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Gotta stay high, will I survive?
In the city where the skinny niggas die The Diplomats (Ft. Cam'ron & Juelz Santana) – Dipset Anthem
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A reference to 2Pac’s “Death Around the Corner”:
I see death around the corner, gotta stay high while I survive / In the city where the skinny niggas die
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Before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain Arcade Fire – We Used to Wait
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I used to sleep peaceful, too, but then I got a High-Def TV in my room!
The constant stimulation of modern life dulls our ability to enjoy quiet moments, and ultimately robs us of peace.
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The “red wheelbarrow” is a simple machine, representing the agricultural lifestyle which lays the foundation for the world in which we live. Williams was a modernist writer, responding to a moment in history that saw many inventions–cars, phones, Yankee Stadium, etc. While the wheelbarrow is not so complex, it’s still important, and without it, we would not have modern society.
The centrality of the wheelbarrow to life & art (“so much depends”) is further reflected by the lineation. Four couplet stanzas lineated long/short look like four little textual wheelbarrows on the page. The wheelbarrows of words literally carry the poem – just as a normal wheelbarrow might hold rainwater or chicken feed. Simple, utilitarian, and indispensable.
Notice that the title is “The Red Wheelbarrow,” but in this line “wheelbarrow” is broken in half; the compound word is separated. Perhaps WCW separates this word in order to emphasize the individual components. “Wheel” is a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery; “barrow” is “a flat, rectangular frame used for carrying a load, especially such a frame with projecting shafts at each end for handles; handbarrow” (Dictionary.com). This further emphasizes how these two objects aren’t very spectacular on their own but together become a highly important object in agriculture and society as a whole.
Sentences meant to stifle, Joe Budden – Black Cloud
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A meme for Dipset rappers is leave to NYC–and go to places like Ohio–to set up shop
This line obviously refers to Wyclef’s hit, “Gone Till November”
A play on B.I.G.’s line “Go to room 112 tell em Blanco sent ya”, as well as Wyclef’s dong Gone Till Novembe.
The block is hot right now for Juelz. He’s advising his comrade to relay the message on, to whomever it may concern, that’s he going out of town until things cool off.