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Multiple meanings:
1) He has gotten someone on the phone to discuss the sale of the drugs mentioned in the previous lines, like expected. (A bird = a kilo of Cocaine)
2) Possible reference to the classic TV Show The Wire, which revolves around cops who try to catch drug dealers by tapping into their conversations.
3) And finally, literally birds on street wires.
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Kweli uses loafer here to show that he dresses different from most other rappers, who would of course prefer sneakers.
His clothing style is a little more formal, still stays looking fresh tho
Take the bus, hands way too rough for the paper cuts Talib Kweli – Human Mic
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Dedicated to the people who work low paying menial jobs, that may feel ‘worthless’ to society. Working a tough labor job would makes your hands so rough, that even a paper cut would hurt badly.
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Don’t stop, get it, get it Talib Kweli (Ft. Marsha Ambrosius) – It Only Gets Better
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The phrases “Pop That” and “Don’t Stop, get it” are both references to a rather raunchy song by Uncle Luke — I Wanna Rock (Doo Doo Brown). It is worth mentioning that unlike the context in the original (‘popping pussy’), Kweli uses it in the context of ‘popping pills’.
The aforementioned track has been sampled by not one, but two hit songs; French Montana’s Pop That & Ludacris' How Low.
When the time is right you gotta make a move Talib Kweli (Ft. Marsha Ambrosius) – It Only Gets Better
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No Echinacea, no golden seal Talib Kweli (Ft. Marsha Ambrosius) – It Only Gets Better
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Russell Corwe was the star of the hit 2000 film Gladiator
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T.I. is referring to his hit song Big Shit Poppin' (Do It), where he talks about the success he has achieved in the rap game.
T.I. now has his own label, Hustle Gang, where he’s got artists that want to achieve the same level of success that he has enjoyed.
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The main antagonist in this play. Claudius is King Hamlet’s brother, Queen Gertrude’s second husband (and former brother-in-law) and Prince Hamlet’s uncle.
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