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In the words of the great poet and artist Bill Withers, "Sometimes in our lives We all have pain, we all have sorrow". Nick Cannon – Open Letter to Amanda Bynes
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The opening bars to Bill Wither’s 1972 classic, “Lean on Me”, which was his one and only #1 Billboard single.

It’s interesting that Canon chooses to quote Withers here, as the singer famously went into semi-retirement after only a few years of stardom

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Sometimes in our lives, we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow Bill Withers – Lean on Me
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Pain is an inevitable part of life, but those who are able to have perspective understand that it’s temporary.

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For The Green Box Mike G – For The Green Box
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The Green Box is an open “platform for anyone to say anything”

They caught Mike G as he was walking to his car and he spits a fire freestyle like it’s nothing.

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I just bought me a water bottle, chugged that down
But I think I need me some more Danny Brown – Dip
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Danny needs a lot of water because his mouth is so dry (especially at raves) and he probably feels dehydrated.

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MDMA causes dehydration, and you need to drink a lot of water if you don’t want to have serious after-effects.

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back like Rose like Mike, no VIC MENSA (Ft. Beldina & Rockie Fresh) – Time Is Money
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Vic plays off of “back” in reference to two Chicago basketball legends who made famous comebacks:

Derrick Rose was injured in the first game of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, and sat out the entire 2012-13 season, but has stated he will be ready for the first game of the 2013-14 season.

Michael Jordan retired from the sport of basketball after the 1992-93 season to take up baseball, in honor of his murdered father and the sport which he played. He announced his return to the NBA at the end of the 1993-94 with the use of only two words.

He also retired after winning his 6th championship in the 1996-97 season, only to return for a stint in the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons, for which he donated a sum of his salary to victims of the 9/11 Twin Towers attacks.

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Y'all don't fuck with us, then we don't fuck with y'all
It's no different over on this side Drake (Ft. 2 Chainz & Big Sean) – All Me
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Possible reference to what Lil Wayne said during an explosive Miami Heat courtside beef in 2010. After Weezy was rooting for the Lakers, he told Dwyane Wade:

Y'all don’t fuck with me, so I don’t fuck with y'all

And Wade allegedly responded, “we don’t”.

Don’t get this confused with Drake not being cool with the Miami Heat, because he is actually very cool with them.

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And now Bron is in Lakers

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Globally warmin but I ain't Al Gore Warm Brew (Ft. Hugh Augustine) – Wanna Get High
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Former Vice President, Al Gore is a big proponent of Global Warning Awareness. He’s written extensively about and campaigns on the topic.

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My smokin it be so potent put pacquiao on alert Warm Brew (Ft. Hugh Augustine) – Wanna Get High
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His bud is so strong it could knock out Pacquiao:

http://youtu.be/V7pwZ4njcw0?t=1m13s

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Sex The 1975 – Sex
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“Sex” tells the story of what seems to be an innocent encounter at first, which then escalates into, well, sex. It appears on The 1975’s debut album. It was originally released on one of their first EPs and produced with help from Little Comets.

In an interview with Last.fm, frontman Matty Healy said:

The song is a love letter to every prudish 17-year old girl. Everyone’s been there with that indecisive, flirty girl who just can’t make her mind up.

He went on to talk about how the song is labeled as brash due to its rough drums and guitars, but he calls it “romantic.”

Two versions of this song’s music video exist: the EP version and the explicit/album version, released July 26th, 2013. The newer one breaks away from their usual black-and-white aesthetic.

The main idea behind the new video for “Sex” was centered around us wanting to incorporate a narrative that acted out the lyrical content of the song. It felt important for the narrative to be the true story of lyrics. So many of our tracks are based on real experiences, it was integral to have an honest portrayal of this. The make up of our music is centered around the juxtaposition of very honest, often self-deprecating personal stories set against uplifting major chord progressions. It is this dualism and notion of “sound tracking” our own lives which makes us cite John Hughes as such an important influence.
- Matty Healy, Substream Magazine

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Neo-soul revival and genreless magic hailing from Australia!

Hiatus Kaiyote is a future-soul quartet formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2011. The members are Naomi “Nai Palm” Saalfield (vocals, guitar), Paul Bender (bass), Simon Mavin (keyboards) and Perrin Moss (drums, percussion).

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