For those of you who are wondering:

Phoneticism or being Phonetic: Having a direct correspondence between symbols and sounds.

Assonance: The repetition of the sound of a vowel in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (like “renitence, reticence”).

Allegory: A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

“Cut from the same cloth” and “Cut from a different cloth” are common idioms used to describe whether or not someone is like a person or group of people. The “nuisance” here may be Compton’s gang violence, or perhaps K. Dot’s own attitude towards the rap game.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live in an underground lair in a sewer.

They rep the sewer side.

Lupe’s was raised in the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle era” (1980s). Lupe also reps gutter (sewer) side the West Side of Chicago. Continent-wise, he lives in North American which is located in the Western Hemisphere.

Also note that “sewer side, though” sounds like “suicide door”. The Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental has suicide doors, which may be what he is now rolling through the west side in. Very stylish old school whip fitting Lupe’s overall demeanor and position in rap.

Double Entendre:

1. “458” refers to the $240,000+ Ferrari 458. He’s saying that since he’s driving in a 458, the regular person isn’t shit to him on the highway (the 458 has a maximum speed of 202 mph and accelerates from 0-60 in 3.3 seconds).

2. Both drugs and highways have some form of “traffic”. He is saying that regular drug dealers can’t compare to him on the drug “highway” (“high” is also used to describe someone who’s intoxicated on rec drugs which are what Pusha sells). He sells way more dope than them, which is why he can afford his nice cars.

Double entendre.

1. He was out late because he had nothing to look forward to at home; he had no food to eat.

2. He’s using the popular slang form of “eat” which means to make a large amount of money in a short frame of time. He’s saying that he’s out late (possibly making money or in the studio) so that they can eat– both literally and figuratively.

The Atlanta record producer who blew up after part-producing Mercy.

He previously worked with Q on the song “My Hatin' Joint”.

#All aboard the wordplay express!

Play on words with “lord” and “Christians”. She is 4 inches taller because she’s wearing Louboutin Christian high heels, and Christian people often refer to God as the “lord”.

Since she’s in Louboutin Christians, he refers to her as an Adventist, which is a Christian who believes in the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ. 2 Chainz is implying that he is the second coming.

When she pulls it down and kisses it, it means she is:

1. Pulling down his hand and kissing it as a respectful gesture.

or

2. Pulling down his pants and giving him head.

(or both)

Continuing with the theme of him being the second coming of Jesus Christ, he says that there is all gold where his wrists are, which is similar to how Jesus' wrists were nailed to the cross during his crucifixion.

“God’ll judge, no conviction” is referring to the infamous “only God can judge me” line, but he’s not going to be convicted for the things he’s doing. Also note that if 2 Chainz was the second coming of Christ, his father would be God, meaning that only his father (who died) can judge him.

To finish the impressive wordplay, he says “Just because I got dreads, don’t get it twisted”.

This line is a reference to “Black Jesus”. In most depictions of Black Jesus, he has dreadlocks rather than long wavy hair like regular Jesus. You know who else has dreads? 2 Chainz. This is just further continues his idea of himself being the second coming of Jesus, or Black Jesus.

There is also wordplay with “dreads” and “twisted”, because dreadlocks are a hairstyle that requires twisting your hair. “Don’t get it twisted” pretty much means “don’t get it confused”.

He’s saying that just because he has dreadlocks, it doesn’t mean you should deny the fact that he’s the second coming of Christ, because Black Jesus is often said to have dreadlocks.

And people say Chainz can’t spit?

“Get that bullshit outta here!”

Dikembe Mutombo is a former NBA player who is commonly considered one of the best shot-blockers in NBA history. He is known for his signature finger wag that he would give people after blocking their shot, which was recently popularized by GEICO commercials.

MVP stands for “Most Valuable Player”. Normally, that title is given the most important member of a sports team. However, “player” can be slang for someone who gets a lot of girls, so Lil B could be self-proclaiming his god-given abilities in that department.

Also note that Michael Jordan, who is the main character in the movie Space Jam which is what the name and cover of this mixtape is based off of, was a 6-time NBA MVP.

Armani Exchange is a fashion label created by Gorgio Armani. It was launched in 1991, and the first stored open in the SoHo district of Lower Manhattan.

Part of Nas’s paradise life would be going mad (deranged) spending money on Armani’s diffusion line.