Monte Cristo
Boldy James Unveils the Artistry of Survival in 'Monte Cristo'
Lyrics
What else? Where we at?
Opening question about the current situation or location.
Blockworks, let's get it
Acknowledgment of Blockworks, expressing readiness or motivation.
Before the COVID, I been on
Reference to the time before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mask and gloves when my man send it
Using protective gear while handling substances sent by a friend.
Transcended, still gettin' money
Continued success and financial gains during the pandemic.
In the bandemic
Play on words, combining "bandemic" with "pandemic" to describe the music scene.
Ceramic coating on the palette of porcelain
Describing an artistic palette with a protective ceramic coating.
Boxcutter slicin' that silver pack
Using a boxcutter to open a silver pack of drugs.
With the scorpion back at the orphanage
Reference to a scorpion and an orphanage, possibly alluding to dangerous situations.
It's like land of the misfit's
Comparing the environment to "land of the misfit's" from the perspective of an outsider.
When I cut the food
Metaphorically cutting food, creating a distinctive image.
Look like I'm mixin' Manwich with Bisquick
Describing the appearance of the cut food, mixing Manwich with Bisquick.
Just hand me the shift kick, a blender
Requesting tools for drug preparation, including a shift kick and a blender.
And a sifter spin a brick of him and her
Mixing substances with the imagery of playing Twister.
I had them bitches playin' Twister
Further description of playing Twister with drugs.
Thousand grams of cut
Quantity of a cut substance in thousand grams.
Dump it all in the mixer turn one into two
Putting the cut substance in a mixer to double the quantity.
And make her kiss her twin sister
Creating a situation where two individuals, possibly women, are involved.
I turn the oven hot, give it a fever blister
Metaphorically heating the situation with an oven, giving it intensity.
He said he got them ki lines
Reference to drug transactions with "ki lines."
My people need a picture
People needing evidence or confirmation in the form of a picture.
Cuban links over the stove
Reference to Cuban links and secretive activities over a stove.
Keep the blinds closed give me a blindfold
Emphasizing secrecy with closed blinds and a blindfold.
I can whip an E with my eyes closed
Claiming the ability to perform a task, like whipping drugs, with closed eyes.
Turn a nine into five fours
Transforming a quantity of nine into five fours, possibly a multiplication reference.
Let 'em fly whole
Letting substances "fly whole" suggests distribution or sale.
Collectin' my pros and still got
Collecting profits and still having surplus goods.
An extra nine Os it's Blocks
Confirmation of having an additional quantity of nine units, emphasizing the association with "Blocks."
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