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The first single off of Big Boi’s solo debut Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son of Chico Dusty is dedicated to the paparazzi.

The song also represents a comeback for producer Scott Storch, who recently came back from blowing an enormous amount of money on a cocaine addiction

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P. Diddy gets money like Lakshmi Mittal, an Indian steel magnate, the 4th richest man in the world

Mittal is neither Arab or Muslim – so I don’t understand how he fits with the song (I guess to Diddy, all brown people look the same..)

Lakshmi Mittal:

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His friend Dwayne was apparently killed over a game of dice; even petty disputes are often settled with violence, creating a culture of fear

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On this remix to the 2007 original, Rich Boy, Lil Wayne, and Nas describe the struggles of living in the ghetto. While oftentimes living in the ‘hood is glorified, all three rappers offer a more candid take in this song about the fear, mistrust, and deception that define their daily lives.

Lil' Wayne in particular delivers one of his most heartfelt verses, describing the temptations of drug dealing, rising to fame, and dealing with the responsibility of being a role model.

Polow da Don provides the production.

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The Temptations' 1973 Grammy-winning hit “Poppa Was a Rolling Stone” describes a deadbeat dad’s impact on his family

Here Lil' Wayne extends the metaphor: his father was selling crack

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De Vil

He rolls deep like Cruella de Vil.

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Similar to how the Goodyear blimp flies over games, Fab stays one level above everybody else in the (rap) game.

blimp

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Sucka

1988 movie starring Keenan Ivory Wayans. He’s using the names of the Wayans brothers to refer to guns

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Mercedes Ocean Drive Concept, which is a convertible S-class, inspired by Ocean Drive.

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His girl looks like the youngest member of the R&B family DeBarge, Kristinia DeBarge, who was “jailbait” (under 18) at the time Wayne wrote the song. But she’s legal now!

DeBarge

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