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This refers to the the “Mariel Boatlift”, the real life event which was depicted in the beginning scene of the movie Scarface – where many Cubans immigrants fled to the US.

The Mariel boatlift was a mass emigration of Cubans who departed from Cuba’s Mariel Harbor for the United States between April 15 and October 31, 1980.
The event was precipitated by a sharp downturn in the Cuban economy which led to internal tensions on the island and a bid by up to 10,000 Cubans to gain asylum in the Peruvian embassy.

The Cuban government subsequently announced that anyone who wanted to leave could do so, and an exodus by boat started shortly afterward. The exodus was organized by Cuban-Americans with the agreement of Cuban president Fidel Castro. The exodus started to have negative political implications for U.S. president Jimmy Carter when it was discovered that a number of the exiles had been released from Cuban jails and mental health facilities. The Mariel boatlift was ended by mutual agreement between the two governments involved in October 1980. By that point, as many as 125,000 Cubans had made the journey to Florida.

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Jeezy tells about his business losses in drug-talk, then goes on to scold other rappers about not being real on their songs like he is. Perhaps a subliminal shot at Rick Ross, who used to be a correctional officer and now claiming to be a drug boss, whom we had tension with at the time.

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Double entendre:
1) He’s rapping and loves to do that

2) Like a newlywed on a honeymoon, he’s having sex with (doing) the women he loves

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DeSean Jackson is an NFL footballplayer known for burning past DBs (Defensive Backs) with his speed. He is a receiver and returner.

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Raining on someone’s parade means being critical of something. P.O.S. is saying Doomtree is willing to be that critical voice that may wreck the party, but will speak truth and opposition to popular ideas. In a parade, large crowds gather around to watch floats and people march down main streets. There are often patriotic tinges to parades – celebrating the history of a country, the accomplishments of the country, and the country’s overall excellence. There are several acts of pretending involved:
1. participants go to great lengths to appear happy and excited
2. viewers are expected to be pleased and cheer
3. everyone is pretending that the country is what they are portraying it as, which involves self-deception as a nation. there is a disconnect between the reality and the nation’s mythical image.

Parades also have a militaristic feel as they are reminiscent of soldiers marching in lines. P.O.S. is saying that Doomtree, as a group, is going to cut through what he considers to be nationalistic, over-patriotic bullshit and be real. He’s also encouraging his listeners to rain on parades a.k.a. speak critically and honestly to misguided half-truths – he says Doomtree members are pro parade-rainers.

This line could also refer back to the line “They make it rain, rain, rain go away.” P.O.S. is contrasting what he and Doomtree are in favour of (making it rain on parades) with what other rap artists encourage (making it/money rain on women).

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You’re not bad (good), you’re a mug (stupid person), don’t think you’re one of us

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This is to the annoying girls in school. Notice how the next line is a girl talking.

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he has mentioned this a couple times such as in Lost Around the Wayyou can also check this article out, recently put out where he speaks on a song on the RED album. look at the last “chapter”.

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Cristal, a champagne made very popular in the late 90s and early 00s by various hip-hop superstars made it clear that they didn’t want rappers promoting their brand anymore and many found the owners remarks more racist then anything. So Weezy says fuck it since they don’t want us to promote there brand we’ll “just pour it on white bitches heads”. This line isn’t complex but it probably did go over most peoples heads.

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This is probably a biggie reference, “Fuck Bitches, Get Money” was a popular chant that biggie started during his rapping career.

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