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The horns being sampled in this intro are from one of Kool & the Gang’s most notable songs, “Hollywood Swinging”.

It was sampled in the 1996 hip-hop single “Let Me Clear My Throat” by DJ Kool, where he shouts out to his DJ, “Hit me with the horns”.

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“Don’t Leave Me This Way” is a single released by Motown artist Thelma Houston. It is notable for being an unofficial anthem for the AIDS epidemic for the gay male community in the United States.

The song was originally assigned to Diana Ross and was intended to be the follow-up to her hit “Love Hangover”. However, it was reassigned to Houston instead.

In 1977, “Don’t Leave Me This Way” won the award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards.

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“My Sacrifice” is Creed’s lead single off their third studio album, Weathered. It is a song of personal redemption and catharsis and was inspired by their lead vocalist, Scott Stapp, coming to terms with a host of problems, including severe alcohol and drug addiction.

The song also has elements of love for a significant other.

It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 2003.

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“Club Elitaire” is the fifth track on Lou Bega’s second album, Ladies and Gentlemen.

The song is named after a club he visited in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to an interview with Planet Interview. He claimed there were about 5,000 people at the venue.

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“Gentleman” is the first single from Lou Bega’s second album Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a song about men who claim to be gentlemen nowadays.

In an interview with Planet Interview, he states that it is meant to be a “parody”, because “a real gentleman doesn’t claim to be a gentleman.”

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In an interview with Brave Words, Mark Tremonti speaks into this part of the chorus:

It’s just speaking of the irony of the people who think they’re the best of us, die just like the rest. [The] song is kind of about how mankind is eventually going to destroy the world. The preacher who died alone – no matter what kind of life you’ve lived, it’s not going to matter in the end.

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Vince Carter is a retired basketball player who, at the time, played for the Atlanta Hawks. He is one of four players ever to play 21 seasons in the NBA, tying him for the record.

When Benny the Butcher’s Tana Talk 3 was released in 2018, Carter was the oldest player in the NBA at 41 years old. He has held the title since Grant Hill retired in 2013.

To put this in perspective, the dunk in the image below happened 18 years before this track’s release.

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This is a reference to professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Steve Borden, better known as Sting. Known for his dark mysterious gimmick, he became popular for carrying a black bat, and sometimes using against his opponents.

Quelle Chris also alludes to a pay-per-view called King of the Ring. The event hosted a tournament in which wrestlers face each other one on one and the winner advances to the next round; the winner of the final round is crowned “king of the ring.”

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On this part of the track, Jaheim interpolates the hook from De La Soul’s “Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)”.

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A reference to Hannibal Lecter, a famous fictional character created by the american author Thomas Harris.

Hannibal was known for being cannibalistic; hence Bizzare’s metaphoric self-comparison of eating rap crews to Hannibal.

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