And have a life minus a couple of luxuries
Just cutting my budget schemes and getting some stuff for free Shad – The Old Prince Still Lives At Home
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Because Shad is not willing to work “crappy jobs” to make more money than he currently is, he states that he will have to forgo “luxuries”, or rather things that he doesn’t actually need to survive.
Another way Shad is learning to survive off of not making lots of money is by acquiring things that don’t require money to obtain.
(But you can't drive) whatever, our van died Shad – The Old Prince Still Lives At Home
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Wheels is being used as a synecdoche for car. Shad only needs money to buy gas when using his parents' car. But when the voice says Shad can’t drive, he doesn’t even deny it. Instead, he makes the excuse that the car doesn’t work.
Plus he'll probably recommend braces (there you go) that's another G!
Well thanks a lot, doc, but listen, I can brush my teeth
All on my own, so you ain't gonna hustle me Shad – The Old Prince Still Lives At Home
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Also, every year dentists raise their prices. $1000.00 for braces? Forget that! Since Shad is capable of brushing his own teeth there’s no need for him to invest in a costly dental plan.
Hydro, or rent, and my mom makes most meals
So it's so ill, I don't need no scrill Shad – The Old Prince Still Lives At Home
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Shad is still sitting home on his ass, mooching off his mother… And he’s proud of it! In much of Ontario, where Shad grew up, power is generated hydroelectrically (a.k.a. “hydro”).
Shad find it nice that he doesn’t need any money (scrill) since he lives at home still.
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You can’t cower in times of suffering. Life treats you the same whether you’re a good or a bad person — Mahatma Gandhi or Adolf Hitler.
This could also be a Biblical reference to Matthew 5:45:
He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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This is a pun on both The Green Lantern’s Power Ring and the DJ named DJ Green Lantern.
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Richard Branson is the owner of Virgin Records and owns his own set of islands. Shad is obviously not as rich and successful as him.
But I ain't seen no Chinese since we landed Jedi Mind Tricks (Ft. R.A. The Rugged Man) – Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story
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The US government proclaimed to be going into war to “stop the spread of Communism”. Some believed President Nixon thought he owned the world.
But, the Chinese didn’t directly fight in Vietnam. They supplied the Vietnamese fighting against the USA, but weren’t actually fighting there.
I ain't pushing no banana seat
Looking like some 8-year-old kid on your grandma's street Shad – The Old Prince Still Lives At Home
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Since Shad cannot drive, he is suggested to get a good bike for transportation. But he doesn’t like the idea because he’s not into that kind of stuff — it looks childish to him. He references the seven times Tour de France-winner Lance Armstrong.
I know too much and I owe too much to let it rest Shad (Ft. Lisa Lobsinger) – Rose Garden
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This is reffering to what Cee-Lo Green, a renowned musician, said in his song “Die Trying”:
There is a time and a place for everybody’s taste
But I know too much and I owe too much
The meaning of this line in the context of this song is that Shad feels obliged to reveal the things that he knows to those that don’t know because he believes that he knows so much.
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