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Riff Raff is rap’s version of talented boxer Muhammad Ali, he can bob and weave in the rap game just like a boxer.

However it should also be noted that this is a contradiction in that Muhammad Ali was not a bob and weave rapper. In fact Ali created a style called rope a dope that may have been the exact opposite of the bob and weave style.

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Likely a reference to 2004 film “Anchorman” , in other words he is saying your chick is pretty sweet and he wants her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBFdSS8Z120

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Affidavits are written sworn statements of fact voluntarily made by a person, essentially it is giving a statement to the cops or court.

Nas is saying that a “backward gangster” will participate in wrong doing when it is making everyone involved but if the slip up they will spill all to law-enforcement in a bid to lessen their punishment and convicting everyone to long jail sentences.

These same people will say they have your back while to going is good, then smile at you in the court as they point at you.

See the film Goodfellas, perfect example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Qar1mFinM

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Tyga and his team are constantly making money, so much so that they are like the Black Mafia Family. The BMF is a drug trafficking organization from Detroit, they were extremely rich off moving/selling cocaine and had tons of parties. Tyga is comparing himself and his people to the BMF.

The young Gotti is a reference to John Joseph Gotti Jr – who was an Italian-American mobster who became the Boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City.

Many rappers have made reference to John Gotti. This is interesting considering the fact how much he hated black people

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His car costs 300,000 and he smokes weed in it, looks like the cops were partially correct…

Also notice that Game has a “fuck it” attitude towards the cops stopping him, the real reason they stopped him was because he was black but they are using what they found to justify the stop. But, The Game is like fuck it, he will do what he wants in his car because he will be stopped whether it is legal, or not.

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Kanye and his crew (G.O.O.D Music) / people related to him are the reason there is always a disturbance in the music industry. They’re always getting better, always changing, whereas the competition make not noise and aren’t noticed.

Kanye causing a commotion (Circa 2009):

Also, when either Rihanna or Kanye are out in public, there’s always a mob of people, paparazzi, and chaos just to get a glimpse of the stars, causing commotion.

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Keep one of your feet in heaven’s door – cause you never know when/where death will find you!

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Stupid some so-called “fans” will attack an artist when they try to produce new songs and begin to change up their style slightly. A lot of fans will completely abandon said artist until the artist disappears off the scene.

Later down the line, these same fans will then go back to listening to the newer things they came out while asking the artist to come back into the spotlight. This has happened to many great artists, such as R. Kelly (of course), Eminem and Jay Z:

First they love me, then they hate me, then they love me again
They love me again

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Marsha Ambrosius is an English singer/song-writer, who started her career as a duo act, Floetry, and has since moved on to become a solo artist. As of this writing she has been nominated for a total of 6 Grammys.

She has wokred with a plethora of other great artists such as the late Michael Jackson and other artists such as Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Jamie Foxx and Nas. She has previously been signed to Dr. Dre’s record label, Aftermath Entertainment, and is now releasing future material under the RCA Records brand.

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Remember, he walked in Nobu with no shoes a few years ago.

This line like the one before it is about Kanye’s status. Now anyone who’s been in a Gucci store knows it’s the ish, right?

Now in a place like that the last thing you can do is eat, as that would ruin their expensive goods or lead to dropping crumbs on the damn carpet! Kanye is saying his status is so great that he can stroll into a Gucci store eating breakfast like its nothing. Why? Because he is Kanye West of course!

Either that or he could have actually just ate breakfast at an actual Gucci restaurant (high-end boutiques have reportedly set up any meal for the highest rollers).

And actually, in Milan, several of the high-end fashion stores such as Gucci have a café in the store, which serves coffee, chocolates and pastries. The idea is to provide you with a place for a quick bite and a way to re-energize in the middle of a multihour shopping marathon. They even serve little Gucci chocolates with the Gucci emblem on them, and there is a competition between Gucci, Prada, and Armani on who has the best espresso in their stores.

This may also be a reference to the book/film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

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