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Music is his everything- its his religion and it runs through his body. Dylan uses it to escape the hardships of everyday life.

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Dylan moved around a lot as a kid so he was constantly saying bye to his friends and eventually it depressed him.

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Many believe B.I.G drew inspiration for this song from the July 1994 issue of The Source magazine.

The list of “A Crack Dealer’s Ten Crack Commandments” read:

  1. Never let anyone know how much money you have.

  2. Never let anyone know what your next move will be.

  3. Trust no one.

  4. Never use what you sell.

  5. Never give credit.

  6. Never sell out of your home.

  7. Keep family and business separate.

  8. Never park your stash on your person.

  9. If you’re not being arrested, never be seen communicating with the police.

  10. G.C.G.C. (Great Consignment, Grave Confinement)

“Wig pushed back” refers to getting shot in the head.

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Its hard for Owen to write verses because some of his themes are hard to talk about.

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Like many rappers, Owen is placing his art over a higher power.

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Hipsters try to be in touch with old-school art like Run DMC or the Notorious B.I.G. which is why they always wear shirts like this:

But, we all know they’ve never heard anything but Juicy.

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Nando’s is a delicious restaurant chain that started in South Africa. They have restaurants all over the world. It isn’t expensive, but its really good and exotic to most people who aren’t able to leave the States often.

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Tupac was shot in a drive-by while riding on the Las Vegas Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard) with Suge Knight with the following picture being the last taken of him before the shooting.

Game keeps thinking about what happened that night and how things could have been different. This could also be an allusion to his Kanye West-produced single “Dreams” from his debut album The Documentary where he name-checks a number of deceased individuals, including 2Pac:

I feel like ‘Pac after the Snoop Dogg trial was done
Dre behind that G series and All Eyez on Me

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Mess with them, they’ll deal with you and no one will ever find out.

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Nothing/no one is as hot as Mike G.

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