With a little-bitty rock and a little bit of rap
That, with a literary knack
And a little shitty Mac, and like literally jack Chance the Rapper (Ft. Lili K & Nate Fox) – Pusha Man/Paranoia
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Chicago is located in the midwest of the US. These lines represent Chance and every kid from his hometown. They all have talented skills that can distinguish them from everyone else (Chance’s rap and literary knack), but feel trapped since they don’t have the resources necessary to develop them and be successful (his little shitty Mac and literally jack).
Due to this, they need to make the best out of their situation and hope for the best.
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I gave them the cold flow and still they wasn't shaking
Niggas had hooded coats, I knew that they was faking
A bunch of Clay Aikens brandUn DeShay (Ft. Casey Veggies) – Go Fly a Kite
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Going along with the whole “bath” etc imagery, could be a reference to the vegetable “leeks” as an obscure reference to his classic Food and Liquor LP.
In addition, as technology is one of the themes in the song, Lupe could be saying “leets” (aka l33t or 1337), classic internet slang for “elite,” usually used by those with elite coding or hacking skills. Lupe’s saying you can go and get hacked; getting your identity stolen or your social media account hacked can really put you in some shit.
I believe he’s referencing the flurry of tracks he released with Lost in the Atlantic and Drogas. Many a quality loosie were leaked around that time.
I highly doubt lupe is making a reference to World of Warcraft, the vegetable leeks, or internet slang for “elite.” LOL
It might very well be a reference to the Baths of Leicester, or something along that intellectual level. I think unless we have found the obvious winner, we most likely missed Lupe’s main reference. He went over all of our heads.
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Perhaps, it’s “wrath of lich”. A reference to “World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King” game?
Might refer to Baths of Leicester