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Being real is being considered honest or keeping true to one’s self about everything and this quality separates Emilio from bitches and losers.

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Emilio doesn’t have time to be waiting, he’s constantly making decisions that affect his career and isn’t afraid to face the consequences so he’ll never be making excuses. He’ll also use anybody that will propel him higher on the totem but anyone who doesn’t have use will just be ignored.

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Emilio does his own version of a Rick Ross intro from his song “I’m Not A Star”, claiming that he is not a god but rather a rapper and gangster first. He reaffirms this by bringing apostles, ones sent on a mission or preaches to those to convert people to believe something, that support him and announce his message.

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Emilio gets all the attractive women that haters only could wish they had and even gets to perform oral sex on him (“and then I be sliding them down to the knees”).

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Brietling watches are luxury brand watches produced by the Swiss, known for their precise hand-made timepieces with prices going all the way up to the hundreds of thousands of dollars. However, Emilio chooses not to accessorize it with diamonds because he simply doesn’t like it or need it. After all, as he said in the intro song of the mixtape:

Shining so much that I ain’t gotta buy diamonds
Brighty on my wrist and I ain’t even fucking wind it
So I check my phone if you ask me what the time is

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The type of people Rojas chooses to associate with are not the most suitable and are infamous for being low-class. However, their association with Emilio leads them to share in his life and “eat” how he eats, an idea that Emilio also brings up in his freestyle of Lord Knows.

Also plays on the opposites low/high

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GPS or Global Positioning Systems are space-based satellites that are used to locate and direct people to their specific destinations, tracking their progress and making adjustments to the route if they lose their way. Emilio uses this simile to compare the progress his crew makes in the game, garnering more attention and fame, showing their movement towards the top.

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Ultimately, Emilio is his own man and doesn’t consider him a follower but rather a leader. His only incentive is the paper trail or the path that leads him to riches and wealth. Also, a paper trail is a series of documents that show the sequence of how things occur so Emilio may be also be referring to the blueprint of how artists before him made it to where they are now.

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Emilio loves the Ford Crown Victoria series of cars, something he highlights in Lean On ‘Em.

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As an independent artist, Emilio must invest his own money to go on tours, make videos, make songs, etc. unlike signed artists who are backed by their record labels. But in turn, he reaps all the profits from the money he makes back while the record labels takes a percentage from their artists.

In the words of Jay-Z:

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