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One of the few tracks off of Careless World that has no features, this number finds the rapper in an introspective mood and in need of a biology textbook

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Tyga imagines himself in ancient Egypt, nineties hood movies, and a Target

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A pun on “target” here, as in someone to aim at, and this kind:

Tyga would know first-hand about being a target. In 2008, it was rumored that several chains of his were stolen by West Coast rapper 40 Glocc, who claimed he was mad at Tyga’s pal Lil Wayne dissing Crips on record

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Tyga continues the religious themes here with the use of the word “forsaken,” which brings to mind Jesus' famous cry, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

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Tyga sees himself, a modern-day king of rap, as a modern analogue to the ancient Egyptian rulers known as pharaohs

He continues the Egypt theme by punning on the phrase “over the hump,” as in “just past this set of obstacles” and in a more literal sense:

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Tyga’s label head Bryan “Birdman” Williams delivers a short pep talk to his signee

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Tyga kisses his old life (and girlfriend) goodbye, and Sean kisses the ground after coming home from all his international travels

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Tyga is from a part of Los Angeles also where the Lakers play, one of their colors are purple which reminds him of The Color Purple, the novel and movie whose main character was named Celie.

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Tyga here puns on the ever-present idea of Captain Save-A-Ho, the proverbial sucker for love

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Eric B was one of the first DJs to really incorporate James Brown. This song is an example, and shares the same title with the Brown-penned and produced song by Bobby Byrd.

“I [Know You] Got Soul,” and James Brown is still one of my favorite artists of all times, man. You know, being able to take that record and flip it. Use the main phrase from the song and just kinda add on to it and bring a little more meaning to it, and hopefully the listener can use it as gas and inspire them.
Rakim

Contains samples of:
- “You’ll Like It Too” by Funkadelic,
- “I Know You Got Soul” by Bobby Byrd,
- “Different Strokes” by Syl Johnson.

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