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A clever little way to refer to rappers, as cats are said to have nine lives and is also a slang term to refer to rappers. North is saying these “cats” need to play it cautious.
And you can get the whole piano for 300 Gs Bangladesh (Ft. 2 Chainz, Fast Life, Pusha T & Tom Foolery (Rap)) – Buy
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Some wordplay going on here. Tom doesn’t deal dope (heroin) but he does sell keys (cocaine). And you can buy his whole supply of keys (piano) for 3 Grand. Get it?
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James Bond reference.
Bond is somewhat like marine troop, except he’s goes around everywhere rather than just battlefields. Fast Life compares his drug dealing life to the spy life of James Bond.
All he heard was the blast from in the bombs that kept ringin' in his ear Mathematics (Ft. Cappadonna, GZA & Raekwon) – Face The Problemzz
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Yikes! Things aren’t going very well for this guy, he’s in a battleground where multiple bombs are exploding.
And he’s got a classic case of Tinnitus which is a condition that causes you to hear rings in your ear. It could be caused of a number of loud noises, like the blast from bombs did for the guy mentioned here in this instance. From a guy who has experinced this firsthand, I’d say it isn’t something pleasant to experience.
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GZA continues to narrate the story, by stating that a soldier is down and that his eyesight is fading away as he begins to lose consciousness.
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The intro line, GZA sets the setting of the story describing the sound of machine gun fire echoing in which one might imagine is some wartorn battlefield. Mr. Q might describe the shots to sound something like:
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In relationships, it’s of grave importance that you are able to understand one another. Common recognizes this and goes a step farther to claim as long as they do such the relationship will live.
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Since the dawn of civilization, men have struggled by attempting to display their strength in various ways. Some have conquered nations, some have endured trials & tribulations, some have performed extensive tasks, others have entered competitions and tournaments and such.
But Yelawolf here, attempts to showcase his might by assaulting a scrawny character for his lunch money, because we all know that it takes a real tough-guy to best Urkel.
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Triple Entendre:
His stagename is Rockie Fresh
He’s “fresh” as in cool.
He’s actually “fresh” as in new to this rap game.
Also, Rockie claims that he’s about to be “next” meaning he’s going to be the next rapper to make it big. He might because he seems fresh enough, but he sure aint this fresh:
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A reference to the song Rooster in My Rari by Waka Flocka Flame. In that song a “rooster” is (somewhat confusingly) a chickenhead, i.e. a woman. Here it seems to be a kilo of cocaine; Earl is straight-up taunting the police. Waka Flocka —> “flock” of birds —> chicken, so the wordplay is pretty dense here.
Waka Flocka is one of the pioneers of “ignant” hip-hop, and this wouldn’t be the first time the Odd Future gang gave him props. Here’s a clip of Tyler bumping his music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd0IfYDlCx4
Also, Tyler has work with Waka before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuaz7Un-kRM
I think the “wad of chicken” may be a nug of weed, as nug = nugget. Earls compared weed to chicken nuggets a few times in some other songs and i think it would also apply here better as a wad of chicken could easily be deemed a nugget.