If you ever held a title belt you would know how Michael felt
Tyson, Jackson, Jordan - Michael Phelps
from Kanye West (Ft. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Marsha Ambrosius) – The One Lyrics on Rap Genius
Referencing Jay-Z line in Niggas in Paris*. Kanye’s saying all of these Mikes respectively defended their titles in the specific genres and he is suggesting that he’s doing the same/
Swimmer Michael Phelps is added to the list of great Michaels.
Jay-Z, in turn, was quoting Notorious BIG’s Victory.*
“Raw nights, I perform like Mike
Anyone, Tyson, Jordan, Jackson”
Childish Gambino already began to expand the Michael-sphere of the quote in Sunrise:
Kanye can relate to Phelps in that they both had massive success and had one little screw up the public didn’t like and were attacked for it. For Phelps this was the bong incident at the Olympics and for Kanye, the VMA’s and swift-gate.
Michael Phelps, bong so hard.
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