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Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
-Leonard Cohen
Which is itself a reference to the Bible:
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Biggie employs early modern English (think Shakespeare, The King James Bible, etc.) to sound Biblical, like a vengeful god smiting his enemies.
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As Earl was 16 of the time of this recording (and the youngest of the bunch) Mr. Teen would be Earl.
They both are “Mr. T,” in a sense – Thebe and Tyler.
Also, if you want to dig deep, he might have left unstated Wolf (Mr. Teen Wolf), which has a lot of symbolism for Tyler (with his alter-ego rap persona being Wolf Haley, and WOLF being his upcoming 2012 album).
Dreamin' at night of screamin' at Mom, schemin' to leave
Run away from home and grow to be as evil as me Eminem (Ft. Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg & Xzibit) – Bitch Please II
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You're so beautiful from the hair to the soul
I can't believe that I've never met you before
It feels like I've been waiting for you my whole life
She missed the red light, hit a pickup truck and we both died Atmosphere – Hair
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GZA reminds us that he is the oldest and most experienced member of the Clan by stating that he’s been putting other MC’s to shame since the early days of hip hop, when most shows took place in small recreation rooms. For example, hip-hop founding father DJ Kool Herc got started out of a rec room on Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx.
DJ Kool Herc dj'ing a block party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in 1973. GZA attended block parties in this era, as well as being involved in the traditional hip hop trilogy of breakdancing, graffiti, and DJing
But every holiday, nobody eating her food Kanye West – Family Business
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Off the album Radical – a song featuring Jasper (the short-statured pussy-getter of Odd Future), as well as the second-youngest member Taco Bennett (the youngest being recently-admitted member Lego).
The song also samples the Beastie Boys' song “The New Style.”
Apparently this song was a track for Jasper to do what he wanted, and he decided he wanted the whole gang to do it together:
-Tyler, the Creator, Radical Interview
It’s actually the song “Not a stain on me” by big tuck