The Plug - Intellectual

50’s so powerful (rich), heartless, and exploitive that he’ll persuade ($$$) your pride and joy to let him stuff a quarter ounce of drugs inside her rectum (or abdomen) for the sole purpose of getting it past airport security and having it safely arrive in the hands of his clientèle.

He’s clever though, because no one would ever suspect an innocent, young girl like your daughter to be full of contraband.

Then again, the dude’s using your daughter as a drug mule, dog. What you gon' do ‘bout it?

Banks is able to win his way through life because of his unbreakable attitude. Cold soul is a reference to his apathetic, cautious and emotionless attitude.

50 is assuring the listener that he has any sort of contraband they could possibly want. If a certain drug can’t be found, he will find it for you.

He has guns for sale that a gang leader can purchase for the members of his squad who are responsible for carrying out the hits placed on enemies or rival gangs.

Banks pays homage to the 80’s as he was born in 1982.

The influence that the 80’s had on Banks resulted in him being the best rapper i.e., numero uno.

He often makes mention of his respect for the 80’s. He even called his 2011 addition to his 5 and better mixtape series, 80s baby.

An anaconda is a large, non-venomous snake found in tropical South America. They are known for their squeezing power which can kill a human in seconds. “Anaconda Squeeze” is also a fighting technique.

Banks is saying he’s squeezing his gun’s trigger much like an anaconda constricting its prey.

An Audemars Piguet is one of the most ultra luxurious watches in the world. It is manufactured in Switzerland.

When it comes to money, very few hip-hop artists can match 50’s hustle. According to Forbes’s latest estimate, he is worth $140 million.

As the owner of companies like SMS Audio and SK Energy, in addition to having a G-Unit reunion album in the works, he’s bound to make a few more bucks – that’s for sure.

In the context of this verse, 50’s addressing his buyers, who are giving him estimates regarding how much they think his drugs are worth. 50 doesn’t bend for no one however, so you pay what he charges; end of story!

Amazon may be a reference to a tall, aggressive, strong-willed woman.

So, Banks is either saying that his masculinity and assertive attitude will turn any ‘'tall, aggressive, strong-willed woman’‘ into a submissive little girl

or that he’s got enough jewels (previous lines) to turn any woman into a submissive little girl, because you know chicks love jewellery more than anything.

Bucks phone has been tapped by the DEA who can monitor his calls. Therefore he’s warning his clientele not to call him back and get him and themselves in trouble with the law.

Banks always stays fly with consistent new additions to his jewelry collection.

Dimes could have multiple definitions in this context.
- Attractive women
- Jewel’s
- $10 worth of narcotics

The “work” 50 is referring to is drugs.

To “move the work” is the act of selling drugs. They sell drugs with such abundance and ease, and through so many channels (connections), that it’s similar to water in nature.

The hook essentially sums up the theme of the track. “Plug” is a slang term for anyone who has connections for obtaining and dealing illegal commodities, usually referring to drugs. The term is a sort of metaphor for an electrical plug, which connects to an outlet to supply electricity.

He can get you firearms, various narcotics, and anything else that is illegal. Furthermore, he can hook you up for dirt cheap prices: all you have to do is hit him up.

While at church on Sunday, the preacher seems to keep addressing him, i.e., he stares at him throughout the whole sermon. Topics regarding salvation, repentance, and absolution all seem to pertain to Buck, as he has committed many sins in the past and is most likely seeking forgiveness.

Drug trafficking on the streets has dried up. This is the result of drug dealers getting jail time for even small quantities of drugs.

A MAC, or M-10, is a compact machine pistol that is fully automatic. It shoots either .45-caliber or 9mm rounds.

Buck can take his gun apart and put it back together precisely, ensuring he can carry it anywhere.

Call him what you want, but Buck believes that his death could happen anywhere, even in the company of those he trusts. Therefore, regardless of his location and opposition, he’s going to uphold his right to keep and bear arms.

