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Referring to his verse as a word search in which he has to find the right words to fit the rhymes, Slug proceeds to show a disregard for his efforts.

This links directly to the following line, in which Slug speaks about blue collar heaven.

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A possible shout out to Beyond, an original member of the Rhymesayers crew who was featured on this album.

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The image of kissing a hand is used here to convey the power held by the person to whom the hand belongs. Similar to a king or queen holding out a hand or a ring for a subject to be kissed. This image is used in both the first scene of the first Godfather film:

and its last scene

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The women’s liberation movement started in the ‘60s and was responsible for many changes in society — probably the biggest of which was more women entering the working world. The movement has received a lot of bad press for some of its consequences, becoming a scapegoat for society’s changing social landscape and an increase in divorce and single parenting.

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Creating your own path means that you’re not following in the footsteps of anyone. Not replicating any other actions or movements means that you’re more of a individual, more original in your life’s path. By attaching his feet to this path, he’s making sure that he’s following through on the work he’s done to create his own direction in life.

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As with any strange occurrence (think 9/11 or that Malaysian Airlines plane that disappeared), there were many different attempts to explain the disappearance of the sea lions. Shifting weather patterns or change in food supply sound like reasonable explanations, but nobody really has any fucking idea.

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A shortened version of the trajectory of Atmosphere’s career, but this is essentially what happened. When this song was released (in 2005), Rhymesayers had become an established label in the independent hip hip scene with artists like Eyedea & Abilities and Brother Ali getting a lot of attention. The label has continued to grow and has attracted some notable rappers like Aesop Rock, MF DOOM and Evidence from Dilated Peoples. This is almost unrecognisable from the small crew of friends who started putting out tapes in the early ‘90s.

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“Wake up and smell the coffee” is a commonly-used phrase to explain to somebody that they need realise what’s really happening.

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This track is about the journey that Slug took as he began to embed himself in hip hop culture, and the first lines of the hook reflect exactly this. From within the hip hop movement, Slug was constantly making sure that he was on point, staying true to the principles and developing himself at the same time.

Slug was influenced by a number of rappers, and continues to pay respects:

When I was younger, I wanted to be LL Cool J"
- Watch Out

As a kid, I wanted to be Melle Mel"
- To All My Friends

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Nobody makes it out of life alive, it is guaranteed to result in death. Slug knows this, and (as seen in the next line) would rather he left life on his own terms than due to some accident. This theme is something he expanded on in a later song Guarantees:

The only guarantee in life, is a life worth dying for

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