Lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride are the seven deadly sins in Christian teachings.

Being the intro track this also sets up the theme of cardinal sins on the album. The album itself is divided into six sections, each for specific cardinal sins.

Play on words: M&M – Eminem. Criminal being one of the tracks from The Marshall Mathers LP King Iso tells his doctor he’s a criminal because they wouldn’t understand his condition either way plus he’s often a criminal in his tracks making it triple entendre.

King Iso compares himself to Jesus who was said to be a carpenter by trade. He’s a god in the rap game and wants them to worship him.

The last number sung “0” was the 1215th digit of pi if counting the first 3 as the first digit. You can search for this sequence (5836160356370) on the pi search page.

King Iso refers to himself as Velli similarly as when he later called himself ISO-velli on Introverted. It refers both to Machiavelli, a Renaissance philosopher who usually is associated with stances described by the saying “the end justifies the means” and many rappers who express such views in their lyrics such as 2Pac who went also by the name Makaveli.

King Iso also often namedrops 2Pac as his influence, for example on I Declare War.

Pyramus and Thisbe is a story set in ancient Babylonia told by an ancient Roman poet Ovid in which two lovers are separated by a wall and communicate through a crack in it (chicks peep us). The first line makes it seem like the verse is also a chapter/entry in a book while the B refers to the Bloods gang which is often referenced in King Iso’s lyrics. King Iso contrasts those two themes in two consecutive lines just how you could say he’s a poet from the ghetto.

The story of Pyramus and Thisbe ends with both of the characters killing themselves. King Iso often speaks out against suicide in his lyrics, but feels oppositely towards girls admiring him.

Also notice the homophones “this be”, “this B” and “Thisbe”. Further wordplay in this part is “Pyramus” and “pyramid” connected both phonetically as well as semantically.

Reference to one of the most famous hip hop lines proving subject’s connection to the lifestyle.

L.L. Cool J. is hard as hell
Battle anybody I don’t care who you tell

During the Waco siege FBI used explosives and tear gas to flush out the barricated cult leader David Koresh and his cult.