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A reference to New York-based MC Chubb Rock and his 1989 album called And The Winner Is… with English-born producer Howie Tee. There was also a track called “And The Winner Is… (The Grammys)” on the album.
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Chill Rob G is a veteran MC from New Jersey. He’s been rapping since the 80’s. His 1989 debut album was chosen by The Source as one of the 100 greatest Rap albums of all time.
Also, R.A. has been a huge fan of Chill Rob G since he was only a little kid.
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Double entendre:
- Every king has a wife who’s a queen, so Cormega (king) wants the girl to be his wife (queen).
- Cormega is also saying he’s the king of Queens, New York, where he was born and raised.
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Nice wordplay with Reign / Rain
- By saying “the climate, I change”, he means he has changed his life, he went from a poor child trying hard to survive to one of the most respected MC’s in New York. And after everything he’s been through, he’s blessed to say he’s the king and he reigns!
- “Rain” also refers to his “Tears shed for passed soldiers” mentioned on the hook.
WAAA, WAABA WABA WAWAA WAA
Shut up son! really, shut up alright!
Look, check it out, yo Blind Fury – Blind Fury Vs. Moon: 106 & Park Freestyle Friday Final
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Blind Fury means what Moon said is just pointless. That’s why he’s telling the guy to shut up and listen to him truly battle-rapping.
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A lot of music artists claim they are “true” artists even though they know they aren’t, most of them do music just for money, sex, etc… they don’t do it with passion.
Pep Love is saying he’s a REAL true artist and he isn’t lying. He put all of his heart and passion not only in this song but also in his other songs. He makes music just because he’s just about it, he loves what he does and he does what he loves.
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- The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is the name of 3 distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically expressed through terrorism.
- Snapple is a well-known brand of tea and juice drinks. It’s rumored that Snapple is affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan (or donates money to the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue), and nobody likes that, especially DMX.
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- .40 Cal (.40 S&W) is a rimless pistol cartridge developed jointly by major American firearms manufacturers Smith & Wesson and Winchester. This is the type of weapon he has.
- He’s saying the gun he has could easily kill your friend and make them drown in their own blood. It’s crazy, right?
- This is also possibly a reference to the name of the album that includes this song, Legendary Weapons. You can even see the blood on the album cover.
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This scream also sounds a lot like Curtis Mayfield’s scream in the song “(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go.” This could be some form of a metaphor.
Kanye had previously used this song as a sample on “Jesus Walks.”
Kanye’s screams are meant to juxtapose the brash bravado of the rest of the song. I believe in this moment he is alluding to his struggles with mental illness. One moment you feel you’re on top of the world, and the next you’re in Hell. Being a God means having the weight of the world on your shoulders. It is this scream which provides the song its moment of self-awareness. Through the pettiness of privilege, screaming for croissants like a child, Kanye finds himself in the midst of a nightmare of his own making. Who does he think he is? A God. He just told you. When he says it, he means it. But make no mistake, he means the screams too. It’s two sides of the same coin.
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This could also be a homage to the scream in Harlem World by Old Dirty Bastard (a past collaborator of Kanye’s). The screams are very similar to the point that I thought it was a sample.