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double negative
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""Even if you in a Benz, you still a nigga in a coupe""


  

          

Revisited this album and this line stuck out for me
and I wonder how it operates

Is Kanye calling out the duality of perception in that no matter who you are THEY will always see you as less and at the same time no matter where you are YOU will be mentally caged by that limitation.

Then going further I think about how I grew up hearing this from some disenfranchised black people and I wonder how that operates for them.

Is the sentiment used the same way as a Kanye uses it, or is it also used in a way to limit ones own self to attempt to participate in society?

Not sure if this makes sense but that line definitely got me thinking today

or, is it not that deep?

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i always interpreted it as this:
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RE: i always interpreted it as this:
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^doesn't seem much deeper than that
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all they see is a nigga regardless of what you drive
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Or how much money you got. Just ask Oprah
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this
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both
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There's also a double entendre with coupe/coop. Nigga in a cage.
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yep
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and that
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^this^
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^bingo
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KiloMcG
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Wed Apr-29-15 01:35 PM

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1. "i always interpreted it as this:"
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>no matter who you are THEY will always see you as less

  

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boombapdame
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Wed Apr-29-15 01:37 PM

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2. "RE: i always interpreted it as this:"
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>>no matter who you are THEY will always see you as less

It is what it is and I can't stand those who think perception isn't reality though sometimes not ironically it isn't.

"If one forces the process, it comes out fake. And to me there's nothing worse than being fake." - Heavy D

  

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Atillah Moor
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Wed Apr-29-15 04:31 PM

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11. "^doesn't seem much deeper than that"
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Everything looks like Oprah kissing Harvey Weinstein these days

  

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legsdiamond
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Wed Apr-29-15 01:56 PM

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3. "all they see is a nigga regardless of what you drive"
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especially the PO-lice

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

  

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Shaun Tha Don
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Wed Apr-29-15 03:55 PM

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5. "Or how much money you got. Just ask Oprah"
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about the last time she visited Europe.

Rest In Peace, Bad News Brown

  

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Cenario
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Wed Apr-29-15 04:01 PM

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8. "this"
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-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

  

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infin8
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Wed Apr-29-15 01:57 PM

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4. "both"
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sometimes I see 'the block boys' out there gettin it how they live...

and even tho' they in a Benz, it just be some niggas in a coupe.

IG: amadu_me

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soulfunk
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Wed Apr-29-15 03:59 PM

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6. "There's also a double entendre with coupe/coop. Nigga in a cage."
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double negative
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7. "yep"
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Cenario
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9. "and that"
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-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

  

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10. "^this^"
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illEskoBar221
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Wed Apr-29-15 08:13 PM

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12. "^bingo"
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