Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman politician who participated in the assassination of his friend Julius Caesar

Lincoln is often credited for freeing the slaves. In fact the Emancipation Proclamation did not outlaw slavery, free all slaves or make slaves American citizens. Lincoln set the wheels in motion to free the slaves, but his main motivation to start the Civil War was never to end slavery, it was to preserve the country. However, after the war he aggressively pushed the 13th Amendment to try to free the slaves for good.

Blood Diamonds are diamonds sold in American and European markets that are a result of the war of child soldiers and the mining of enslaved village people. The movie Blood Diamond starring Leonardo DiCaprio paints a picture of the struggle in Africa over diamonds.

Although Big Boi states in previous lines that he is nonviolent, he shows that he’s not afraid to defend himself and his people by comparing himself to Malcolm X over Martin Luther King, Jr.

Whereas Martin Luther King was known for pacifistic demonstrations, such as bus boycotts, Malcolm X supported defending human rights by any means necessary, including self-defense through the use of arms. The contrast between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. was stark at times, but was actually far less substantial than many people assume. Malcolm X, initially fairly incendiary toward Martin Luther King, softened in his approach in later years, and Martin Luther King took a stronger stance toward certain controversial topics like the Vietnam War after Malcolm X’s assassination.

Here, Big Boi is stating that he associates himself more with Malcolm X’s belief in strong stances, even up to the point of violence, in order to protect people, as opposed to Martin Luther King Jr.’s approach of pacifism.

Luda smokes so much, he started a forest fire in Cali since he’s always lighting up. .

King Push is now official. His predecessor would be any other drug related rapper but more notably refers to Virginia underground emcee Zu (Ali) – who is crowned by local rap fans as “King of Virginia”. He uses a simile to describe the changing of the guard and killing of all competition, similar to when the sun sets.

Pusha is the now most decorated emcee from Virginia, none can compete.

Push is right behind him at all times as if he were stuck to his shoe like gum

In addition, detectives that that track their suspects and investigate their movements are known as gumshoes, for this same reason.

The bezel on Pusha’s Rolex watch is encrusted with multi-coloured gems, which he compares to the rainbow, a symbol of gay pride common in spring.

This also ties in with the previous line, referring to Frank Ocean as he is bisexual.

The Olympic Torch is lit at the beginning of the games and burns throughout them.

The olympic torch symbolizes the theft of fire in Greek history. In modern olympic games, it’s carried by a world-class athlete. In other words, you’re a boss to be carrying one.