A reference to the debut album of the rapper Keith Murray.

Even though religion was put under restrictions in the USSR, this photo might very well be a presentation of the power of the Orthodox faith people had in the Soviet Union. During the war, Joseph Stalin revived the Russian Orthodox Church to intensify patriotic support for the war effort.

Though the image might be anachronistic, it still portrays the emotion of the soldiers in the battle and is a very powerful piece of work.

This photo isn’t an original archive picture from the Kursk battle, but instead a reenactment photo for a photo project called “The Chronicles of a War Correspondent” in 2007 taken by Shirak Karapetyan Milshtein.

This is what the photographer himself had to say:

“I hasten to note that this is not an archival footage that’s based on photographs of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, it’s a reconstructed photograph taken in 2006-2007 in the city of Armavir (Krasnodar Territory). I would like to thank all those who remained indifferent to the works, and experienced through them what I experienced … Sincerely, the author Shirak Karapetyan Milshtein.”

Juhliminen on tämä paha tapa minkä Juno on omaksunut. Alkoholin vaikutuksen alaisena autolla ajo on laitonta, ja tämän takia kuullaan lausahdus “otetaan taksi”.

A reference to 2Pac’s classic track “Dear Mama”.

Gracias viittaa Rick Rossiin, yhdysvaltalaiseen tunnettuun räp-artistiin. Rossin voi tunnistaa hyvin ulkonäöstään. Hänen “lookkiinsa” kuuluu aurinkolasit sekä siististi hoidettu parta.

Parta on pysynyt Rossin mukana jo pitkään ja sen voi päätellä olevan hänelle harras. Aivan kuten hip hop musiikki on Graciakselle.

Gracias vielä verbaalisesti nostaa maljan Malmille, missä asui lapsuutensa.

This line has two meanings.

Literally this line could be taken as Celph knocking out a rapper.

On the other hand, the term “conscious hip hop” is used to call a sub-genre of socially conscious hip hop. Examples of conscious hip hop include “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and “Around My Way” by Lupe Fiasco.

Now this line can be interpreted differently. Celph can turn a socially conscious artist into a socially unconscious artist. This “style” is popular in mainstream hip hop music.

FV strives for the luxurious life with money, cash and fame like so many other people. But is materialistic joy the most important thing in life? Is it the thing we really need? Isn’t love, family and your memories more important? This is why he thinks lusting about materialistic goods is cheap. That’s all he wants from life.

Gabriel is an archangel in Abrahamic religions. He is known as God’s messenger. When blowing his horn it’s indicated to be the Lord’s return to Earth. The sky’s must be ripped before the Lord, if he comes down to Earth.