Just give them a lil' run down man
I mean it's a lot it's a lot people
Who hear a lot of stuff in the streets about you
Give them a little run down Lupe Fiasco – The Run Down

A lot of people hear about Lupe’s rapping skills, there is a lot of talk about it. The girl is telling Lupe to show them why he is so talked about.

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Like a fisherman Lupe Fiasco – The Run Down

Real/reel. This is a simile, when he says “I’m just tryin' a make it real, like a fisherman”. Fishermen use “reels”.

Reels are attached at the bottom of a fishing rod.

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Back on my fat shit get it all again Game (Ft. Lupe Fiasco) – Skate On

Once he has taken a “hood to the gym”, he then does the same to another hood. In other words he is bettering different locations one hood at a time.

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We live how we wanna live cos we got mills T.I. – Love This Life

Because he has so much money he can do what he wants, he isn’t limited by money.

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Riding shot gun with Lupe through Chicago hood Diggy Simmons – Digg is Like

He is riding round Chicago with Lupe Fiasco, a well respected rapper. Chicago is also the hometown of Lupe Fiasco.

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I come with flows the pierce your flesh and hit your spirit Los – Don't Shoot Me Down

He means you can really feel his raps, they metaphorically pierce your flesh and hit your spirit.

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Astronaut dreams, all I get is space XV – Isn't It Awesome

An astronaut spends a lot of time in space, therefore he means he dreams about space a lot, like an astronaut.

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What's a real friend to a Twitter follow XV – Isn't It Awesome

He is saying a real friend is far better than someone who follows you on Twitter.

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I came up in the hood infested with teenage hustlers Field mob (Ft. Cee-Lo Green & T.I.) – All I Know

He means he was raised in an area with a lot of young, teenage hustlers.

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Hella dope Eric Turner (Ft. Lupe Fiasco & Tinie Tempah) – Angels & Stars

He is saying the song is dope. Notice the wordplay, “Hella dope” and the song is called ‘Angels and stars’. Hell and angels wordplay there.

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