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Allusion to Noah ‘40’ Shebib, the producer that has worked closely with Drake on many occasions

Also an allusion to Drake’s first studio album ‘Thank Me Later

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Red dot = Sikh (Indian)

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Sway, whilst being honest about his true nature, still puts on a gangster front because he knows that will impress his target audience and ultimately sell records, a technique that 50 admitted to doing.

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A clever, roundabout response neither confirming nor denying that Obama and Jay spoke.

How very politician-like of you, Mr Carney.

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Touching on the deeper meaning behind the song, Sean reflects on the idea of karma, where a person should try to, by the end of their life, have done more good deeds than bad in order to end up with ‘good karma’ and so

all of your wrongs don’t overshadow all that you did

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Sean gets deep here, presenting a hypothetical scenario, asking what you would do with one day to live.

In doing so, a person reflects on what is truly important to them in life, as it is the last thing they envisage themselves ever doing on earth.

Here, he contrasts spending it with family or friends.

Or, you might be a loner and simply want to make an acquaintance before you go:

This is also a reference to the famous Mase song 24 Hours to Live

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Wordplay with blunt (marijuana) and blunt meaning straight to the point.

Dope.

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Note that the beat switches up in this second verse as a rehash of the famous beat from Shook Ones

Raw is saying that he promised himself that he wouldn’t go in on in this beat out of respect and awe at the classic that is Shook Ones, but he’s confident that the fire he can spit will do it justice…and he wasn’t wrong!

He even gives Mobb Deep a shout-out at the end of the song.

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The theme to the 1996 classic Looney Tunes animated film Space Jam featuring Michael Jordan. Bearing more than a passing resemblance to the other hit by the Jacksonville duo…

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