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Reference to Dr. Dre’s song “Fuck wit Dre Day”
For the mighty arms of Atlas hold the heavens from the earth
From the earth Led Zeppelin – Achilles' Last Stand
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In Greek mythology, Atlas was the titan (primordial gods) who held up the cosmos. Page is also referring to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco – as this song refers to his 1975 trip to the country. Note that mentioning Atlas meshes well with the title since both Atlas and Achilles are figures in Greek mythology
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Nas' girl at the time was Kelis. Jay is being cocky saying she probably likes him more than she likes Nas too.
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Walk barefoot to Virginia to start his own peanut farm Childish Gambino – We Ain't Them
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Childish’s great-grandfather was a former slave, who purchased his own freedom. Far from ashamed to have a slave as a great-grandfather, however, he is proud of his ancestor’s perseverance, likening his relation to royal lineage in the next line.
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A famous nickname for Chicago is “The Windy City.”
That zude the bang, sooths the brain before I do a hit (I'm already)
From the land of the wet cigarette Big Lurch (Ft. Lil' Keke) – Texas Boy
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Wet cigarettes are typically cigarettes dipped in formaldehyde or embalming fluid
Big Lurch actually did smoke wet cigarettes – on the fateful night of April 10, 2002, when he murdered and ate parts of his roommate while on the influence of the drug.
He was found naked and bloody in the middle of the road, howling at the sky, and was subsequently given a life sentence in prison.
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