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A truly exceptional verse by Gunplay – some say he even outshined Kendrick on his own track. This verse was listed as #4 on Complex’s list of the best guest verses of 2012.

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After filming an alternate video of “Hold Me Back” in Lagos, Ross claimed to have joined Nigeria’s Oil Money Gang

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An extended basketball metaphor. A shooter is a basketball player that can make long-range buckets, usually 3 pointers. In this case, Ross' shooters are killers.

The NBA Developmental League or D-League is the NBA’s official minor league basketball organization, which refers back to the original basketball metaphor. When Ross mentions “D-League”, he’s probably referring to a dope league of some sort.

NBA teams usually go to the D-League to find a new role player or bench player for their team. Ross is saying that he has players on his team who’s sole purpose is to shoot and fulfill that role, because those type of soldiers are rarely the famous, successful ones; instead, they are known more for their effort and hustle.

Yet in rare cases they do sometimes win games for you:

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‘Trill’ is a slang word/lifestyle popularized by duo UGK, a portmanteau of “true” & “real”. Ross and Ace are close friends like both UGK members, and have worked numerous times, from “Cash Flow”, to “Get Money”, to “The Realist Livin”, “Hustle Hard Remix”, this song, etc.

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Having “fat pockets” is another way of saying having a lot of money.

Ross and his pockets have something in common.

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Second leak off the MMG Takeover 2013 mixtape hosted by DJ Scream, a remix of Chief Keef’s monstrous single “Love Sosa”

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Perhaps Ross' eyes twitch because he has sleeping problems, which he blames for his seizures he suffered in late 2011.

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Rozay revealed at the end of 2012 that his Maybach Music Group imprint has moved from Warner Brother records to Atlantic Records, which is what he is perhaps alluding to here when he says he “redid the deal”.

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Something his brother DJ Khaled usually says: https://twitter.com/djkhaled/status/218109251657269248

Some people interpret itchy palms as a sign that money is coming to you.

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See the original hook of “Love Sosa

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