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Not be be confused with muscle movement


Notice the use of “it’s” in the sentence after having just taught a lesson beforehand.

Contractions examples (pay attention to the letters the apostrophe replaces):

  • I am = I’m (a)
  • He’ll / she’ll = he will / she will (wi)
  • Haven’t / hasn’t = Have not / has not (o)
  • Where’d = Where did (di)

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The lady is a professional in the bedroom, like porn stars. In the second verse he does conclude his “camera roll like Pornhub”.

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So it should be well known that Kelly Clarkson and Christina Aguilera.

“White girl” is slang for cocaine in which Fab sold enough off to buy some luxury rides.

He pronounces Christina Millian’s last name “milli yo” because he wants a million.

“Blow” brings the lines full circle, as it’s another name for cocaine, but also refers to fellatio.

Also note the subtle acronym. And an R&B bitch that can really blow. This nicely ties back into the theme of the song and plays off the acronym R&B.

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She tried to diss him by saying “next lifetime” he’ll get a chance with her (aka never). He’s making sure she’s true to her word.

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Some more drug wordplay:

Kelly Rowland was in Rolling Stone magazine back in 2012 for her hit “Motivation.”

  • In reference to a pill press, he was selling ecstasy. When using/tripping of off the drug, it’s called “rollin'”

Rihanna got that good-good (sex). However, Ri-Ri had song called “That La La La”, under the same context. The chorus went:

(OH) Cause He’s got me singing that la la la
(OH) our love is strong yes it’s keeping me fortified
(OH) Oh yes he keep it rocking like la la la

Sidenote: Judging from the lines he ventures into, he could referencing another slang name of weed.

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Andrew’s journey to the hospital, allows him to meet some new friend. One who’s really cute at that.

The laugh by Natalie Portman in this scene is unbelievably real. Well…that’s cause it is. This is her favorite scene and during the making of the movie, during the special features, she couldn’t control herself.

What was the funniest moment on the set?

The dog humping scene. The dog had like a two part cue for the humping. So the mounting cue [was], “Love him up.” So the trainer goes, “Ike, love him up, love him up.” So he mounts. And then the gyration one was, “Who’s your bitch?” We were all just losing it and Zach’s like getting raped by this dog. It was the funniest thing. – Natalie

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The Ring Bearer is usually a young boy (son, brother, or nephew), often the same age as a flower girl. If it is the child’s second time being a ring bearer, that means one parent got remarried, giving them a step-mother or -father. If that same child is now in an orphanage, they probably lost a step-parent along with their original mom/dad.

“Lost a step” is a common phrase used to describe someone who’s not like they used to be in the past, or rather they aren’t as good as they once were.

Being criticized a lot for his new material, many claim that he’s lost his way and/or touch but he’s not to blame if others refuse grow with him

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It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in man. – Psalm 118:8

Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation – Psalm 146:3

This is a perfect example of trust nobody but yourself. It is often said don’t make friends in the game. The only person Wale trust is God and who can blame him.

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Lines 1-4 all have religious references. Wale is on a higher level, lyrically and mentally, where others comprehend him. This builds off the previous line about influencing wars within the context of his music like the beliefs of it’s religious followers. His deep messages could change your way of life.

A “fellowship” in religion is used to describe a church or a place where individual Christians come together praise.

Messing with ship and board – the “shipboard” is the side of the ship or something happening on board.


A possible twist in [[Meek Mill]’s track, “Levels”.

There’s levels to this shit

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This is the first single not only for the album but for the band itself. The song went Platinum in December 2014. Crazy part is that the song was nearly left off of their album.

Jamie (singer/guitarist) says the message of the song is simple: the coolest thing you can be is yourself. But more often than not, fans tell the band that they relate to the kids they’re singing about. That they feel like the outsider looking in.

This cry to be like the cool kids… it’s something that everyone kind of goes through whether you want to act like it or not. There’s always somebody out there that you kind of wish, ‘If only I could do this, or do that.’ I think that’s why it connects with people so well.

He also said to NGEN radio

I think Cool Kids is definitely a song that people have been connecting with a lot, and I think the song for us is a story about a boy and a girl who want to fit in and they see these kids they think are so cool. In reality the message is if being being yourself is cool, then you don’t have to try to be someone else

When asked about the powerful lyrics, Sydney (lead vocalist) explained:

We didn’t write the song with the intent of, ‘Oh my gosh, I want to write a hit single, and I want people to know our song.’ Obviously you do want that, but when you write, you need to be honest; we wrote this song because we relate to it. Everybody at some point, whether you’re a kid or not, you do have that desire to be like somebody else, and you constantly compare yourself. And it’s an everyday decision to decide not to.

With a cool little story to follow about Katy Perry loving the song too.

I was backstage and she was just walking to her green room and she said, “cool kids, I wish I could be like them” and, like, pointed at me and walked away. I was like, ‘What?!’ and I literally just had my mouth open. I actually told someone, ‘Tell her to come back out and take a picture with me!’

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