This party is happening unless the Police turn up to shut it down (probably because of the loud noise, but quite possibly because of the sticky green aroma).
If they don’t show up, well, this night is going to keep going until the Sun officially rises for the new day
Welcome to the Jungle, a metaphor for the Hip-Hop industry, which was publicized widely by Jay-Z and Kanye’s Watch the Throne album. Here, Bada$$ could be referring to the nay-sayers and dreamkillers as ‘Hyenas’, as they used to laugh at the idea of him becoming a Rapper (Hyenas, laugh all the time…surely you know this?). Now he’s on the brink of blowing up and ‘signin to the Roc’, people are acting like ‘Vultures’, thus, they want to be a part of his new found-fame and dick ridin' him.
But Joey’s learning how to deal with all this now..
Happy 18th Joey
Andre’s flow also comes into play here. By specifying that the knife is a “butter” knife, it’s almost as if the lyrics spread smoothly because we all know 3K is a lyrical boss……..
Also the idea that having a poor relationship with your father makes a man more expressive and emotional towards women who appear to be the more understanding sex.
Relates back to the ‘call’ idea. Mobile Phones are now such an integral part of relationships with the ability to answer or not in his own power.
Emphasis on the word ‘fall’. People fall in love and fall out of it. The irony of the word is that we lower ourselves to Love. It’s like a drug. “You can’t live with em or without em”
Ludacris is putting other rappers on one knee as if they are addressing their superior (himself). He uses the similie of the Track and Field starting position to imply this