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Drake’s legal name is Aubrey Drake Graham. He would never make up a name like Puff Daddy, and then change it to P. Diddy… and then change it again to Diddy.

Drake made a name for himself with the type of music he makes, along with signature sounds of 40’s beats. He is saying here that he is not going to change the same thing that got him famous. He’s not going to get famous for making music like “so far gone” and then change the style of his music or fall off.

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She can easily smoke the weed without throwing up. For non-experienced smokers a hard task to do, so she’s claiming she’s experienced enough to handle it.

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A sample from the Queen + Paul Rodgers version of “Reaching Out”, originally by Rock Therapy.

This sample was used to show that Eminem has taken a hiatus from rap and his fans were waiting for him to come back on the spotlight.

“I’m reaching out for you” also states that he is trying to regain contact with his fans, that he missed them.

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With bright watch, Jigga means all the rappers wearing big platinum watches with diamonds in them. He sports less flamboyant, but mature watches, that is the overriding theme of this song.

He throws back yet again to his younger days, explaining that he remains the same person, just more mature.

I took ya outta Jacob’s in clusters
Busters they wanted to rush us
Love the way you sparkle when the sun touch ya
When you blush you turn blue if your grade is right
You can light up the whole room, turning day from night

His watch collection has grown dramatically throughout his career. in 2013 he released his own custom watch via Hublot.

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Fab pays homage to 2Pac, starting his verse with the same first lines from ‘I Ain’t Mad At Cha’.

Fab tells the stories of people who are now dead on all three verses of this song. Keeping with this theme, the opening lines of each verse are taken from a deceased rapper.

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Flatbush and Bedford-Stuyvesant (also known as Do Or Die Bed-Stuy) are neighborhoods in Brooklyn, NY.

Watts is a neighborhood in South Central LA, California.

Larry Hoover was the leader of the Chicago Gangster Disciples.

The woes of street life are the same all over the US.

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A play on words. Supermodel Heidi Klum was married to the singer Seal at the time this song was released; their 2012 divorce makes this line even more apt.

This pic most certainly gets my ‘seal’ of approval

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Aside from the obvious meaning of the phrase “back to the essence”, The Essence is also a 2002 track by AZ featuring Nas. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Performance By A Duo or Group.

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Texas (really he’s referring to the greater Houston area), home of “Screw music”, made famous by the legendary DJ Screw.

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He’s nervous that a record deal and success might change him.

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