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Cyndi Lauper is a white female pop singer. So this is a reference to selling cocaine or “white girl”. See Young Jeezy’s “White Girl” for the meme cocaine-as-white-female-pop-star tune. The Cyndi Lauper metaphor continues in the next line.
And get to dumpin' on they ass like the last outlaw 2Pac (Ft. B-Legit, C-Bo, D-Shot, E-40 & Richie Rich) – Ain't Hard 2 Find
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Often gangsters keep their guns on their waist tucked inside of their underwear.
“The Last Outlaw” is a movie that was released a few years before this album was released.
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Locs are dark sunglasses, which are very popular in California.
C-Bo’s reference to a hard-hat is more an indication of his mentality and not his actual attire (he is going to put in work).
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OJ Mayo is a basketball player that plays for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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A reference to Vans in the previous line. Caravans are a type of van. Example the Dodge Caravan
#SWAG
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Bangkok is a city in Thailand
Bucktown is a nickname for Black Star’s native Brooklyn, New York
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Wale’s ambition is what lead him to owning a 600 Benz (or a 6 figure salary) at such a young age.
Also, Lebron James started his career off as #23 when he was with he Cleveland Cavaliers. He then changed his # to 6 when he went to the Miami Heat.
It’s “hitting” 6, as in making 6 figures. Definitely not a 600 Benz.
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I thought he was saying “I was in till 6 after 23” referring to working until 06h00 after the clock hits 23h00, i.e. burning the midnight oil
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i thought of he was saying he was earning 6 figures after 23 or 6 million after 23.
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Might also mean that his limitless mentally from 23(Jordan) to 6 but still brings the “Heat”
I always thought he was saying I was head of 6 after 23. Like taking care of 6 people at the age of 23.