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One of the themes of this album is what it takes to get people to listen to your music. In this case, Wale complains that it takes him flossing (flaunt or show off expensive merchandise and material items of high value) for people to listen to him.

Note that flossing regards bragging about one’s fortune, and it’s unfortunate that flossing is one of the “requirements” for people to listen.

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On the Speak Now World Tour, Taylor sold bracelets with this lyric engraved on the inside, wanting to show her fans how much she appreciates them.

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A quote from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is:

Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.

Ye is not afraid to speak his mind

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Wale had offers from Virginia State University, who’s mascot is the Trojan. Additionally, Andrew Faison is the former coach of VSU’s football team. He was relieved of his duties in 2012.

This is also a play on the Trojan condom brand, they claim “they never break” while referring to the team he played for and how tought they were trained by the coach

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Duval County is where Jacksonville, Fl is located. This county is known for it’s high murder/crime rates.

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In this line, Drake uses “killed” as a homonym for “kilt.”

Kilts are a garment with immense Scottish history, and although they’re wore by men in Scotland, their counterpart, the skirt, is a main staple in any female private school uniform.

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M.U.R.S stands for Making Underground Raw Shit

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Pusha did some bad things in the back of alleys and other shady places but it’s the only way he could have paid for his luxurious lifestyle before his rapping career.

Pusha is also saying that justice will only come to him in the afterlife. He’s not going to jail and he’s not getting murdered, so he won this life, but he owes his soul later.
This line hints that Pusha may have sold his soul

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In the end, the heartless girl will figure out that Kanye coming into was the best thing that could have ever happened to her.

Although Kanye uses a double negative here, it’s simply his dialect, and does not hint at any emotional confusion or contradicting feelings.

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