I call this one Yoga...Flame
Uh, meditate
On the floor, fold your legs, resonate
Breathing speed, regulate
Clear my mind till it levitate
Dhalsim, I beat the game,
Level 8, Hella goodNever great cause God is great
So ain’t no goats, ain’t no gates
Fences see the rams ram, lambs let, sheep’s skateSo ain’t no goats, ain’t no gates
Brace yourself, teeth straight
Fix your face for Pete’s sake
Birthday wordplay, piece of cake
4 door flow with seats for eight
Ororo Munroe make it rain
Not with bills, I make it change
Take that cool shit, make it lame
Yeah, you heard us make it bang
Yeah, you heard me make it bang
Melt the change and make a ringYeah, you heard me make it bang
Take that ring and make a bracelet
Take that bracelet make a chain
Look how far my necklace hangTake that bracelet make a chain
Connect that chain up to a crane
Pull the game up by the brains
Could not move it just with brains
So I had to use some bling
Yeezy, Jeezy, Ricky, Fifty, Raekwon, Loso, Gucci Mane
I’m not going to drop my name
Sneak that message to the masses, you can call me Chocolate Rain
You might think my wallet drained
Look how far my pockets hangSneak that message to the masses, you can call me Chocolate Rain
You might think my wallet drained
That’s cause I got pocket change
My net worth is basketball
They net worth is soccer games
But they cannot stop it mane (in May)
So, they forced to watch it drain
They be looking so blue like water when I wash my jeans
and King and I ain’t got no drains (dreams)
Bruce Lee, dishwasher
Cleaning out your pots and pans
These ni***s ain’t got no stain
Power once I hit them with the powder
Then throw em’ in the shower
These ni**a slower than some dial-up
I be on my broadband
These ni***s still downloadin’
Lu finished, you still up on YouSendIt, uShare, zShare
How long you going to be there?
Damn…
FinallyFast.com for you fam
Information super highway
These n****s ain’t got no lane
But you can ride my shoulder
Like they pulled you over
I sit in the driver’s seat
You sit on the sofa
I am Patrick Swayze
You are Whoopi Goldberg
Cause he was a beast and the way that he controlled herCleaning out your pots and pans
These ni***s ain’t got no stain
Power once I hit them with the powder
Then throw em’ in the shower
These ni**a slower than some dial-up
I be on my broadband
These ni***s still downloadin’
Lu finished, you still up on YouSendIt, uShare, zShare
How long you going to be there?
Damn…
FinallyFast.com for you fam
Information super highway
These n****s ain’t got no lane
But you can ride my shoulder
Like they pulled you over
I sit in the driver’s seat
You sit on the sofa
I am Patrick Swayze
You are Whoopi Goldberg
Rest in peace to Patrick
Rest in Peace to Stacks, kid
Rest in Peace to Rap, no, rest in peace to wackness
Yeah, n***a, I whacked it
Baby boy with the glasses
Tears like a black rap Zach Galifianakis
Hangover, game over, n***a that’s it!
On Yoga Flame, instead of:
ReplyDeleteY'all seen me beat the game
I think it's:
Dhalsim, I beat the game.
"They net worth is soccer games
ReplyDeleteTell them ni***s stop it mane"
I think it could also work as
"Tell them ni***s stop it mane (in May)"
May is when when the football (soccer) season ends here in Europe.
i believe it's
ReplyDelete"he is like a black zach galifianakis"
the chocolate rain line is fire, youtube chocolate rain n ull undersTAND
ReplyDeleteHe fuckin went in on this beat
ReplyDeleteInstead of "Brace yourself keep straight"
ReplyDeleteI think its "Brace yourself teeth straight" as in braces which fits with the next line "fix your face"
@ Chris I think the line is a shot at Wayne so "tears" would make sense
ReplyDelete@Chris & Anonymous that was DEFINITELY a shot at Wayne (the "black" reference in the same line made it noticeable)
ReplyDeletenot saying you guys are wrong, but how is it a shot at Wayne? What am i missing?
