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Another Seattle reference, this time to Hall of Fame wide receiver Steve Largent who played his entire career with the Seattle Seahawks.
Largent was known for his hard-work ethic on the field, and Nacho is comparing Largent to himself in a matter of drugs.
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Another reference to a Seattle based artist, this time rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot.
In this line, he plays on Mix-a-Lot’s name and uses it to say that he’s mixing the soil where he buried the girl.
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A reference to grunge/heavy metal band Alice in Chains, who are from Seattle.
You ain’t grew up in the rain
So you prolly ain’t the same
Wouldn’t have a thing in common
If you’d blew your brains Nacho Picasso (Ft. Jeremy Cross) – 4th Of July
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A lot of rappers make references to Kurt Cobain, mostly for corny suicide lines. The majority of rappers, or musicians in general, never had the same life as Kurt or knew what it was like to be him. Even if they were to kill themselves via self-inflicted shotgun blast to head, in the same way Kurt did they still wouldn’t have a thing in common with him.
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I came on her vortex
And threw her out the fortress Nacho Picasso (Ft. Jeremy Cross) – 4th Of July
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Hit you with the 40 cal., you'll wonder where your limbs went Nacho Picasso – Bloody Murder
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Carrying a pistol in his jeans and he’s not scared to pull it out and pull the trigger. So think twice about what you’re thinking about going to do.
If you do chose to fuck with Nacho, he’ll pull out 40 gloc and shoot you to death.
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From all the weed and other drugs Nacho does, his mind has become clouded because of the effect the drugs have had on his brain.
The second line is a clear reference to actor Robert Downey, Jr. It’s known that until Downey’s recent resurgence he had drug issues and arrested on several drug charges and many stints in rehab.
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Get out of line on Rocky and his crew they won’t hesitate to shoot you and put under the ground. Rocky could also mean that the violence in his hood, the Middle East, and in public places is getting ridiculous.
The sound of the pistol shooting that Rocky makes is also a reference to rapper DMX who is known for his barking ad-libs.
Ride or die is another DMX reference. This time to his former label Ruff Ryders.
The same niggas who jack it
Be the first who claim we faggots A$AP Ferg (Ft. A$AP Rocky, French Montana, ScHoolboy Q & Trinidad James) – Work REMIX
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Rocky and the rest of the A$AP Mob has had a lot of attacks by people questioning their sexuality because of their taste in fashion.
But those same people who call them gay and faggots are the same ones jocking their style and dressing like them.
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