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Isidro is the alter ego of Roy Vlcek, a former AAU basketball player and New York filmmaker and artist. Brown Sam recruited Isidro to speak his mind on the outro.

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A clever pun – One of Akon’s biggest hits is Lonely. Akon is also the founder of Konvict Music.

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Sam Piland, the creator of “Wavey Boys”, is an ethnically ambiguous individual.

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Caucasians have an unfortunate history of appropriating black and brown people’s cultures for their own gain.

One example of this could be Iggy Azalea and Macklemore, who won numerous awards using a traditionally black artform over other black artists.

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Photography and sadness are heavily linked in Vaughn’s art–including in his first music video, “Don’t Fail Us (The Stories).”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71chbdkdnQc

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“Grey Flamingo” was a Vaughn PM demo released on Club Trillion’s Soundcloud in 2014.

https://soundcloud.com/clubtrilli0n/grey-flamingo-vaughn-pm-feat

People responded to the song well, so Vaughn got a taste of excess in life and decided it wasn’t for him.

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Vaughn PM’s legal first name is Tim. At one point, Tim became Vaughn PM, and she fell in love with him even harder.

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In the 21st century, the vibe is different–young people are concerned about social justice, climate change, and reducing economic inequality. Obama famously tapped into this vibe.

Pope Francis is a different type of Pope for this different type of vibe, and Julius is trying to say he’s different as well…however, when he says that things are “different since they met shows” that their relationship might be in a difficult place. Which is why, in the chorus, he pleads for the girl to accept and comfort him, like only the Pope can.

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“The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away” is a bible quotation found in the book of Job. It has been altered to a popular idiom, “The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away,” which Rome is most likely referencing here.

The girl is taking what he is giving her, and he is giving to her long…we can only speculate what he means by this…

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Troy Ave’s crew.

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