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Many of the 3rd World economies are bad and the money does not get distributed correctly. So in order for the people to survice, they sell coca (plant which cocaine is extracted).

Coca leaves are in Latin America. Mainly in Central America and the West side of South America along the Andes Mountains

Immortal Technique made a song talking about the process of cocaine and how it gets to America. It is called, Peruvian Cocaine.

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Immortal Technique is Peruvian. He is talking about Africa and Peru in this song

Tech’s “I’m from where … ” concept is modeled off of Jay-Z’s song “Where I’m From”. Tech removes any reasonable doubt that this is just a coincidence with at least two additional Jay-Z references.

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Ends up quitting but also plays off the sports analogies from the first few lines: In baseball, if a pitcher throws 4 balls, the batter gets to walk to first base. Here the “walking” might also refer to a former baller, used to traveling in luxury vehicles, who now travels on foot.

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The auctioneer says, “Going once, going twice, and SOLD!!!” In context, this means that Lupe will hit his “Cinderella” once or twice but never three times (he doesn’t want her to get attached).

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Writing lyrics and having good wordplay is hard but pimping is easy. Opposite of Ice-T’s song “Pimping Ain’t Easy”… Big Daddy Kane disapproves

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Ice-T and Lupe Fiasco were both born on February 16

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You can’t join Lupe’s drug-dealing gang because you remind him of Ice-T’s character from New Jack City, an undercover cop.

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Lupe was with the record label Bartelsmann Music Group (BMG)

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“You can’t see me” means you can’t match Lupe’s style/success.

You will never see Notorious BIG on the channel CMT because in CMT they play country music

If you’re watching CMT, you might, though, see Driving Miss Daisy

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This is Wale’s freestyle of Gorrillaz “Dirty Harry'. Lupe has a version too. This is off his mixtape, 100 Miles and Running

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