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SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army)’s most recent album is a great addition to the Virginia band’s discography, continuing their signature style and featuring big collaborations from Damian Marley, Nahko Bear, Collie Buddz, & others
I'm wrapping up all the presents
In fucking camouflage so you can't even find 'em
Jack Santa Claus, snap Rudolph's antlers off
Wrap his schnoz in gauze bandage and blind him Eminem – ShadyXV
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Marshall really doesn’t seem to have a great relationship with Christmas or Santa Claus:
I’m honored. To my knowledge, I was the first (possibly still only) 2 Chainz stan on this site. One of my first usernames, TRUly_Different was 100% inspired by this stanning (TRU coming from 2 Chainz’s signature adlib/The Real University, Different referencing his hit at the time I’m Different)
And thank you for your participation Young Thug (Ft. Lil Wayne) – Take Kare
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Weezy’s been with a variety of girls in the past, from models to video vixens to athletes, and he would simply like to say hello and thank them for past experiences
The use of “thank you for your participation” is interesting, because awards for participation often are consolation prizes for those who didn’t win. Perhaps Wayne is thanking them for participation, because none of them have “won” his heart
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In 2013, The Chicago Public School system decided to initiate a mass closing of 50 under-performing high schools and middle schools in the city which greatly upset the community
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#Chance Bennett, a peculiar name
Chance(lor) Bennett chose to take a fairly simple route in choosing his alias by using a shortened version of his first name along with the basic job description of “The Rapper.”
It’s interesting that Chano would choose such a restricting title, since he has been known to explore other genres. A great example of this genre-bending is his reworking of the theme song to the children’s show Arthur, with Wyclef Jean, The O'My’s, & many others
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In the eyes of the socioeconomically priveleged it doesn’t matter whether a kid from the slums tries to improve himself and graduate (cap and gown) or uses his time out on the streets involved in gang violence (cappin' down). Either way that kid is considered scum by those with no understanding of their struggles.
Stares with eyes that's harder than a teddy bear's Instrumentality (Ft. VIC MENSA) – Lord Release
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In the streets, espescially those of Chicago, showing fear is seen as weakness, and could potentially get you assaulted or robbed
Vic chooses an interesting simile to further convey this point with. Though teddy bears do usually have plastic eyes that are physically hard, they are often seen as childish and weak
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It seems over the years (starting in ‘09), Black Hippy have all, developed a fondness for Nicki in some way as both an artist and person:
1st with Jay Rock: “And I'mma Minaj with Nicki”
2nd with Kendrick: “Even falling off, I land on the ass of Nicki Minaj (so soft)”
And finally, here with Q.
Quincy could be saying the chick in his verse, grew up to be a someone huge and successful, or simply a “bad bitch”
This line is a reference to one of Nicki’s most infamous feature verses, while continuing the nursery rhyme references. This particular line also plays off of “This little Piggy, etc.”, which happens to be quite similar to the name of a song on Nicki’s “Beam Me Up Scotty” mixtape
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Chano continues listing the things that he hates:
Darkness: could refer to people that aren’t bright (continuing from the last line), literal darkness, dark skin color (which would set up the rest of this line nicely), or figurative darkness used to describe unhappy things or events
Racists: could refer to any racists in general, espescially those which are becoming more and more visible through reactions to the conflict in Ferguson
White People: could refer to all caucasians, could be a reference to his good friend Childish Gambino’s recent tweets about wanting to be a white rapper, or could just be here to create a juxtaposition between Chano hating racism while being racist towards whites
Or He Could Be Saying He Hates White People Because Most Of Them Are Racist. Ooor The Fact That Without Blacks Being Brought Over To America (By White People) They’re Might Not Have Been Racism
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Well, considering this is obviously meant to be a song of hypocritical juxtapositions Chance is clearly making a joke by saying he hates racists and then that he hates a race.
P.S. it is an idiotic position to take hating white people isn’t racist.
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No such thing as racism against Whites. Racism is a system that privileges Whiteness.
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@WZRDSmiirkz hating white people isnt racist
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By saying he hates racists then following up with I hate white people it appears as a self hate comment about himself. Because by saying he hates white people would make him racist therefore hating himself which is something he doesn’t directly list he hates in this song.