ReplyDeletewhat is the extended metaphor in this song?
ReplyDeletei keep hearing there is one but i cant hear it
@Billy The Whoopi Goldberg line was a reference to the "glowing" similarity between Wayne and Whoopi lol.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the "tear" line was a reference to the black tears that Wayne has tattooed on his face for supposedly killing a person.
Lu took so many shots in this joint LOL!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI still dont get the chocolate rain line can somebody explain it...
ReplyDelete"Tears like a black rap Zach Galifianakis
ReplyDeleteHangover, game over, n***a that’s it!"
--Def a shot at Lil Wayne...Tears refer to Lil Wayne and Zach Galifianakis is that dude from Hangover and is known as a one-liner comedian kinda like how Wayne is a one-liner/punch-line rapper. A diss that prob no-one will ever be able to figure out...LUPE!!
He says "baby boy with glasses" just to make sure no one misses the point that hes going at waynes head without cursing or being disrepectful.... And the one liner thing is super clever. Lupe is better than everyone
ReplyDeleteAnyone know what he says after "King without the whopper..."? King without the...? i don't think it's 'cobbler', but i can't make out what he says...
ReplyDeletei thought the "baby boy with glasses" was referring to himself cause he often wears glasses
ReplyDeletealso, that whole last part is referring to the hangover. when he says
ReplyDeleteYeah, n***a, I whacked it
Baby boy with the glasses
remember in the hangover the baby that Zach Galifianakis carried around was always wearing sunglasses, and also at breakfast the next morning, he was messing around with the baby and making it "wack off"
lol lupe lives you figured it out so maybe someone else will :-P
ReplyDeleteking with out the pauper
ReplyDeletesomeone explain the basketball and soccer lines please
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ReplyDeleteI think that "A row row marrow make it rain" should be "Ororo my role (or roll)", as in Ororo/Storm from the X-Men.
ReplyDelete^^^^ makes way more sense
ReplyDeletei think its because basketball players get payed way more than soccer players because he says net worth
ReplyDeletethe chocolate rain reference is because in the youtube video chocolate rain its a catchy song with a message in it just search it on youtube
ReplyDeletehttp://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/12/lupe_fiasco_is_similar_to_a_bl.html
ReplyDeletecheck out that bull. No wonder people think rap is bad, they twist peoples words around. Some people are too ignorant to actually see what he was really saying. lol.
combined points in basketball games can go up into the two hundreds. combined points in soccer games rarely go past eight.
ReplyDeleteon the Ororo line i think its Ororo Munroe (my roll) referring to her last name....... pretty late input but its a suggestion...
ReplyDeletei think with the basketball and soccer line he's saying his net worth in hip-hop is double or triple compared to other rappers...cuz in bball, baskets (net) are worth 2 or 3 and in soccer a goal (net) is only worth 1.
ReplyDeleteYea I agree the Ororo line is Ororo Munroe
ReplyDeleteWhy would Lu diss Wayne if he says:
ReplyDelete"Shouts to Drizzy, shout to Wayne
Yeezy, Jeezy, Ricky, Fifty, Raekwon, Loso, Gucci Mane"
^Yeah, why would he throw shout outs to em?
ReplyDeletethat wud be pussy if he dissed em and praised him.
Yeah, I think it's "here" or "he's like a black rap......" it makes more sense with the whole hangover reference, i don't see the major shot at wayne, i think ppl are just a little too eager on that one
ReplyDeletewell @intelcookies he wasnt really giving shouts out to them
ReplyDeletehe was just talkin about mtv's list, and talkin about from their perspective how they gave shoutouts to all of them, but not lupe
which leads to "i'm not going to shout my name"
hope that helps
imho Lupe is too intelligent to start a diss, that's not like him, unless someone attacks him. Lu was like a solar flame shining down on ice-cream till it melts ;-)
ReplyDeletedid anyone mention that wayne's dad is baby... "baby boy"
ReplyDeleteLupe killed this track & as a DBZ fan i would love for him to spit some Dragon Ball Z lines,, i dnt think he ever has? that would be super,,, im just sayin
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ReplyDelete@datkid1220
ReplyDeletenever herd that freestyle.....
thanx for the heads up...
