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They say West is the brains (Uh-huh), and Benny is the star
Conway the silliest with the bars, well, I couldn't agree more Benny the Butcher – Mr. Chow Hall
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Referencing Conway the Machine’s lines on “6:30 Tip Off”

They say West is the brains behind it and Benny is the star
But let’s not act like Machine ain’t the silliest with the bars

Benny’s quoting it here to show he agrees with how Conway sees Griselda. Westside Gunn is the creative force behind the group and what brought them all together, Conway is the strongest lyrically, and Benny is the one with the most star potential.

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Benny is saying that Conway is literally “silly with his bars” because of the bad deal he made with Shady.

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Got her on the pole, like the opposite of her papa's plans Bad Meets Evil – A Kiss
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Referencing Chris Rock’s classic “keep her off the pole” bit

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Having her “on the pole” is a dual meaning, referring to both the stripper pole and his anatomy.

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[Verse 3: Swifty & Kon Artis] Eminem (Ft. D12) – One Shot 2 Shot
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Bit of a change of pace, as its usually Kuniva that Kon Artis does these back and forths with

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Them good old notorious so well known tracks Eminem – Yellow Brick Road
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Here Em’s referring to the expression “wrong side of the tracks”, a phrase richer people commonly use to describe rough neighborhoods.

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Also maybe a reference to Nas and the train track sounds off of Illmatic. Might be a stretch, but that’d be cool

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This line could also reference famous rapper Notorious B.I.G. tracks

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Got put out the game, ha, ha, ya lames! 50 Cent – Smile (I'm Leavin)
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Both of these artists (Ja, who 50 had beefed with, and Fred Durst, who Em beefed with) were irrelevant by 2007, while Em and 50 were still hot, so 50 gloats here

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J.B Mary J. Blige (Ft. Method Man) – Love @ 1st Sight
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Referencing his nickname Johnny Blaze

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My whole career, I steered away from features
But I figured it's perfect timin' to embrace new leaders Nas – Moments
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For the most part, Nas chose not to employ trendy features on most of his classics. Now he sees working with younger artists like A Boogie, YG and Blxst as using his platform to show them love, rather than using their new fame to his own advantage, as he previously feared people might think he was doing.

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what a line 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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We done sold out Brooklyn (Sold out) Offset – Red Room
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Double meaning here, with Offset bragging about selling out arenas in Brooklyn like Barclays (which he did as part of a tour with Migos & Drake in 2018), while also alluding to the notorious issue of gentrification in Brooklyn

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"By the name of Jigga" JAY-Z – So Ghetto
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From Can I Get A…

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'Cause it's all good (Yeah), 'cause it's all right (Come on) Eminem (Ft. DMX & Obie Trice) – Go To Sleep
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Reference to his 1998 song “It’s All Good”:

It’s all good, it’s alright
Fuck all day, fuck all night
Call my bitches, ‘cause wherever I go, y'all my bitches
East to the West coast, all my bitches

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