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I'll finish your career, nigga: eight bars Rick Ross (Ft. French Montana, Meek Mill, Pill & Torch (Triple C)) – Big Bank
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Supreme, a skateboarding/apparel company, gives Odd Future (many of whom skate, including Tyler) tons of their stuff for free. I guess they value the OF promotion. Tyler has mentioned his love for Supreme in several interviews
This may be a stretch, but when he says “I’m paying nada” (nada is Spanish for nothing) it almost sounds like he’s saying empanada which is a Latin American dish similar to an enchilada.
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Wasabi is a spicy plant originating from Japan. Guap is another word for money, while guac is short for guacamole, which is smashed avocado. All are green, and this is without a doubt a (confusing) reference to both weed and cash.
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This is a reference to Rich Hil (verified artist on Rap Genius!), Tommy Hilfiger’s infamous “rapper” son. Theo means that he’s challenging Tommy Hilfiger’s "swag” per say, because he wear such high-end clothing.
In 1996 a rumor circulated that Tommy Hilfiger said “I wouldn’t have become a designer if I knew minorities were going to wear my clothes”. He later squashed the rumor, but Theo could be implying that he’s so powerful in fashion that as a black man he would be the face of Tommy despite Hilfiger’s rumored statement
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Though A$AP Mob is known for their style, they aren’t rocking Chinchilla fur coats (which are very expensive) and thus are chilly. All they do is chill and make music.
In the Dazed and Confused article with Rocky, he says that this line refers to how everyone in Harlem is wearing chinchilla coats, but him and the ASAP crew are keeping it unique and not dressing like anyone else in Harlem by wearing them.
The main reason A$AP Rocky doesn’t sport chinchilla is because he is vegan and doesn’t support the fur industry.
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While Jay doesn’t get much exercise, he still runs New York City and the rap game. He’s also implying that he does this with little effort.
Potential allusion to Jay’s “Run This Town”
Jay’s love of the homophone comes to light, as he pronounces “jogging” similar to “jargon”, a word that usually describes annoying, elitist forms of speech, particularly with relation to the blogosphere.
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Though he has enough money to be driving a Maybach which would cost upwards of $335,500, E.S.G.’s staying true to Houston in driving a Cadillac with some chrome rims.
This is likely a reference to the 1984 Cadillac El Dorado, which popularized the chrome, spoked rims known as 84’s, fours, swangers.
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A reference to the famous court case in which Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s physician, was indicted for manslaughter as he gave the pop star a lethal dose of the sedative propofol.
Though E.S.G. has been relatively dormant on the national rap scene, he’s maintained his talented lyricism and could still kill any legendary rapper in a verse. While this freestyle was partially to resurrect his past hit Swangin' and Bangin' from which Drake sampled the beat to HYFR, he’s also showing everybody what’s good and that he can still flow.
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