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The majority of Rastas have dreads as they hold a great deal of symbolic significance in the Rastafarian culture (such as representing naturalness and simplicity as well their African roots) but ultimately he wouldn’t consider them a deciding factor in an individuals choice to practice Rastafari.

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This could be interpreted two ways:

  1. Ev is literally attempting to call a female who’s number and ringtone has been changed.

  2. Given the theme of the song (“Look at this game say bitch I deserve you”) he could also be using this as a way to explain that the game has changed and he doesn’t recognize today’s hip hop as the music he once knew. Evidence could also be referencing ‘Ringtone Rap’ as part of a dual-meaning way to describe the current scene, and how he doesn’t “recognize” that as real hip hop.

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