Tenement buildings, bus stops and subways Rashad & Confidence – The City

Three common structures located in a city.

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Some escape the jungle in search of better landscapes
While others chase the urban life, cause they like the fast pace Rashad & Confidence – The City

Some people from the hood/city (the jungle) look to move out of it in search of a more peaceful surrounding, while other people try to continue living in the city because they enjoy the spontaneous and random happenings throughout it.

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I would like it to be known when I'm gone
And my zone and desire and my tone might have grown
But I've never been a clone Torae – For The Record

To become known and famous as a rapper one is often forced to change his style. And Torae is stating that he wants to become famous, but if he has to switch up his style he will still remain unique.

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My daily scheme is to get the cream like Bernie Madoff
And only Ferris Bueller get the Day Off Torae – For The Record

Bernie Madoff is a extremely wealthy american stockbroker and criminal, Torae wants to get money like he did. Also noting the refrence to the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off saying that if you want to get $$ you can’t take a day off.

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Instead of coppin' that, you shoulda copped the food chain Bishop Lamont – Grow Up

Rather than getting something you want with your money get something you need with it, again showing immaturity

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A teenage life, when you think you know everythin'
About everythin' and don't know a damn thing Bishop Lamont – Grow Up

Teens think they know everything at their age because they think they’re adults, when really there just immature and can’t understand that they’re not adults yet

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My dad always said it's easier to keep up
Than it is to catch up, but all I did was mess up Bishop Lamont – Grow Up

It’s easier to stay up on things then to miss something and have to complete it later, but he kept messing up and therefore could not follow what his dad had said

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Roll around the streets, get drunk and shoplift
Freestyle, meanwhile, continue to bullshit Bishop Lamont – Grow Up

a combination of things him and his friends used to enjoy and now he is reflecting on that saying it was nothing but a waste of his life

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Loved ditchin' class 'til I didn't pass high school Bishop Lamont – Grow Up

Enjoyed skipping class and thought it was all good until he realized he wasn’t going to pass because of it and reminiscing deciding he didn’t like skipping class after he didn’t pass high school.

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I'm the +Public Enemy+ Game – Remedy

Chuck D from Public enemy is on the chorus

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