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Elected to Continental Congress to replace his father (the second president of that body), Middleton was known for his ardent anti-Loyalist stance
He is an ancestor of the actor Charles Middleton, who played “Ming the Merciless” in the original Flash Gordon, and was also the prosecutor in the Marx Brothers masterpiece Duck Soup.
Through his sister, he is also related to the Nazi youth leader Baldur von Schirach, who was convicted of crimes against humanity at Nuremberg
That likened him to all the stories he told
Of past battles won and lost, and legends of old
A seasoned veteran in his own time Dispatch – The General
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The general has a metaphorical “heart of gold” (he is generous and kind), but his breast is also literally decorated with medals commemorating his valour in past battles
Georgy Zhukov, integral Soviet military officer throughout WWII and the most decorated military figure in Russian history
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Voltaire reputedly drank 50-72 cups of coffee a day, as well him being famous for his huge nose.
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John Lennon, a favorite artist of Chris, who (along with the other Beatles) had great influence on him
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At the height of his criminal career, John Gotti was the boss of the Gambino mafia family, overseeing criminal activities accruing hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Suffice to say Big L would need a lot of money to top Gotti. That said, by 1994 (the release of this record), Gotti presumably had less income due to his incarceration
Big L likely mentioned Gotti’s name since he has a lot of cachet in hip hop culture – for instance resulting in the classic Jay Z line “I never prayed to God, I prayed to Gotti”
Also note the cleverness of linking “cash” to an organized crime boss rather than to just any wealthy person in this line: the mob tries to avoid paper trails by dealing in cash only
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Playing into the names of the original and remix (“A Milli” and “A Billi”) – as Lil Wayne’s original inspired a million remixes, Hov getting on the beat will push the figure to a billion (ie 999,000,000 more remixes/imitators)
This is also a double entendre – Jay “make[s] it a billion” by rapping about being a billionaire rather than a millionaire
At the time Jay Z was not a billionaire, but his combined wealth with his wife Beyoncé approximately reaches the billion mark
'Cause I'm a black man with confidence of a white male A$AP Rocky (Ft. Joe Fox & Kanye West) – Jukebox Joints
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Black men in America have good reason to lack confidence – on average they occupy a lower social status than white men (owing to centuries of repression and oppression). Ye claims that the white powers that be similarly want to stop him, since he defies the societal social standard set for black men.
SAUL: Speaking.
KIM: I don’t want to interrupt your big day off. Just checking in, what are you up to?
SAUL: You know, burning down the place.
KIM: I wouldn’t expect anything less. So, whatever it was, did you get it out of your system?
SAUL: Yup, all gone. Better Call Saul – Marco (Script)
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Jimmy refers to the Northrop B2 Spirit stealth bomber, and Kirtland Air Force Base (located just outside of Albuquerque)
Given that Better Call Saul is a prequel, Jimmy’s reference to the B2 being novel helps date the show – B2s first flew in 1989 and were introduced into service in 1997
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