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Katya is a woman who left her country and migrated to England in hope of a better life but she couldn’t get a job so she resorted to prostitution. However, she is an illegal immigrant so she maybe deported back to her country.
In the film “Ill Manors” which this album is a soundtrack for, this is Katya:
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The problems that are addressed on the album aren’t noticed by the majority of England’s population and Plan B is going to make everyone aware of what goes on in some parts of the country. Many of the problems he addresses are crime related.
Lyrical narrator, social commentator
Socially commentating, Plan B (UK) – I Am the Narrator
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This part of the hook means that Plan B is going to tell a story about social issues that people face in England. He is going to narrate lyrically so he can really describe problems in a lot of detail.
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This line is saying that rappers who diss each other and fight because they are on different coastal fronts are stupid and childish. This could be a reference to the West Coast, East Coast war in the 90s. Which started because of the 2Pac and Biggie beef.
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This line suggests that wherever Nas looks, people are dying around him because of all the danger on the streets.
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This line shows that KRS-One seems himself as a unique emcee and thinks he has skills that sets him apart from every other rapper in the game at this time.
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Whenever he releases a song, whether good or bad, he makes money. Dough is slang for money!
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In 1989, Chris picked up where Kirby had left off. He started selling drugs and still had the scar under his eye where he had been cut with a razor blade by Trevor who was a racist.
Picture of Chris from the film “iLL Manors” with a scar beneath his eye:
“Picking up from Kirby” means Chris is buying his drugs from Kirby to sell on, not picking up where he left off