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Cisco Houstin was an American folk singer and songwriter known for his association and extensive history with Woody Guthrie.

Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston – John Henry

Sonny Terry was a blind Piedmont blues musician. He was an excellent harp player.

Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry – All You Fascists Bound to Lose

Leadbelly was an American folk and blues musician who also traveled with Woody. All 4 performers were joined through the legendary Smithsonian Folkways Records and recorded an album together apparently.

Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie and others – We Shall Be Free.

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On “That’s All She Wrote”

Yeah, I guess life is a bitch, ain’t it Tip

On “Nail In The Coffin”

“You’ll never know what it’s like to be rich, life’s a bitch ain’t it?

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Apart from releasing the song “Life’s a Bitch” on Illmatic, Nas has also mentioned the phrase on the song “Affirmative Action” from his 2nd album, It Was Written:

Life’s a bitch but God-forbid the bitch divorce me

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Brother, Sister is the third full-length album by indie rock band mewithoutYou

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He’s referring to Monie Love’s song “Monie in the Middle”

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Trick” is a word used to describe a girl who teases you and messes with your head due to her constant flirtations.

A yardstick is a straightedge object used to physically measure lengths of up to a yard (0.9144 metres or three feet) high.

They are often thin and made of either metal or wood, so once again this is Eminem poking fun at his dick size, in terms of width though since (generally) most men do not brag about how thin their penis is, and he’s using the texture of a yardstick to explain how aroused he is, (i.e. metal, wood).

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Oppenheimer, often called the “Father of the Atom Bomb”, is known for his role in the Manhattan Projects where the first Nuclear bombs were developed and designed by himself.

Also smart bomb is wordplay on his brains intelligence levels.

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This isn’t actually a reference to appearance, it’s a reference to how you act or the credibility/credentials you might have (AKA being a scholar or not having a crime record for say..drug dealing) that should garner you some sort of recognition.

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It doesn’t matter how intense or skilled you are at ripping the mic, if you don’t have the money that goes with it then girls will ignore you.

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