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Difference between Jay’s touch and King Midas' touch is that whatever Jay touches turns to Ethiopian Gold – a pan-African pro-black alchemy.
“Lay to hands” could reference the laying on of hands in Christian tradition
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In Mali, West Africa there is a tribe called Dogon who are believed to be descendants from ancient aliens. Four priests from the tribe were able to record data on the Sirius star system which has only recently been detected using the most sophisticated and sensitive instruments.
Mysterious shit Jay Electronica – Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)
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Nuclear fission is when you split an atom in two, which happens in the explosion and devastation of an atomic weapon. As Jay is meditating, he reaches the ‘emptiness’ Buddhists talk about. It’s a place in the mind of a completely objective perception of reality, from which great wisdom can be arrived.
Could also be referring to the Big Bang, an apparent explosion of life out of nothing.
Spreading false doctrine
Terrorize the cleric for carrying on nonsense
Specialized lies to paralyze the conscience Jay Electronica – Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)
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The Five Percenters make a big deal out of giving knowledge to the 85 percent of ignorant masses out there
Grand Puba says the same thing on “360 degrees ( What Goes Around)”
I’m far from the average, civilize the savage
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Mase won’t stop grinding until his name is everywhere, even on a blimp!
A reference to Ice Cube’s 1992 classic “It Was a Good Day”
Even saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp
And it read “Ice Cube’s a Pimp”
This reference was itself a callback to a famous scene in the 1983 film Scarface in which Tony Montana looks out on the TWA blimp:
What we doing? (Getting money)
What they doing? (Hating on us) But they never cross
(Cash Money still the company and) Bitch I'm the boss Birdman & Lil Wayne – Stuntin' Like My Daddy
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Cash Money Records is Wayne’s label. While his title is really the “President”, he’s still the boss
While Weezy and his label are stackin' paper, his competitors are standing on the sidelines hatin' (as they’d never actually do anything to stop the boss)
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