2 things i noticed. i also think "its stop in may but they cannot stop in may they are forced to watch it drain" as in they took it to far. They should have stopped when they were ahead but now its over the season(whack rap, soccer season, spring) is over and they are gonna watch it dry up. Also a line i just got when he says all the names at the end of that line he says "i'm not gonna drop my name" which has works on two levels. One is obvious that he doesn't care whatever hes not on the list he not gonna say his name. But, i think the real meaning is like "Dumb it Down" hes not going to lower his standards(drop his name)and it goes perfectly into his next line when he says im gonna sneak it to the masses just like chocolate rain.
ReplyDeleteon the line when Lupe says: "Fix your face For Pete's Sake" I believe he's referring to the level on Earthworm Jim called "For Pete's Sake" where you have to guide his dog threw the level without getting it hit or it morphs into a monster... which goes back to the line before that when he tells you to "Brace yourself"
ReplyDeleteAlso you guys forgot to mention that Jay is the ONLY one from the top ten list that he didnt mention which would basically be saying he feels like jay is the only one that is better than him and the only one that deserves to be on the list
ReplyDeleteBruce Lee line, anyone? Thanks
ReplyDeleteYea, Lu didnt say Jay Z's name when he was 'giving the shouts' ...why would he shout to everyone but not shout to the #1 guy on the list...its cause he only feels Jay. I think Lupe thinks that Jay was the only deserving person on that list. And also, I think Lupe doesnt hate anyone on that list at all, he just thinks hes better than..
ReplyDeleteI think its King and I ain't got no Dreams, not drains
ReplyDeleteCan someone fully explain how he disses Wayne in this song please. I still don't understand.
ReplyDeleteAnd the ain't no gates part. I get why he says ain't no goats, but gates?
Someone please explain, thanks!
^^^
ReplyDeletehe said only God is great, so aint no G.O.A.T.'s (greatest of all time), aint no G.A.T.E.S. (something about a church of misery look it up for details)
someone explain the bruce lee line
ReplyDeletecan someone explain the "fences see rams ram, lambs let, sheep's skate" line?
ReplyDelete@Mr. Genius
and yes, just google "whoopi goldberg look alike lil wayne" to see the evidence.
and inho, i think it should be stain (stayin') power..
:)
*imho
ReplyDelete**stain (stayin') / Power
:)
@Bshrop and Anonymous
ReplyDeleteBruce Lee started as a dishwasher, before going to college.
:)
"They net worth is soccer games"
ReplyDeleteyo maybe-- they net worth is soccer(sucker) games
It's definitely "HE IS like a black rap Zach Galifinakis" referring to how he "wacked it" like Zach made the baby do in the movie
ReplyDeleteMy net worth is basketball
ReplyDeleteThey net worth is soccer games... how big is the net in basketball comapred to soccer nets
thinkaboutit.
ReplyDeletelol @slight
ReplyDeletei dont think that's what he's talking about.
he talkin bout how much the scores are in comparison
ReplyDeletealso
i think "they "not worth" a soccer game"
soccer is a very boring sport
he iz sayin all these other weak rappers are boring to him..
@slight.
ReplyDeleteaccording to your logic, that would mean he's saying is net worth is less... why would he say that?
his net worth is basketball, look at how much money niggas in the nba get in america, and look at how much people don't give a fuck about soccer. and all the chain shit is talking about how all those rappers are focused on bling, so he had to pull the game by the brains, and they couldn't move it with just brains, so he is, cause he doesn't care about bling... this is the greatest song i have ever heard in myu life
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