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People wanted to know the direction Hip-Hop was going in, his response was that is was being run in a direction by Chicagoans.
Of course this was evidenced in the coming years by the influence of Chicagoan rappers and producers such as Common himself, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Rhymefest, Twista, The Legendary Traxter, No I.D., and others.
For a brilliant personification and explanation of Hip-Hop’s motions, check out Yasiin Bey’s “Fear Not of Man.”
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Sheer brilliance:
- He’s surprised that even after rapping about rims so much, they (and their fans) aren’t tired of it.
- These rappers talk about rims so much, Common doesn’t understand how they haven’t simply become them. Bling and material wealth consume their thoughts.
- This is also a play on the homophones raps and wraps. What wraps around/about a rim? A tire, of course.
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A reference to Jay-Z, who wrote “Takeover” and at the time of his 2003 pseudo-retirement was widely considered the leader of the pack in the rap game.
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Exaggeration to get the point across. Mutes can’t speak and hybrid cars barely make any noise when moving in all electric mode. It’s even been proposed to pass a law that any car that can move in electric mode emit additional noise to avoid hitting blind pedestrians.
Seemingly a play on Lil Wayne’s cryptic “Real G’s move in silence like lasagna from “6 Foot 7 Foot”
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Called it an EP, they said I’m trippin' Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Dash Snow) – The Heart Pt. 2
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