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This interlude is the sound of J. Cole being bombarded by the paparazzi. This goes to show exactly how large of a figure he’s grown to be in the music word, thus leading most uninformed people to suggest he’s tied to the Illuminati.

The paparazzi (unintentionally) references his song “Crooked Smile”, found later on the album, when he says “lemme see that crooked smile”.

It also has the sound of him running into one of his old bitches at the Oscars. While she’s giving him a hug, Cole is yelling at the paparazzi, “Oh, it’s a friend hug! Friend hug! Keep it friendly, we friends!” so that no one misinterprets the hug as something else. He’s poking humor at the situation.

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Sodom is one city of Sodom & Gomorrah which were notably burned down in the bible. In Malice’s usage, he’s referring to getting rid of evidence (burning it) because the two are not the type to snitch.

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In 2009, Ross placed number 20 on Forbes Cash Kings of hip-hop, where his net worth was 6 million dollars that year.

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A play on words: to ‘air out’ means to fire a gun, and since the image Ross has set up is foggy, he’ll need to air out his clip.

The metaphor is continued in the next line with the inclusion of a fan, another device used to air things out – it’s necessary because this dude’s acting way too weird.

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David Banner (Bruce in everything but the 1970s TV series with Lou Ferrigno) is the name of the character who played the Hulk. The Hulk is a character known for his green color and rage. So No Malice uses the green color of the Hulk as a metaphor for the amount of money he saw coming in while he was moving drugs.

Will Smith also dropped this line on “Y'all Know.”

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A really sincere gesture that shows exactly how much Nacho seems to love this girl.

But more to the point, this is a representation of how Nacho’s isn’t even mortal – something he’s mentioned before.

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A play on the word “flyer.” Advertisements for his shows are paper flyers, and Papoose is a really fly guy.

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Referencing the long-stemming beef between Wayne and Pusha. The beef reached its apex in 2012 when Pusha T dropped the immaculate Exodus 23:1 and Wayne responded with the infamous Ghoulish.

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The things Malice describes here are all examples of his wealth: a car with no roof, a pot to piss in (symbol of wealth), and a large house with tons of land surround it.

He goes further with this idea by saying that he could throw it all away because he’s just much of a G and a baller. There is also wordplay with the Lakers, a basketball team.

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If someone has fucked with Nacho a certain way, you can bet he won’t rest until revenge is taken. This is also a reference to the film, Sleepless in Seattle.

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