrap. “Got trapped, now I’m fly” refers to robbing the unnamed person in the previous lines, so that now Ka is stylish with his new gains.

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