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R!O & Kamo is a production duo comprised of Mario “R!O” Jefferson and Kamo.

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This is a prime example of Wayne’s mastery in the art of wordplay: both “in Hell” and “a Roman” are meant to be interpreted in another way – as “inhale” and “aroma,” so that the line can also be interpreted as “When inhale, I’m aroma.” Wayne previously rapped a similar line on “Burn” from 2012’s Dedication 4, where he says “We living in Hell, like a deep breath.” This line also includes clever wordplay on the popular phrase “When in Rome.”

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This demo of “Life Of Mr. Carter” features a different recording of the vocals from the final version, with the two verses swapped and Christina Milian on the outro.

Notably, the demo has the first refrain and beginning of the first verse play twice.

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“She Said Better Get ‘Em” is what would have been the intro to Disc 2 of the 2014 version of Tha Carter V, but it did not make the final tracklist for the 2018 version. Not much is known about the song, but it has been confirmed that it does not share a beat with “Better Get ‘Em” and “Stick ‘Em.”

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Here, Wayne claims his significant other verbalized to him her doubts about what he’s up to at the moment. This line is also a reference to the unreleased intro to what would have been Tha Carter V Disc 2, “She Said Better Get ‘Em.”

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In the first line, Wayne states that he wants those around him who have his best interest in mind to shine like a star, meaning he wants to see them successful. However, in the second line, Wayne states that if you’re around him but perhaps have an ulterior motive that isn’t in his best interests, you’re a hinderance, blocking his shine like a cloud does to the Sun.

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G-Dav is a Grammy-nominated platinum producer, best known for his work with Hit-Boy and being the founder of Trap Adix.

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“Leaked” is a song from Lil Baby’s May 2018 album Harder Than Ever. As the title implies, the song was prematurely leaked under the name “In My Bag” about a month before its official release. The main difference between the final version and the leaked version is that the leaked version has two more lines at the end of the first verse, then the song ends, with no repetition of the chorus and no second verse.

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After the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, Lil Wayne paid homage to him at the 2020 BET Awards by performing a remix of his classic tribute song, “Kobe Bryant,” live. The Friday after 8/24 that year, on August 28, 2020, this new version of “Kobe Bryant” was released on streaming services as a bonus track to the re-release of No Ceilings. Unfortunately, the interludes featuring samples of people praising Kobe throughout the song were removed for this version due to sample clearance issues.

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