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He is referring to Carmelo Anthony, who in 2007 was the young star of the Denver Nuggets, just like Melo was known for making a lot of clutch game winning shots, Fabolous is always winning in the rap game.
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Jay-Z signed Fab to his label, Def Jam in 2007, and to Fab, being signed to a record label felt like getting signed to Jordan and getting his own sneaker deal. It was an amazing opportunity.
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They got two luxury cars which were made in 2007 (release date of this album) but they aren’t James Bond whose code name is 007 (two O seven).
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Its a play on the previous line, Future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan was part of the San Antonio Spurs 2005 championship winning team, and was considered one of the top players in the NBA during that time period. So, Fab considers himself a top of the rap game, just like Duncan was a top the NBA.
Also note that Fab messed up on this one. The Pistons won the championship in 2004, not the Spurs. In fact, the Spurs have never won back-to-back.
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They will cut you with knives, just like a card dealer cuts the card-pack before a round of card game.
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Its a wordplay on the singer, Trey Songz‘ name:
Bully makes people run and sing for help (just like Trey Songz sings), when he pulls out his Trey Pounder.
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He says you remember his rhymes, they stay in your ear and on your mind, it’s almost as if you have a cellular phone stuck in your ear reminding you of his raps.
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He was signed to a few studios, but the most notorious was Bad Boy Records, whos president is Puff Daddy (aka Diddy). They have a history:
Though highly anticipated, their 1998 debut album, Money, Power & Respect sold below commercial expectation. Shortly thereafter, the group departed the label and entered into a long standing publishing dispute with Combs (Diddy) that would continue up until 2005.
The survived Diddy rape then is a double entendre:
It refers to how Diddy metaphorically raped him by exploiting him and costing him money.
Diddy has been accused of being a closet homosexual who literally rapes his business associates in return for favors, so here Jada is re-articulating that viewpoint.
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Reference to the NY Yankees baseball team, and their star player, Derek Jeter:
He got a Porsche which has the same color as the New York Yankees' team colors, and owning this car makes him feel like the superstar of his crew, just like Derek Jeter is the superstar of the Yankees.
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