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In rap speak to “drop a bomb” is code for spitting impeccably, to have both your flow and lyrics really impress.
So basically, Krit here is saying the next time he does such he’ll make sure it would be so good that people won’t be able to handle it; hence, they would be “killed” metaphorically.
The phrase has been made famous by Hot 97’s DJ Funk Master Flex, who when playing hot tracks from artists on the come up, refers to it as “Dropping Bombs”. Therefore, the next time he drops a bomb it will get major radio play and cement his mainstream cred.
Got 'em different hotels but the same flight Hit-Boy – Brake Lights
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Like many other rappers, Hit-Boy seems to have a sense of pride toward his satyromaniac-like tendencies; hence, is why he demonstrates virtually no reluctance in announcing his intimate experiences with multiple women during the same day.
Boasting about such matters is considered common in Hip-hop culture, as tons of rappers seem to identify a type of worth in committing acts of the sexual variety with a number of females; the more women the better the achievement is.
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A reference to the critically acclaimed animated movie, The Lion King.
Chopper compares himself to Mufasa, the alpha lion who ruled over the lands in the movie.
And out the blue I heard a knock at the do'
I looked through the peephole and it's a fiend and he needed some coke
And at the time I really needed his dough, but I know the rules Bad Boy's Da Band – My Life
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Lies! Scope is a notorious hater, and his raps tend to have hidden malicious messages.
I'll bet I'll posthumously get it though Sadistik – Seven Devils
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Mickey says this to emphasize the last line by using a pathos statement, which also ties in very well with the church-like theme of this track.
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Been tryna walk it out I keep ended up a stretcha’ Lecrae (Ft. Novel) – Walk With Me
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Lecrae is basically saying that he feels burdened by life, that’s he’s trying to go through it, but he keeps running into its troubles.
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Continuing from his last line, Mr. Soul elaborates by saying he can use the profit he gained from selling out to help free his friends from jail; which ultimately shifts the mostly thought-to-be negative perspective of the term by hinting at “greater good” that can be achieved from it.
But c'mon son Ab-Soul didn’t actually sell out.
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