What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Referring to the Sesame Street character, Game hops out of trash cans just like Oscar, but only to blow you away with his pistol.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Game’s from LA, where The Notorious B.I.G. was shot and Eazy-E died of AIDS. Tupac repped the West Coast but died in Vegas so that rules him out.

This line is particularly powerful since Game actually HAS rapped as Biggie and Eazy-E (as well as Tupac) on his earlier track “Never Can Say Goodbye.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob4AbyhwQsQ

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

The legendary DJ Premier aka Premo gave Game this beat.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

Unreviewed Annotation 2 Contributors ?

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Game isn’t making crack cocaine. He’s still referencing crack music from Kanye’s song featuring him, “Crack Music”.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Even though he’s small like Floyd Mayweather, Jr., he rides like Pac did; he always went the hardest even though he was a small guy.

And they say: “how do you survive weighting 165
In a city where the skinny niggas die?

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

The Game represents the city of Los Angeles—a city that got its name from the Spanish language, literally translating to “The Angels”.

This excerpt of Holly Sherwood is sampled from Fire Inc.’s “Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young”, which was written for the Streets of Fire soundtrack .

But I don’t see any angels in the city
I don’t hear any holy choirs sing

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

The past couple of lines (and this line) are used in parabolic/analogical form from the book of Psalms. In this line, Game specifically interprets “God’s staff and rod” as parallels to his tommy gun therefore justifying him splitting you.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Curren$y demolishes the original “Pandemonium” by Rick Ross.

Typical Curren$y subject matter, but who’s to complain?

“Pininfarina” is an Italian car design firm which has done a lot of work for Ferrari.
http://lockerz.com/s/130489499

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Overly Dedicated—sometimes stylized O(verly) D(edicated)—is Kendrick Lamar’s fifth solo mixtape, released on September 14, 2010 via Top Dawg Entertainment.

The cover art features different artists and musicians that have passed away, most of them from drug overdoses. These artists include: Michael Jackson, Pimp C, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Sacer, Eric Snow, Dashiell “Dash” Snow, Robert Johnson and Bruce Lee.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.