An alleged quote from Biggie (note: R.A. denies that this is real), rating R.A. (on a scale of one to ten) and discussing this song:

The white boy? The one that I did the jam with? That’s who you talkin' about?
Two… might be a three. I did the song, they
paid me a lot of money, that’s why I did it. The beat was knockin’.

Nietzsche argues that ancient nobility necessitates the comparator of slavery by way of comparison – thus we will always lack that quality

Nieztsche argues that when Greek philosophers condescended to even great political/military leaders as “slaves,” we cannot fully comprehend the implications of such since we live in such a fundamentally different social paradigm

The philosophers valued intellectual discourse and discovery foremost, thus disdaining the sordid ordinary labours of slaves and noblemen alike – although of course they availed themselves of the benefits conferred thereof

This mentality is perhaps best exemplified by the possibly apocryphal story of Archimedes' death: he was working on a mathematical problem when the city of Syracuse was conquered by Rome and a soldier entered his study. The soldier was commanded to capture Archimedes but he refused to leave while he was solving his problem, causing the enraged soldier to murder him

The absence of leisure time is hardly condemned by us – in fact industriousness is generally praised. The mercantile ideal of the bustling businessman has displaced the antique ideal of the idle nobleman

Nietzsche notes this is in large part because we have all internalized the roles once played by slaves – viz. performing menial labour

Humanism and the equality of mankind has its origins in the Renaissance, and was fully in vogue by the late nineteenth century

Of course, as Nietzsche notes, notwithstanding the boilerplate language and slogans about the equality of mankind, socioeconomic divisions have perpetuated – although the biggest experiment in establishing bona fide equality was about to commence as socialism roiled across Europe

The focus on Plato in particular is probably because Plato himself was sold into slavery for a duration during the later years of his life

So notwithstanding Plato’s plummet into that “ultimate baseness,” Nietzsche charges that he could not wholly contemplate the condition of the slave (perhaps referring to someone born and raised in slavery, rather than an educated aristocrat)

The Requiem Æternam is a Catholic prayer for the dead

Whereas normally the supplicant is praying to God to hasten the progression of the soul to heaven, in this case the “Madman” is intoning the prayer to “deo” (God) – paradoxically giving the Catholic prayer for the dead on behalf of God

Rocky and his clique enjoy purple drank, typically made by mixing codeine-laced syrup with Sprite or Mountain Dew and a Jolly Rancher (and drank out of Styrofoam cups)

Charles seems just a little jealous that Kim landed the Kettleman case…