Soon Jah Due self explanatory .. they’ve been hinting at the end of something for a while now , it also is the name of a Korean-American woman, Soon Ja Due, who inexplicably shot & killed an African American girl which contributed to the 1992 LA riots .. reminds me of Jacob Blake
What a dble entendre .. mayb sayn that severe riots r gonna happen In the near future & George Floyd / Jacob Blake etc will be looked at as the origin ? 🧐& it’s severe enough that Soon Jah is Due ? .. anyway funny they connect LA in2 a womans name again same way w HenriettaLAX
The impending doom I feel in the beat makes me believe that I said above has legs .. & the start .. woooo

You old enough to cross the street you old enough to get hit
You bold enough to start some beef
You swole enough to get ripped

Now we see what that says on the surface
Buts it’s also a commentary on what is sometimes called the Revelation & choices .. while also commented on the life of a a young black person like 15yo Latasha Harlins (shot by SJD) , hence the chorus

“Don’t shoot , I turned 11 years old twice” (diff thread)
&
Also the chorus:
Ties into the revelation theme

GRÂCE À DIEU = Thanks to GOD

“On the dead locs , on the dead homies , on God”

Get right w God geez ! Lol

& another meaning for The opening lyrics :

You old enough to cross the street, you old enough to get hit
....
You bold enough to start some beef you swole enough to get ripped
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT,
married to the game fool fitna shapeshift

(I interpret as shots at WSG , WSG signed a deal aka (“married to the game”, which has been said thousands of times by mainstream artist 4 a reason...
Cuz it means they sold their soul) Mach didn’t & he’s rubbin it in WSG’s face .. my interpretation

Now Earls verse is all about the industry imo

“You said u would but u never did
You know sharpenin the shiv just prerequisite to scalpin lids
I think they get where we “headed””
Mental mansion, a gold edifice , im chillin in the crib downstairs”

They said they would change the country/industry but never did , all these riots (Tha real ones know is jus “sharpenin knives”) , the real shit bout 2go down , they “headed” 4 the golden edifice 4 “scalpin lids”
While Earl “chillin in the crib downstairs” in the underground , where the shivs are bein sharpened 😅 , but he close enough 2 the industry he’s in the building

“The upstairs venomous , happiness never lived in there the roofs nappy like kitchen hair, back roots”
The upstairs venomous , straight up .. & he’s made this building , this golden edifice , a head , as in head of the country , it gets muddier from here .. i working on getting the last part down .. more references to tinker with the head which would be the top .. she’s a fixer🧐
It’s coming to me !

BLACK MADONNA (who the Pope prays too) represents inner change (“she’s a fixer”) .. & “black feet , Injun” BM represents original inhabitants aka Injuns ..

“The engineer, I crack the top & tinker w things in there a bit ,
Here’s a list of necessary repairs”
Again , inner change , engineer , Injun

“Bring me trinkets & gifts of fruit”

Referencing “Jesus” (Black Madonna’s son”

Fruit = knowledge

“You n****s prickly pears”

Sweet on the inside , BUT you gotta get thru the cactus points to get to the sweetness , ALWAYS AN EXCHANGE ..
ALWAYS AN EXCHANGE , in the industry that is , this for that , fame & fortune for your soul , etc

Now , back to inner change ..

“It’s pimpin , she a fixer , uppers in the elixir , fuck it , we sippin , I was with my brothas trippin .. ”

Elixir = knowledge / truth

Fk it
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