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thrownaway2424
on May 5, 2014
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Rappers, Sorted by Size of Vocabulary
I can see it either way, but this isn't quantum mechanics. It cannot in fact be both words at once.
NegativeK
on May 5, 2014
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While not rap, St. Vincent[1] may want to have some words with you.
Ambiguity can definitely be used in art.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whxF0KhBR84
TheCoelacanth
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Of course it can be both. If he deliberately chose it because it is a homophone and intended for either interpretation to work, then it's both.
crazypyro
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Actually, that's a hugely common thing to do in rap: make a word ambiguous between 2 to add some more depth to the song.
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