W hen last we checked in with Kanye West, the mercurial hip-hop superstar-turned-footwear magnate, I was tiptoeing through a parking lot crop circle comprised of hundreds of pairs of his Yeezy sneakers. "I'm not a numbers guy," he explained ten months ago.
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And the apes climbed down from the trees
And grew tall and they started talking Sam Sparro – Black and Gold
And grew tall and they started talking Sam Sparro – Black and Gold
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Unlike the animal revolution mentioned before, he now refers to Human evolution: the theory of science that asserts that we evolved from apes (but has not been fully concluded).
Marching with the bandwagon, looking for his heart
No sleeve, but his hand carry muskets
Lurking in the meadows, oblivion Odd Future (Ft. Domo Genesis & Tyler, The Creator) – Sam (Is Dead)
No sleeve, but his hand carry muskets
Lurking in the meadows, oblivion Odd Future (Ft. Domo Genesis & Tyler, The Creator) – Sam (Is Dead)
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Tyler continues to describe Sam as the brash, fearless, and off-putting character that Tyler has shown he is. The army theme that Tyler expresses in the song compliments this, as he gives the listener a vivid image of Sam marching and “lurking in the meadows” with his squad or “bandwagon.”
To “wear your heart on your sleeve” is a phrase that means to keep one’s emotions exposed and in the open. Tyler plays with this phrase to show Sam’s emotionlessness. Not only does Sam have no sleeve in the first place—meaning that he doesn’t and can’t hide or censor his emotions at all—but he’s looking for his heart, implying that he doesn’t have one. He carries musket instead of a heart, showing his powerful, yet practicial nature.
And yeah, I'm quite fine, but shawty much finer
Young Money (Ft. Fre$h (Short Dawg)) – Pass the Dutch
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Kanye sets up the idea that earning big money means no one can talk shit, or can inspire hesitation and fear in one’s haters.
5 years
Speaking of “Wait ‘til I get my money right”, Forbes would declare Kanye West a billionaire on April 24, 2020.
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Being in the industry ain’t easy and he gets really busy with his schedule, so he hopes in doesn’t make promises and gets them broken by tight schedules.
This could also be a reference to the previous line; Wayne has been with a married woman for the past month now, and as a result, she is breaking the promise of marriage. Though Wayne probably isn’t hoping he breaks such a promise (seeing as how it’s been a while since his marriage ended and Toya left), he still has those around him he wouldn’t want to hurt in such a way.
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