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Heemy wear a crown, and the head she give is heavy Swet Shop Boys – Swish Swish

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An allusion to a line from Part 2, Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Henry IV.

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Zab Judah Big Baby Gandhi (Ft. Das Racist) – Blue Magic

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Zab Judah was the undisputed welterweight champion of the world from February 2005 to January 2006. As of October 2016, he is the most recent undisputed champion to successfully defend his title.

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I only move aside for the sun
I only move aside for the sun
I don't really move aside that much Lice – Zilch

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This may be an allusion to the famous meeting between Diogenes of Sinope, the ancient Greek philosopher and founder of the school of cynicism, and Alexander the Great. Alexander sought out Diogenes in Athens, found him laying in the sunlit street and asked the professional beggar whether there was anything he could do for him. The cynic answered Alexander, one of the most powerful men in recorded history, that he could step aside because he was blocking the sunlight.

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Marked this as a stretch ?

6 years

The sun is the brightest star in the sky, by a lot. You’d have to be as (metaphorically) bright as the sun to make these guys defer to you. Nobody’s as bright as the sun. Nah mean?

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Yapple Dapple Lice – Get a Dog

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“Yapple dapple” is a phrase originating from the animated 1970s I Dream of Jeannie spin-off Jeannie. The phrase was also popularized in the skateboarding community by the 1987 film The Search for Animal Chin.

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rappers like crabs in a barrel Lice – Get a Dog

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A group of crabs in a barrel will prevent other individual crabs from escaping the barrel by pulling them down when they begin to climb above the group. A comparable zero sum mentality exists in the rap game.

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What about those rainy nights in London?
What about the crippling desert heat? Protest The Hero (Ft. Jadea Kelly) – Hair Trigger

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Even the misery of rainy nights and sweltering desert hear could have been lessened by smoking a cigarette.

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Heavy is the head that wears the crown Protest The Hero (Ft. Kayla Howran) – Drumhead Trial

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An allusion to a line from Part 2, Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Henry IV.

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Ball, beat 'em all, that's the daily affirmation JJ DOOM – Borin Convo

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“Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley” was an SNL skit featuring future U.S. Senator Al Franken as the title character. Just as Stuart Smalley’s oft-repeated affirmation was “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me,” DOOM’s mantra appears to be “Ball, beat ‘em all.”

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Mad job, jaded like my grandma's necklace Cool Calm Pete – Wishes And Luck

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This is a double entendre. Pete is jaded in that he’s grown cynical and skeptical. He compares this to his grandma’s necklace which contains jade, a gemstone.