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As Big L stated years ago, If your girl is fine, she’s a dime, meaning a 10 out of 10. Era is using clever wordplay here, noting that 10 dimes (a 10 cent piece) equals a dollar (a Loonie up here in Canada). In simpler terms, Era has sex with a lot of very attractive women, often.

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Throughout this mixtape, Raekwon showcases the new talent of his Ice H20 label, which has signed rappers such as JD Era and Camoflauge. Era is saying that the world is in an Ice Water dynasty due to the strength of the label.

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People recognize Era out East in New York (home of his mentor, Raekwon), all the way down South to Long Beach, California, and up North to his own city, Toronto.

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In these streets, it’s survival of the fittest. If you aren’t strong or dedicated, you won’t make it. You can either work hard or end up broke.

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Raekwon is saying that if you have a gun, you better be careful around him with it.

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A quote from AZ off The Firm’s “Affirmative Action”, which was originally a quote from Wallace Fard Muhammad’s, Lesson #1 from the Nation of Islam. The 4 white devils represent flaws in humans.

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A play on words here, “blow” is another word for cocaine, but to “blow past” something means to quickly move on.

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The Cotton Club was a very high-end jazz club in Harlem, that ran from 1923-1940, that featured some of the greatest African-American entertainers of all time, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Duke Elington, Nat King Cole and more. Deck is either saying he has the status of one of the performers, or the high end status of the people in the club.

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Ghost is describing a dark night with no moon, using a cellphone with low battery as a light.

“Duracell knot” being a thick roll of cash. “You flash a burnt cell” meaning ya battery is dead, cash on short.

Note that “duracell” ties to the previous line, where he says “A-A like”, aka a AA battery.

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Monty Hall was the host of Lets Make a Deal, a popular American game show. An expo is a display of businesses at a convention. In other words, Ghost is saying he makes big deals.

Probably also a play on the baseball club Montreal Expos, who in 2005 moved to D.C. and became known as the Washington Nationals.

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