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Metta World Peace is from the Queensbridge Projects in New York City, the largest public housing development in North America!
Metta once told a story of witnessing someone he was playing basketball with get stabbed
Metta is not the first native to Represent and give Queensbridge a shout-out; Nas has famously repped the hood for his whole career.
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The last line also plays back to Earl’s opening line, “Close your eyes for what you can’t imagine”, earlier in the song, again bringing the song full circle.
1) Literally, Frank’s character is falling off of his roof after having too many bottles of wine. He closes his eyes and prepares to feel himself crash into the ground below. Sadly his drunken foolishness ends in a tragedy.
2) Silver spoons are also often utilized to free base drugs such as heroin or Crack Rock. Drugs like these give users extremely euphoric highs that are nearly always accompanied by a nasty “crash” when the effects of the drugs wear off
The silver spoon also refers to the idiom “born with a silver spoon in your mouth,” which means you’re born into wealth and privilege.
This shower head feels so amazing Frank Ocean (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt) – Super Rich Kids
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That’s the definition of a survivor B.o.B (Ft. Lauriana Mae) – Chandelier
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This is actually a little closer to the definition of resourcefulness. Which IS in fact vital to survival.
Just ask Aron Ralston. After having his arm trapped under a dislodged boulder for 5 days, he amputated his own arm to escape from it. Sometimes you gotta just work with what you have… He had a knife. And no phone.
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But lets examine Royce’s claim. Hip and Hop die in this track Royce… Here we find an example of a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy–by mentioning this, Royce alerts us to the symbolism and this potential meaning that mainstream listeners might not catch.
The song is also meant to convey the immense importance and inspiration Royce takes from the lyrics of Biggie and 2Pac, as Royce says in the next line. Both of them, in different ways, are still influencing rap music many years after death.
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Royce disagrees with a common claim made by rappers (like Nas, who made an entire album around this concept) since the deaths of The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac.
Royce has said before that he believes the game ain’t dead.
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A play on words using the name of American actor Chevy Chase.
There is no reason for this to be downvoted, that is the correct reference.