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The previous lines were talking about how fly he is. Joey compares other rappers to dodo birds – they not only can’t fly (aren’t as fly as he is), but they’re extinct.

They also look pretty ridiculous.

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Fencing is the sport of fighting with swords, where you only use one hand, the one wielding the sword. He’s comparing his rapping skills to fencing skills.

Touche is also a term used in fencing meaning touch/hit. Tying this line and the following line together: “…hit it on Tuesday.”

Also, you wipe your ass (“shit”) with one hand.

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He’s finally reached success, so he is living in paradise, often depicted as beautiful islands with palm trees which are referred to as tropical.

This letter serves as motivation to keep making progress in music, and also as a reminder of his less-than-affluent roots:

If you are afraid or fear that you gon change some
All you gotta do is just remember where you came from

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hollow point bullets (on the right).

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You gotta hand it to him, his double entendres are clever af. Therefore he’s the “double entendre monster.”

Lupe Fiasco is often referred to as the master of double, triple, (and even higher!) entendres… of course, Joey still gives Lupe his due respect later in this song.

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Bring it back like a refund!

Or, he’s saying that he’s making his opponents shit their pants.

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Nerds are usually sought out for help on homework by those of higher popularity (and by extension, lower academic skill).

He may also be saying, “I don’t believe what they got to say because they’re stupid and I’m the only reason they are passing.”

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Brooklyn is on the come-up for hip hop with a lot of emerging artists.

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STEEZ uses his wordplay in his flow to make dollars sound like Dallas, making a reference to the Dallas Mavericks, an NBA team that won the NBA Championship in 2011.

Also continuing “fuck friends” theme, a maverick doesn’t need friends but rather steps out of line and does his own thing.

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Humble Beast is a group which includes the three previous rappers.

“Humble” allows for wordplay with no subtleties and no tongue-in-cheek. In other words,

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