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A doctrine followed by some branches or individuals in the church. In fact, according to John 3:18, your works do not matter because you’re already condemned by any sin you have unless you believe in Christ and accept him as your Savior.

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Christ gave his life for us as a sacrifice and as a service disregarding the fact he was in a higher position than us. That is love.

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Most famous no-namers probably refers to not a specific person, but a group of people who believe a certain thing. So, the idea is what makes people famous.

Split a brain is a double entendre, referring to
1. Murdering someone by capping them in the head (also known as splitting a wig).
2. Planting an idea/ attacking with an idea, in this case, being aggressive with the taste for the King of Kings.

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Propaganda’s slang (flow and rhymes) are inspired by the struggles of this land he talks about, which is actually our world.

Like gang banging and earthquakes is a reference to the Los Angeles area, where Propaganda has lived for all of his life.

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This section of the hook samples “Deadly Habitz” by Gang Starr.

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Your rhymes are old and outdated, a play on words, as date refers to calendars.

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He uses the last Z in his name as the Zip Zinger skateboard he’s on when he races past you to grab the baton (an object runners pass on to each other in a relay).

This could have two interpretations:

  1. The baton could represent hip-hop passing from veterans to the new school of rappers, as he’s ready to take on the game.

  2. While all other rappers are “running” the game, they’re only running around, while STEEZ is flying past them on his Zip Zinger, not passing the baton.

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Excalibur was King Arthur’s sword. STEEZ says that he’s King Arthur on the mic. He’s used this illustration before such as his collab with Joey Bada$$ on “Survival Tactics”

He is also referring to his friend Jakk The Rhymer formerly known as Excalibur, which is why it takes up 2 E’s – one for his friend and one for the sword.

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Cow intestines are used in the processing of meat into products such as burgers. Kendrick may have used this as another negative aspect of our society, either citing animal cruelty or the fact that we do this just to eat something that isn’t even healthy for our bodies.

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In the Bible, Zion is used as a metaphor for Jerusalem and for Heaven, sometimes meaning the same exact same place.

The physical Mount Zion is in Jerusalem:

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