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Cubase is software used to create instrumentals for songs and if you get a virus it’ll “fuck up” your beat and destroy all your work, as viruses usually do.

So Possessed is using a simile to describe the rampage he can cause to a beat.

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The funny thing about this is when Em first wrote this he had no idea he’d blow up to the extent that he would, now he’s one of raps biggest icons and influences for any young rapper these days.

He goes on to emphasize how even if you use a single letter of the alphabet that he’s used you’ll draw comparisons. This eerie little prediction is (to a decent extent) true nowadays. Eminem is one of the most influential artists around these days. His legacy is incredible.

Here’s a picture of an “Anger Management Tour III” concert, you can see the massive crowd

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Jay-Z is alluding to his skills here by comparing his unique talent for how long he can go at rap freestyling by placing his talents next to Heaven, a place where life is eternal, and due to the vast amounts of skill and mastery he possesses in the genre he doesn’t see himself failing to rock Heaven’s audience any minute. He’s also alluding to the belief that his skills are never ending, like Heaven.

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Eminem makes a similar “slip up” to keep the rhymes flowing smoothly on Kill You, the opening song on The Marshall Mathers LP, his groundbreaking album released in 2000.

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Smoking trees means to smoke weed. That must be some pretty “dynamite” weed.

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A bid is a street slang term for prison sentence, so, apart from calling out his opponent, Eminem is also claiming that this “gangster” has never even set foot in a prison, nor will he be serving any sentences any time soon.

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Typical vulgar Slim Shady line, it’s a reference to the Junior MAFIA song Player’s Anthem where in the first line, Biggie says, “Grab your dick if you love hip-hop”, so it also seems like Eminem is making a subtle reference to his devotion to hip-hop.

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Keyser was a con-man whose gained a cult following amongst movie watchers, so Geronimo is comparing his slick rhyming skills to that of the smooth talk that Keyser has.

Keyser is number 69 on a list of 100 best movie characters! Impressive.

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When something is precise it’s aimed to hit ONE specific target in ONE specific position, due to Mic’s mastery of rap his precision is so high he can hit them in every position, none excluded.

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People are kidnapping, decapitating albino’s and grinding their limbs, hypnotised by a completely fucked idea that their insides contain healing, medicinal qualities.

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