Consider these 4 lines as a short story:

Kidd’s implying that you’re someone who purchases a car with money that you’ve made from selling cocaine ($50,000, to be exact), thus making you a “cocaine car wheeler”.

“Wheel and deal” (buy and sell) is changed to “wheeler and dealer” in order to rhyme with quicker.

Nevertheless, in the event of the car getting stolen, you aren’t able to report anything to the police, since it was purchased (illegally) with drug money. So, bragging about buying it is foolish on your part, since it’ll make those around you put two and two together and, out of sheer jealousy, rob your ass of your newly acquired whip.

The greatest part of this line is how Kidd Kidd at the end says “take this walk,” because not only are you a loser now that you’ve lost your ride, but walking is your only remaining mode of transportation.

Talk about wordplay – this dude’s underrated.

Kidd Kidd will never snitch to the police so he’s harder to convict and to avoid getting his homies in trouble.

Fifty’s shooting skills are on-point and his bullets always penetrate the centre of his targets, causing severe, often times fatal, damage, never scraping against their skin and resulting in an unnoticeable injury.

Banks can hear his bank performing musical compositions in his honor.

Money may talk, but to Banks it sings.

The “C” in C-note refers to the Roman numeral for 100, which was printed on $100 bills. The word “note” comes from the bills themselves, which read, “This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private.”

If I was surrounded by one hundred-dollar bills 24/7, I’d go crazy too – I’d want even more of them.

Greed is good; remember that.

The trap is a place where drugs are made or sold.

Sir Mix-a-Lot is an American rapper and producer, who is famous for the song “Baby Got Back,” which has been revived most recently by Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda.”

Because Yayo cooks up large batches of crystal methamphetamine, he’s known to mix lots of chemicals, hence the nickname “Sir Mix-a-Lot.”

The ‘G’ in G-Unit stand for Gorilla, meaning that the group is wild, violent and hungry! Kidd Kidd is a recent addition to the group so he officially refers to himself as one of them i.e., a gorilla.

Kidd Kidd also used the line “Planet of the Apes, I’m a G-Unit gorilla” in 50 Cent’s track, OJ.

He’ll fuck you but if your pussy stink he ain’t tryna' hit. See how he related how he was born to ball to old tennis balls for emphasis. Neat wordplay!

At the age of 26, Yayo was already a millionaire, so just imagine what he is worth now, a decade later, at 36.

These other rappers, basically haters and people he dislikes in the hip hop business, are brazenly bold and insolent to even think they are on his level of wealth.

Shortly after turning 26 (in 2004), Yayo was released from prison after serving time for presenting a forged passport to his parole officer a day after finishing a sentence stemming from a 2002 weapons-possession incident that made him a jailbird for all of 2003.

You’re probably wondering, “How did he make a mill so quick then?”

Well, having appeared on Get Rich or Die Tryin' and Beg for Mercy, by the time 2004 rolled around, he already had a substantial amount of money waiting for him. Not to mention, his fellow G-Unit gorillas even presented him with a new crib when he got back home.

In Cashville, forget about hired killers and premeditated murders. There, you got people who will slaughter you in broad daylight just for looking at them wrong.

Hoes need to show respect to Banks because of his affiliation with the legendary rap group, G-Unit.

Banks also has a ‘playboy’ reputation, claiming to have slept with 7 women at once which he goes into more detail in the following interview,
http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/watch?v=ciyw2fQOZmg

A reference to the Nile River, which is often regarded as the longest river in the world, stretching through 11 countries and so crossing borders.

50 could be implying a few things here: that his money long, and/or that he’s got money coming in from a large source (the drug business).

In addition, sometimes drug organizations have to cross rivers when they smuggle drugs across borders. Therefore, one could infer that 50’s got money coming in from overseas, which makes sense in connection to the previous two lines, as he’s using your daughter to transport drugs, presumably out of the country.