"and they said oil & water dont mix now they all down at the beach washin off the fish, Was Blackbeards until i brought the Roc into your ships" ^^^ Ive Never understood any of This.
Broke this down a long time ago, opinion on some lyrics could have changed but I still think its steal good. Let me know what you think.
[Verse 1] Yeah, uhh And so it seems that I'm, sewin jeans>>[reference to Genes, affecting peoples behaviour. Also jean theme] And, 1st and 15 is just a sewin machine So I, cut the pattern and I, sew in seams>>[Cut the pattern=not following the pattern= gene pattern] And, button in this hustlin then publically I'm Buddy Lee>>[Buddy Lee=promotional doll for Lee jeans=hustling used as an promotional ploy] There's no bustin them and cuffin them is like>>[no busting the jeans= making diverse music] usherin in the regime, they want me to make Prince pants>>[regime=FNF, refuse to make tight fitting pants= making broad music= refuse to be classified, artist theme= Prince] But I withstand, I ain't gotten into that>>[can’t fit in the jeans= cannot fit in a single category] A little BIG in the waist, 2Pack’t on the back>>[BIG, 2pac = artist theme, BIG=not your average artist=diverse] Call them Lu-vi's, O.G.'s covered in blue dye>>[Lu-vis=Levi jeans= make s his own music=also see cut the pattern, O.G in blue die= Crips, jean theme still] Give 'em the game, that's like givin chocolate to the fat>>[Game=artist theme=part of the Bloods gang, chocolate to the fat=”killing” someone.= refuses to promote hustling, gangsters image] Look, how you think I got here?>>[reference to his old gangster lifestyle] That's the same game that came through where I lived as a kid in the bad luck truck and threw boxes off the back>>[Game=hustling, gangster life=seems appealing but instead its detrimental] Made me a ripper, deliver like river>>[Reference delivering death, river= let the blood flow, also lyrical flow = lyrical theme] Content a little more thicker, slicker>>[compares blood to having think lyrical content= lyrical theme] Yeah, and they said oil and water don't mix[gets into the Ship/pirate theme, oil=light liquid compared to bad lyrics] Now they all down at the beach washin off the fish>>[fish= A person, especially one considered deficient in something, washing off the fish=trying to correct hood mentality, society affected by bad lyrics] Was Blackbeard 'til I brought the Roc into your ships>>[Blackbeard= notorious British pirate in the 18th century, also “it was pirated until he released the official Food and Liquor, also Roc= Rocafella/Jay-Z on the song, or Rock = Drugs] YEAH!
[Verse 2] YEAH! Uhh, it's hella proper (proper) Cause it sag so low you can see boxer, like a boxer's>>[Continues jean theme, Boxing theme] That's the way that the Family's pants worn Don’t be Sly, and try and put 'em on>>[Sly= Sylvester Stallon= rocky=boxing theme] The stones in the pocket'll drag you down to Davy Jones locker>>[completes Sly & the Family Stone reference= artist theme, Davy Jones locker = pirate theme= death, stones/rocks=drugs will get you killed] Beware if you wanna Roc the Knickerbocker>>[Pant theme=knikerbocker=no longer trendy] Other nigga from the block were, they was sellin O's like Wheel of Fortune, of imported cocaine>>[selling O’s= selling money=Wheel of fortune= TV program, also ship theme, Cocaine=hustling and drug theme] just to feel important, it was +Do or Die+>>[Artist theme= Do or Die rap group, also refers to pressure to sell drugs] They was tired of bein "Po' Pimps," now for sure>>[Po Pimp= was a 1996 hit single by Do or Die] That was just a product of my common sense>>[Common= artist theme,] I guess, I was just guessin like the consonants>>[Wheel of Fortune= calling consonants] Momma said beware of what the devil do Tell 'em that your soul's not for sale like the W's>>[The W’s= Gospel group= artist theme=lyrical content verses pressure] So go ahead and pirate, the highest>>{Pirate theme=pirating his records] cannons make you leak like pirated my shhh..>>[Pirated my shit/ship] It's no shhh.. it's just shhh like quiet>>[says shh to protect the shit/ship metaphor} And big homey's out of retirement>>{Jigga]
"and they said oil & water dont mix now they all down at the beach washin off the fish, Was Blackbeards until i brought the Roc into your ships"
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Ive Never understood any of This.
