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And people change like the seasons, then grow apart J. Cole – Lost Ones
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Playin' with niggas' emotions like they some action figures."
Swear they get pregnant for collateral, it's like extortion J. Cole – Lost Ones
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Said you love me, oh, but now you flippin' like reciprocals
It figures though, J. Cole – Lost Ones
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They watching me, I'm watching them Common – A Letter to the Law
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Why don't you just sit back or dance?
Sorry, we don't chit-chat wit fans
You came in a Diablo
Or was it a Gallardo?
We got the top down, doors up, Murciélago
LP-460, bitches, that's the model Nicki Minaj – Girlfriend
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Fast food is frequently very unhealthy and people know it, but it’s nevertheless popular. Fluoride, which is used in toothpaste (and water), is generally viewed by agencies such as the American Dental Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as safe in the correct dose, important for preventing tooth decay and helpful in limiting dental costs.
However, the use of the chemical is subject to controversy. In 2017 the EPA rebuffed an Anti-Fluoridation group’s petition to ban fluoride from drinking water. Frequently cited, The Harvard School of Public Health and China Medical University in Shenyang published a meta-analysis in 2012, concluding that their results supported “the possibility of an adverse effect of high fluoride exposure on children’s neurodevelopment.” Notably, it mainly drew its data from China, with the researchers noting their differing standards to the United States. The study has been subject to criticism, being cited in a 2014 New Zealand study as biased, with its methodology criticised. The NZ study found that there were “no clear differences in IQ because of fluoride exposure.”
Still, multiple organisations such as the Fluoride Action Network view its current use as being dangerous despite assertions otherwise. It is generally accepted that it is hazardous if ingested in large amounts and the recommended range to be used in water was moved from 0.7 – 1.2ppm to 0.7ppm in 2015 following fluorosis concerns. Some, including Harvard’s Dr. Philippe Grandjean, primarily support topical use versus ingestion and urge for new studies to verify that older research is “still valid for the current fluoride exposure situation.” For an advocate of alternative uses of the pineal gland like Soulo, it’s also problematic because of the commonly held belief that Fluoride accumulates in the organ.
This line also points towards controversies surrounding additives in our food, along with GMOs. For instance, the FDA has moved to remove artificial trans fats from foods while the researchers behind a 2007 research paper published in The Lancet, utilising mixes of food additives, found that their findings lent “strong support for the case that food additives exacerbate hyperactive behaviors (inattention, impulsivity and overactivity) at least into middle childhood.” As portrayed, there’s irony in eating what you know is bad for you and then using things you feel are beneficial, but are indeed also harmful.
The fluoride toothpaste line is in reference to how Ab-Soul is heavily into psychedelics. DMT is believed to be naturally emitted from your “third eye”, but really it’s just a region around your front brain I believe. Apparently, fluoride calcifies the DMT in your body, making it less active, making you less psychologically aligned with the effects, which Ab-Soul believes is a government conspiracy to limit the natural production of a human chemical.