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To be “on one”: Just generally trippin', tweakin', weird, actin' a fool, blackin' out, goin' off. Not necessarily due to drugs, though that’s the obvious reference.

SwizZz is “on one”, just like you’d be if you were literally standing on the number one pedestal. This line is also making reference to DJ Khaled’s popular track “I’m On One”.

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In addition to the litteral meaning, sleeping is slang for being inattentive or negligent, which makes you an easy target.

Valuable lesson taught by Nas

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As he’s the co-founder of his independent record label, Funk Volume, he doesn’t have anyone telling him what to do and what kind of music to make.

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On March 9th 1997, The Notorious B.I.G. was killed in a drive-by shooting after attending a party hosted by Vibe Magazine.

The murder remains unsolved

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Track #7 of Atmosphere’s 2008 album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

Slug tells a story about a person who has trouble dealing with regrets and uses alcohol to escape from the pain.

Ant’s beat is sampled from “Atom Heart Mother” by Pink Floyd.

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The same way flames die if they don’t get oxygen, the person’s regrets will “disappear” if he stops constantly thinking about them.

His thoughts (oxygen) are what’s keeping his regrets (flames) alive.

It might also suggest a suicidal theme:
Some people who live in pain choose to commit suicide to escape from their suffering.

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Developing his description of the dog, Meth remixes a line from George Clinton’s “Atomic Dog”:

Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah

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Check out the original “No Church in the Wild” for explanations

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Check out the original “No Church in the Wild” for explanations

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