Broke this down a long time ago, opinion on some lyrics could have changed but I still think its steal good. Let me know what you think.
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Yeah, uhh
And so it seems that I'm, sewin jeans>>[reference to Genes, affecting peoples behaviour. Also jean theme]
And, 1st and 15 is just a sewin machine
So I, cut the pattern and I, sew in seams>>[Cut the pattern=not following the pattern= gene pattern]
And, button in this hustlin then publically I'm Buddy Lee>>[Buddy Lee=promotional doll for Lee jeans=hustling used as an promotional ploy]
There's no bustin them and cuffin them is like>>[no busting the jeans= making diverse music]
usherin in the regime, they want me to make Prince pants>>[regime=FNF, refuse to make tight fitting pants= making broad music= refuse to be classified, artist theme= Prince]
But I withstand, I ain't gotten into that>>[can’t fit in the jeans= cannot fit in a single category]
A little BIG in the waist, 2Pack’t on the back>>[BIG, 2pac = artist theme, BIG=not your average artist=diverse]
Call them Lu-vi's, O.G.'s covered in blue dye>>[Lu-vis=Levi jeans= make s his own music=also see cut the pattern, O.G in blue die= Crips, jean theme still]
Give 'em the game, that's like givin chocolate to the fat>>[Game=artist theme=part of the Bloods gang, chocolate to the fat=”killing” someone.= refuses to promote hustling, gangsters image]
Look, how you think I got here?>>[reference to his old gangster lifestyle]
That's the same game that came through where I lived as a kid
in the bad luck truck and threw boxes off the back>>[Game=hustling, gangster life=seems appealing but instead its detrimental]
Made me a ripper, deliver like river>>[Reference delivering death, river= let the blood flow, also lyrical flow = lyrical theme]
Content a little more thicker, slicker>>[compares blood to having think lyrical content= lyrical theme]
Yeah, and they said oil and water don't mix[gets into the Ship/pirate theme, oil=light liquid compared to bad lyrics]
Now they all down at the beach washin off the fish>>[fish= A person, especially one considered deficient in something, washing off the fish=trying to correct hood mentality, society affected by bad lyrics]
Was Blackbeard 'til I brought the Roc into your ships>>[Blackbeard= notorious British pirate in the 18th century, also “it was pirated until he released the official Food and Liquor, also Roc= Rocafella/Jay-Z on the song, or Rock = Drugs]
YEAH!
[Verse 2]
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Uhh, it's hella proper (proper)
Cause it sag so low you can see boxer, like a boxer's>>[Continues jean theme, Boxing theme]
That's the way that the Family's pants worn
Don’t be Sly, and try and put 'em on>>[Sly= Sylvester Stallon= rocky=boxing theme]
The stones in the pocket'll drag you down to Davy Jones locker>>[completes Sly & the Family Stone reference= artist theme, Davy Jones locker = pirate theme= death, stones/rocks=drugs will get you killed]
Beware if you wanna Roc the Knickerbocker>>[Pant theme=knikerbocker=no longer trendy]
Other nigga from the block were, they was sellin O's
like Wheel of Fortune, of imported cocaine>>[selling O’s= selling money=Wheel of fortune= TV program, also ship theme, Cocaine=hustling and drug theme]
just to feel important, it was +Do or Die+>>[Artist theme= Do or Die rap group, also refers to pressure to sell drugs]
They was tired of bein "Po' Pimps," now for sure>>[Po Pimp= was a 1996 hit single by Do or Die]
That was just a product of my common sense>>[Common= artist theme,]
I guess, I was just guessin like the consonants>>[Wheel of Fortune= calling consonants]
Momma said beware of what the devil do
Tell 'em that your soul's not for sale like the W's>>[The W’s= Gospel group= artist theme=lyrical content verses pressure]
So go ahead and pirate, the highest>>{Pirate theme=pirating his records]
cannons make you leak like pirated my shhh..>>[Pirated my shit/ship]
It's no shhh.. it's just shhh like quiet>>[says shh to protect the shit/ship metaphor}
And big homey's out of retirement>>{Jigga]
That is pure brilliance kudos Lupe! WE ARE LASERS!
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ReplyDeleteayyo I never realized how crazy this song was. this on par with Faiulre in some ways...
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