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The whole song is about someone who uses the technology of today, coupled with their imagination, to live a happier life, as opposed to the physical realm we call “reality.”

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The universe is viewed as an immortal living being which we as humans are some of a vast amount of components derived from it.

Even though atoms nor energy can never be created nor destroyed based on our current understanding of the universe through science, the “death of the universe” is still something that is predicted to happen, yet it will be quite a long time before that is theorized to occur.

Called the “dark era of the universe”, it will continue to expand, yet due to this continual expansion, all particles will separate so vastly from each other that there will be no light nor sound, no complex matter or light, just darkness (death).

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Din (stylized in English as “deen”), is a Arabic term for religion. Paz is a self-proclaimed Muslim, a devout follower of Islam.

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There are a couple notable patterns throughout the first half of the verse:

The first line for each of the first 3 quartets of line starts with “Motherfucking.” (Not really complex, but the next one either makes Joey a genius at subtle patterning, or it’s a coincidence he probably didn’t even notice.)

The second quartet all relates to things either entering or leaving someone’s mouth:

  • Joey eats the microphone. (Enters his mouth)

  • He spits “hot shit” (Leaves his mouth), lyrical fajitas (Leaves his mouth, yet fajitas are a type of food so they could be eaten and enter someone else’s mouth.)

  • He has Dragon Balls (Enters some girls' mouth, could have subtle meaning due to last line’s food reference.)

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Whether it’s on the mic or on the streets, Joey is a force to be reckoned with. It’s in your best interest to let him be and not mess with his crew, Pro Era, or the rest of the Beast Coast collective.

Beast Coast is a rap movement created to revive lyricism and return to the roots of old New York Hip-Hop (and soulful Chicago). It consists of the following:

This could also be a reference to the intro on Nas‘ “Halftime”:

Check me out y'all
Nasty Nas in your area
About to cause mass hysteria

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Top rottweiler is a reference to Joey’s close friends at TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment), especially Ab-Soul, whom he has collaborated with on this song. He feels on top of the Hip-Hop scene, reigning over all the wack emcees that don’t compare to his skill.

He and Ab-Soul are such great friends that they’ve even been arrested together.

As stated on many occasions, Joey is very swanky (fly; fresh; stylish). He’s got so much panache that he pops the collar of his shirts to show off.

Bada$$ is also saying that he popped off (removed) his collar, and now he’s the top dog, no one owns him.

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Christ Consciousness is described as a state of elevated awareness in comparison to what we as human beings experience in the 3rd Dimension. Said to have been attained by Jesus Christ during his tenure as a human being, this state of higher consciousness has been referred to using his titular namesake.

The highest state of intellectual development and emotional maturity is sometimes termed the “christed” state because of the sacredness and purity of the individual who has achieved it. Jesus achieved this in his human life, and was given this term before his name as the recognition of his achievement of this spiritual status. This path is open to anyone regardless of their religious tradition if and when he or she is open to become a living vessel of LOVE and TRUTH on the planet and actively strives to attain it.

Back in 2012, Joey said in his track “Waves”: “Won’t stop ‘til I meet 'Hova and my momma’s in a Rover"—Hova referring to both Jay Z and Jehova (God). Having both met Jay Z and earned a degree of financial success, his new goals are on a larger scale: Christ Conscious.

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Bishop Nehru, an up-and-coming hip-hop artist, has been touted by many artists and fans as a “prodigy”, someone young yet very advanced in his chosen skill. Even being called “the future of music” by Queensbridge legend Nas, he has a bright future ahead of him. After an impressive performance throughout the entirety of this project, Nehru bids us adieu, and hands the mic over to DOOM to wrap things up.

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Brillo Pad is a trade name for a scouring pad, used for cleaning dishes, and made from steel wool impregnated with soap. Doom’s beard is known for being very rough behind his mask.

DOOM’s style of rapping has been regarded to as unconventional, different from the majority of the Hip-Hop landscape.

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