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I put her on a plate until she's no longer awake Big Boi (Ft. Khujo Goodie & T.I.) – Tangerine
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You eat things that are on a plate, so Big Boi – like many other rappers – would like to orally stimulate this girl until she blacks out from the pleasure.

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I won't fuck around and show you exactly what I'm talking 'bout
Even though I walk by faith I'm still keeping that shotty out Jeezy (Ft. Clipse) – Ill'in
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Despite Pusha T’s denunciation of the practice in the previous verse, there are persistent rumors that this verse was ghost-written

We hear it was originally put to paper by a fellow multi-millionaire with questionably sincere religious practices. That wealthy yet humble servant of the Lord?

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Too paid to freestyle, too paid to freestyle Lil Wayne – Dr. Carter
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This is an interesting statement coming from a man who put out quite a few free mixtapes leading up to the release of Tha Carter III. He knows that every word now counts and thus keeps his mind and phrases tight.

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Another thing that makes this line have a triple meaning is the fact that HE ACTUALLY IS PAID TO FREESTYLE, because in BET Rapcity he was payed to freestyle on the mic.

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Here, Lil Wayne is on the surface saying he is too rich to freestyle for free. However, look deeper. Too payed sounds like “toupeed”. One can not freely style a toupee.. this is a powerful oxymoron. But why repeat it? It ties into the lines above. Two wrongs don’t make a right, but he’s “too wrong to write”. Furthermore, as the above contributor pointed out, he has done many freestyles. Note the repetition of the word “Too” and “to”. What homophone is missing? TWO. And how many times does he say it? One of Lil Wayne’s most clever subliminal lines.

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I don't walk it like I talk it 'cause I run it Lil Wayne – Dr. Carter
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A play on the idiom “if you’re going to talk the talk, you need to walk the walk.” Wayne walks the walk so thoroughly that he’s one step beyond walking – he’s running. Also, if you run shit, you’re the boss

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3 o'clock, watch the kids Ghostface Killah – Shakey Dog
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School just got out. Make sure you don’t shoot any children by accident

Biggie had a similar concern in his song about getting in a shoot-out, when he said on “Somebody’s Got to Die”

See niggas like you do ten year bids
Miss the nigga they want
And murder innocent kids

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A double entendre as it can also be taken as: whatch the kids at 3 o'clock position. The kids can mean actual kids or anybody younger than ghost including other criminals on the block.

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The big one had the centipede stab wound Ghostface Killah – Shakey Dog
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Two new guys appear and one of them has one of those puffy scars from stab wounds with lots of little “legs” coming off of them where the stitches were. Sorta like this:

Ahhh!

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Frank’s in the bathroom tending to his wounds, the worst of which is courtesy of “Big Head” Bruno.

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Shakey Dog Ghostface Killah – Shakey Dog
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Ghostface is planning a robbery: he and his friend Frank are going to go rob some Cuban drug dealers that trust Ghostface. The plan is simple: Ghost will get the guys to open the door, Frank will burst in like he’s robbing Ghostface (so the drug dealers are afraid to shoot because they don’t want to hurt Ghost), and then when they get in they’ll rob the place

When they get in, all hell breaks loose: a woman tries shooting at them, they kill her, the husband unleashes a pitbull on them, Frank randomly fires all over the place, they make an escape, Frank kills a couple guys, some other guy kills Frank, and then the story ends

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They lightweight, fragili, my 9 milli'
Make the whites shake, that's why my money never funny The Notorious B.I.G. – Kick In The Door
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In Boxe, lightweight refers to a division where fighters are smaller and weigh less. Being around 150kg, Biggie would definitely be among heavyweights, but also in terms of rap skills, he should not be messed with.

The word “fragile” is misspelled to rhyme with “milli”, but it’s not the first time that BIG has tried to use a similar strategy.

Those the ones I like ’cause they don’t get nathan
But penetration

The “nine milli” might have a double meaning, since it would usually refer to the fact that a 9mm gun should not be messed with. However, “milli” might also refer to “million dollar”, which would connect to the fact his cash is never short and should not be messed with either.
This also might be a response to 2Pac’s “Hit ‘Em Up”.

Talkin' about you gettin' money, but it’s funny to me
All you niggas livin' bummy — why you fuckin' with me?

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Actually, in Italian “fragili” si the plural form of “fragile”. So, in this case it fits perfectly since Biggie is referring to “they”. I don’t think it was on purpose tho

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Fragili is a reference to the movie A Christmas Story. The father misreads the word fragile on a box. “Fra-gi-le” It Must Be Italian!

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I might be super white with this one, but……

Is it possible that Big Chris (Biggie) was paying homage to “A Christmas Story” with this ref? The dad reads the word “FRAGILE” as “Fra-jilly” in the movie.

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“fragili” means literally weak or fragile in italian language, living in NY he sure has heard some italians speaking so he would easily put some foreign words in his lyrics.

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the “fragilli” line It’s also a reference to “A Christmas Story” which was notorious for the catch line in the “Leg Lamp” scene

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Ain't no tellin' where I may be
May see me in D.C.
At Howard Homecoming The Notorious B.I.G. – Kick In The Door
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Howard is an historically black university in Washington D.C. that throws a huge Homecoming concert every fall. Biggie played Howard Homecoming a number of times, most famously in 1992, a performance which was recreated in the Biggie biopic Notorious

However, Biggie will explain later in the album in the song “Ten Crack Commandments” that he doesn’t like people knowing where he is.

Number 2: never let ‘em know your next move
Don’t you know Bad Boys move in silence and violence?
Take it from your highness

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Who's next to flip on that cat with that grip on rap?
The most shady (Tell 'em!) Frankie, baby The Notorious B.I.G. – Kick In The Door
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“To flip on someone” mean to usurp someone’s throne. Biggie reminds us that he will take Nas' place once again as the king of New York, which is why he makes another reference to Frank White, from the movie Kings Of New York.

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he could’ve been referencing Eminem as biggie passed away in 1997 and Eminem released his first mixtape in 1996, probably just a coincidence tho.

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“Icerberg SLIM the most SHADY, Frankie Baby,”

It’s easy to see where eminem got his alter ego name from tbh…

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Probably totally coincidental, but this line reminds me of Eminem.
“Who’s next to flip on that cat with that grip on rap? The most SHADY, (Tell Em!)”
Eminem was next up in Rap and the fact he said “Shady” and “tell Em” makes it that much crazier. I know he probably didn’t know who Eminem was, but it’s just very coincidental.

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