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A larger-than-life Elzhi plans on getting busy with the universe.

Chain so big it can block the sun, causing a solar eclipse:

Using Mars to light his cigars:

The falling stars we see are just said cigar’s ashes.

And when he gets pissed off he destroys Mercury and shows his ass to the moon, just to rub it in.

Crazy beautiful picture painted with that verse.

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McDonald’s free wifi – a great way to start the day.

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Masta Ace speaks on the racial component he feels when (generally) white people complain about the loud music played by the inner city youth.

The drum is an important part of traditional African music, so when people talk about it as a negative, it shows ignorance by insulting an entire culture.

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Phife is quoting Talent, a stand-up comic of the era that was popular on the HBO show Def Comedy Jam. He had a recurring bit using this exact line:

“Don’t take it personal, it’s just cooooomedy”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJmaCU0stnc

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Despite being a non-album track, it has become one of Pac’s most enduring songs, showcasing his nonpareil ability to verbalize the desperation of the ghetto youth of the 90’s.

“Pain” was used in the film Above the Rim and was included in cassette editions of the soundtrack.

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According to Skzyoo:

“The idea for #FGR came from me watching an Oprah Winfrey special on the Miami Heat’s recent title win, and she asked Dwyane Wade about his life now, as opposed to when he was a kid in Chicago. He went on to talk about being the first one in his family to have any type of “real money.” In doing so, he used a slogan, “first generation rich.” Oprah acknowledged said slogan, thus signaling that she’d known of/used the term as well when describing what that new found life turns into, and just like that it hit me. FGR. First Generation Rich. The idea of being the first one in your family, the first generation on your side, to make it.”

“Produced by Roc Nation’s Jahlil Beats, the track said everything I needed it to before I even began to write to it. The idea for the “Theo vs JJ” mixtape was to show the vast differences between highs and lows, living to win and winning to live, fortune and misfortune, FGR. So, shout out to #FGR and everyone who’s ever felt that feeling within them, this one’s for us.” -Skyzoo

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Tag spelled backwards is “gat”, a gun that André will use if anyone starts acting up on him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mpJOTuGXxc

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The best writer, just like in the 90s when Michael Jordan was the best at basketball, Michael Jackson was the King of Pop, and Mike Tyson was the best boxer.

Another play on the “any Mike” meme that The Notorious B.I.G. originated on Victory and Jay-Z (and others) has continued extensively.

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Age Ain’t Nothing But a #” is Chi-Ali’s hit from his album The Fabulous Chi-Ali. On the cover of the album, Chi-Ali is wearing the infrared Jordan 6’s.

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Double your similes. Drug dealers moving kis, like Latin Jazz musician Cal Tjader moved those piano keys. Sal’s Famous was the pizzeria where Spike Lee’s character Mookie worked in Do The Right Thing

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