Another film reference. It doesn’t tie into the big three, but is extremely interesting. The Omen is a 1976 horror film where a priest warns that a boy will become The Antichrist, this comes true and the boy ends up killing all parties involved.

The media portrays him as crazy, you could so far to say possessed. If it’s an omen that he’s possessed, then it’s something that will happen in the future. Omens are often good or bad and used in a warning sense. Here’s where it gets interesting. If you take the film reference and the literal interpretation together, you come to a startling conclusion — Is Kanye referring to himself as the Antichrist?

The so called Antichrist is a single figure of concentrated evil and depicted in the New Testament as the force that causes the second coming of Jesus Christ. He’s not literally implying he’s the Antichrist, but in the context of this song and his altered perception of reality — he might be implying it in a different way.

The context in which he’s referring himself to be the Antichrist is that of society. This song, this movement he’s pushing is the prosecution of traditional thought. Kanye West is the outspoken leader of a generation and to the people who dislike him, he would literally appear to be the Antichrist.

If you think about it, the name “Yeezus” could also be a part of this metaphor.

The third and final film reference to complete the extended metaphor. It refers to the 2009 film Inglorious Bastard’s. This film again is fiction, much like 300 and King Kong.

The film is set during World War 2, with a group of American soldiers dropped into Germany to do one thing and one thing only — kill Nazis'. They were the masked men that no one knew, the men that ironically scalped their victims after killing them. Ye uses the film reference and the following lines, most notably this one to create a metaphor for society. White Corporate America are the Nazi Germans controlling our every move and taking over the world with their ideals. Kanye on the other hand sees himself as a vigilante — he must do what’s right by the people. He’s the outspoken voice that the corporations love to hate.

Just as Mandela blew up the buildings and eventually became president…Contrary to popular opinion, sometimes you have to blow up the building.

Switching up the lyrics slighting on the second hook, Ye shouts out his baby mamma Kim.

Baby we livin' in the moment

He’ll also do what he pleases, making him unpredictable:

I’ve been a menace for the longest
But I ain’t finished, I’m devoted

This is only the beginning, Kanye has alot more to say.

Multiple references in this one.

• Trojans referring to the Trojans who fought the Spartans in the Trojan war.

• Trojan skinheads are individuals who identify with the original British skinhead subculture of the late 1960s, when ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul music were popular, and there was a heavy emphasis on mod-influenced clothing styles.

• The literal interpretation of the lyric being that Trojans are a popular brand of condoms.

The second of three film references to create the extended metaphor throughout the track. This simile refers to the 2007 film; 300. In 300 the soldiers are Spartans, who are Greek — not Romans. Kanye purposely creates his own point of view, his own reality if you will. The film itself is historically inaccurate — it’s Kanye’s intention is to mock the media’s portrayal of these events. He shows us that the media can alter perceptions of reality, essentially connecting this with his own life, he’s a good person yet the media portrays him as a douchebag.

Ye uses the multiple meanings of goon to establish the vicious cycle of growing up as a young black man.

In essence, it’s a call to end the senseless violence that is pervasive in Chicago as of late. “Goon” on the streets implies gang affiliation and toughness. The other meaning of “Goon” comes into play as implying something being silly or stupid. The broadcasting of early morning cartoons that validate violence drill into our kids heads that violence in normal. Whereas Ye knows it’s not.

He knows Chicago is going through a tough time dealing with young gang related crimes. There’s aren’t petty crimes though, murder is high up on the list. Just in March this year, 7 were shot at a local rappers album release party. Steps need to be taken to protect and censor young children from an early age. What ever happened to just letting kids be kids?

Double entendre:

• The corporations can’t fuck with Ye because he doesn’t give in to their capitalism and contracts. He just does his own thing and creates dope music.

• A shoutout to everyone else in the rap game. 21 Grammy’s so far? Fam you ain’t on the same level musically Yeezus is.

Continuing on from the previous line, he implies that using deal sweeteners in contracts will get a black man to sign any contract. Common incentives such as money, cars and women are used in the music industry to control rappers.

Throughout his career, Jay was always repped where he’s come from — New York City. In particular, the borough of Brooklyn. Shouting out his hometown and city in numerous tracks. Most famously, in his Blue Print 3 album he dedicated a song with Alicia Keys to the great city of New York, Empire State of Mind. The single has sold 5 million copies to date and captured the hearts of many more.

Concrete jungle where dreams are made, oh
There’s nothing you can’t do
Now you’re in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Let’s hear it for New York

2 step process:

• Find out whose song it was originally, some songs might have multiple artists on them, or even be a remix of a remix so we want to find the original.

• Once the original artist has been found. Find that song on RG. Find the matching lyrics, highlight that section on the remix and add an annotation similar to this one.

That’s it! Simple and effective.