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You pour it out where everyone can see Melanie Martinez – Cry Baby
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Wearing all black at the white party (Woo!)
And I'm looking like I don't give a fuck
That's just how I get down, nigga, sorry (Yeah!) Dr. Dre (Ft. Anderson .Paak, Jill Scott & Jon Connor) – For the Love of Money
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“White parties” center around an all-white dress code, as a way to look fancy in a luxurious setting.
Directly violating a party’s dress code is already rebellious, but Dre’s a black guy amongst white billionaires. He might not be as proper as other businessmen, but who cares? Don’t ignore him at the socialite just because he built an empire off of hip-hop and went with a dark tuxedo.
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Know somebody's watchin', but I don't know why
Feel the fire burnin', it touches the sky
Feel 'em coming at you, I won't die tonight
So I get by
I get by
I get by
I get, I get by
'Cause it's just another day in Compton The Game (Ft. Asiahn) – Just Another Day
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That somebody’s God, who observes Compton. Little’s known about Asia’s religious beliefs, but she at least keeps the divine in mind as she lives.
The thrill’s high from of all of the violence, so she must be jaded for her to think of a violent day as just another, with crime as the norm.
Meanwhile, the fire is Compton’s danger, along with its resident’s passion. The harm’s so noticeable, it’s like it’s recorded in skybound smoke. It might also be the sunrise and sunset, which bookend day after day.
She’s in danger of being “burned” by a gunshot or a knifestab, but she has a feeling she’ll keep living. She might not feel significant, but since she has survived years, why wouldn’t it not continue? Hope, no matter how little, exists.
I think it's time to take these niggas to the deep water
Yeah, down in the Pacific (The Pacific), representin'
Where them sharks at, nigga, down in the deep water Dr. Dre (Ft. Anderson .Paak, Justus & Kendrick Lamar) – Deep Water
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Since Compton’s a short distance from the Pacific Ocean, the body of water–and its shark-filled depths–represents the city and its culture.
Sharks are an appropriate description for Compton’s violence, but at the same time, the music scene’s deep in a figurative sense. All of Dre’s detractors, along with those who don’t appreciate Compton’s legacy, should look at his origins and find some SoCal respect.
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The Pacific Ocean is 36,200 feet deep at Challenger Deep; Dr. Dre’s sound has shaped hip-hop, as Kendrick’s verse will soon testify. Like how the ocean’s depth goes for miles, Dre’s impact on the game is undeniable for how he has refined entire sub-genres like gangsta rap and g-funk.
Dre warns the current generation of MCs to recognize his influence, to not forget who had a hand in rap’s current position.
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“Heartland” is a honeymoon period, or a past time at the peak of these two lover’s relationship, when everything was right. The term ties into the heart’s romantic period, the space that love occupies.
The narrator is describing the moment at which she/he asked to take the relationship to the next level by going steady or getting married. It’s a daunting point to past, getting ready for a long life together.
It is monogamy-normative to say “these two lover’s relationship” since the song doesn’t have any leads for us to think it’s about two people, it could simply be “these lovers’ relationship”
And use of she/he is very discouraged as “they” is the non-binary inclusive alternative. It won’t cause ambiguity in this cause since “The narrator” is singular