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Paul is referencing this exchange between We Are Change and Robert Gibbs, then spokesman for the Obama campaign, and former White House Press Secretary:

http://youtu.be/7MwB2znBZ1g

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions.” ― James Madison, The Federalist Papers

Monch has made it in the rap game, so he might get pegged as being sexist, like most of the other successful rappers. Listeners might not catch that Monch’s titty-rubbing command was not entirely serious, as is much of the hyperbole common to rap.

Jay-Z’s opponents are all talk, keeping whatever money they make, not giving back as much as Jay does.

Eminem can’t think of anything to say and starts repeating lyrics.

Eminem frequently says he’s a villain, not a Superman.

Through the exceptionally offensive and outrageous lyrics on this song, Eminem is ultimately asking this very question.

Eminem makes a genius joke in identifying some of the contradictions in the Bible. If lesbians are having sex, it’s a sin because it’s homosexuality and condemned. If a guy jumps in, then it’s not as bad, because at least part of it is heterosexual sex, which is not condemned in the Bible. You just have to feel bad about committing the adultery, and it’s all good!

It seems counter-intuitive to think of a threesome as more wholesome than just two people having sex, but Em thinks guys should choose the lesser of two evils jump and in on the action. You know, for God.

While rappers feud over who’s the best (See
2Pac v. Biggie; Nas v. Jay-Z; 50 Cent v. All), the hip hop industry profits. Rather than make money through their talents, the rappers get caught up in stroking their ego, leaving the bills on the sidewalk to be picked up by others in the industry

Clive Campbell got his nickname from his large size. Clive was known as “Hercules” and, eventually, as “Kool Herc”

Clive Campbell, better known as DJ Kool Herc, is widely considered the inventor of hip hop. In the early 1970’s, Kool Herc started hosting parties in the recreation room of his apartment complex on 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. It was there that Kool Herc developed the style that later became the blueprint for hip hop.

On July 5, 2007, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation recognized 1520 Sedgwick Ave. as the “birthplace of hip-hop.”