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He had to turn into a tough thug to make sure no one would try to mess around and attempt to kill him on the streets. He also may have done this because of what he was seeing on the streets and he didn’t want to feel the pain.

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He is no longer worried about dying because he has a sweet place to rest. Also, ‘afraid not’ can be:
- the Yoda flow for ‘not afraid’
- the common saying for ‘sorry, no’
Andy is afraid he is not afraid of death!

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A sweet Swisher refers to a brand of cigar called Swisher Sweet, which commonly has the tobacco taken out of it and has weed replaced in it. It makes sense considering it’s said by 2Pac.

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He is comparing the feeling of freedom and going to Heaven to drinking alcohol. The first one is Bud Light which is a lesser caloric, less heavy version of Budweiser. The next one is Jag, short for Jägermeister, a German liquor made from herbs and spices.

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Freddie Foxxx was a rapper who had a record deal with MCA and had albums come out in 1989 and 1994. A knot is a roll of 20 dollar bills, which any rapper with a record deal at the time would have.

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The entire song is a parody on stereotypical rap topics, but instead through the eyes of a mature adult. Rappers are constantly talking about the money they get. However, Kiv uses that money responsibly to take care of his child, rather than go partying every night.

Also, in a style similar to how bragging raps tend to reference how the artist can afford to spend a lot of money on something flippant, Kiv is saying he spends money just for something his kid can use. Ironically, spending money for that is a pretty good brag.

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The lines speaks for itself. A truly great insult to whoever it was aimed for. This could also be a reference to Kanye’s line in “Lost In The World”:

“Turn this in to a classic night
If we die in each others arms we still get laid in our afterlife”

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Money and weed are both green and have a connection. Weed can be bought with money and money can be made if you sell weed to people. It can both get people high as well. Money puts people in a high place or standard while weed gives you a high sensation and gives you a feeling like your living the high life of someone with a lot of money.

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The world is corrupt by the need to make money and make it quick, the ego of thinking you are better than everyone else, and greed of money and the finer things. They are forgetting about the poor people on the streets and people who are unemployed, which the rate is currently down but still over 7%. Money is important is America considering how big the national debt is.

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Mai Tai’s are an alcoholic beverage made of rum, liquor and lime juice. Since alcohol can normally be used to seduce a girl,(which he wants, hence nice thighs,) even ten of them. This is a typical rap reference of having many women at the same time just for their body.

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