And Planet of the Apes they was talking about us
You know Avatar they was talking about us
We in the Matrix, a whole lot of shit is fucked up Uptown XO – Spread Love
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All 4 of these movies, Star Wars, Planet of the Apes, Avatar, and The Matrix were about rebellions.
In the Star Wars movies, the rebellion tried to fight back against the evil forces that were controlling the galaxy.
In Planet of the Apes, the apes originally fought back against the human race who had enslaved them, and eventually the humans had to fight back against the apes who now ran their world.
Avatar was about an alien species rebelling against the humans who came to essentially destroy their planet.
The Matrix trilogy was about the human rebellion fighting back against the machines that ruled the humans and imprisoned them inside a fake world.
All of these movies were about rebellion, and in all of them (except Planet of the Apes) the “good” side overcame the evil. XO is foreshadowing a rebellion about to take place for him and his people, fighting against those who are enslaving them.
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A common idiom, “You are what you eat”, meaning that whatever you are exposed to will shape who you become. From a young age, XO was exposed to the streets. Whether he likes it or not, the streets have shaped him in both positive and negative ways.
A shot and you might die, blame it on karma Uptown XO – Spread Love
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In the hood, bad things can happen. In this specific incident, the character shot a smaller man (pint sized) and ended up getting shot himself, due to the spiritual concept of Karma.
Also a play on words with alcohol; pint, shot, swallow.
Betcha we gon' have the last laugh O'hene Savant (Ft. Greg Stamper) – Just Another Day
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Burt and O'hene’s classmates may be laughing now, but down the road they will be nothing and Burt and O'hene will be rich. Knowing this makes O'hene feel better about himself, which muffles the effects of the bullies.
And he'd make me vice president O'hene Savant (Ft. Greg Stamper) – Just Another Day
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A clever play of words here, the term “making presidents” refers to making large dollar bills, each with different presidents' faces on them. He then says that he’ll make O'hene the Vice President of his company, carrying on the presidential wordplay from the previous line.
The $1,000 bill, featuring the 22nd President of the United States, Grover Cleveland
Study hard make him mad grands
Said he'd have his own company O'hene Savant (Ft. Greg Stamper) – Just Another Day
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Similar to Mike, Burt had plans of making it out of the ghetto, this time by studying and becoming an entrepreneur.
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An easy way to pick on someone is by what clothes they wear. O'hene must have been too poor to replace or afford nice shoes, a point that his classmates often pointed out.
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O'hene has very dark skin, most likely coming from his Ghanaian roots.
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Similar to what ever traumatic event turned Mike’s mom to crack, the same happened to Keisha. Traumatic experiences are often what turns people to serious drugs, to ease their mind and take the pain away.
