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While the Police are on their regular routine day, they might mess with him and his friends. But the cops have nothing on them to pin them for anyways.
I know he'll let it fly for me Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire – I Was Drunk When I Wrote This
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EXquire is referencing Gil Scott-Heron, who was a soul and jazz poet. He is most known for his spoken word performances. Heron is noted for influencing Hip Hop. Kanye West used his spoken word in Who Will Survive in America off of his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Gil Scott-Heron died on May 27th, 2011 and the cause of his death was not announced.
How I got them Jordans, but that ain't too important Danny Brown – Lonely
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Danny would be out hustling and making money. His family would wonder why he would be gone so long but never asked the question of where he got such expensive shoes.
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Wise words from his Granny. She is saying to stay outside of whats going on in the in-crowd. Danny Brown completely his own person in everything he does. Danny is still living by her advice.
Damn near burned his top lip off, Danny Brown – Torture
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According to his interview with Complex, Danny first saw his uncle smoke rocks off the stove top when he was seven years old, at his grandmother’s house.
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Danny’s mom picked him up and ran home so he wouldn’t see such vivid images.
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Detroit is known as The Motor City, home to General Motors and Chrysler.
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If something comes into your life without any work for it, its just easier for it to go away, or just be forgotten without any regret or missing it.
This phrase means something different in context, i.e. in the repetitive existence described by the song nothing is important, no day is different from any other. Nothing of importance or permanence changes from day to day.
This is good, I just wanted add how Archy is explaining how the world doesn’t except him and may as well just see him as a job less street gangster and see him as an “easy come” into this world and “easy go” out of this world without any recognition, love, and acceptance of the world showing the ignorance of our society.