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bring a blonde
Preferably with a fat ass who can sing a song JAY-Z – D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)

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There are several things going on here with this line:
Jay alludes to the following:

“It ain’t over ‘till the fat lady sings”, as in opera.
“Bringing a blonde” seems like a Sinatra move (could refer to Marilyn Monroe, with whom Sinatra was rumored to have had an affair)
Jay-Z’s girlfriend Beyonce is blonde, famous, has a fat ass..but it’s not the same
A critique of how rappers nowadays are doing songs with popstars, and change the style of production just to sell more records. The line after this one shows that’s “not politically correct”.

Remember, Autotune is not the only thing he is criticizing; it’s mainstream rap too!

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Stop your bloodclot crying
The kid, the dog, everybody dying, no lying JAY-Z – D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)

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“Blood clot” (pronounced “blood claat”) is Jamaican slang for “blood cloth” (i.e. feminine hygiene product). The term is synonymous with “fucking”, as in “stop your fucking crying”

This whole line is an homage to “You’re Nobody (Till Somebody Kills You)”, the last song on Disc Two of The Notorious B.I.G.’s Life After Death:

Here’s a tissue, stop your blood clot crying
The kids, the dog, everybody dying, no lying

This bar is quite a popular one. 50 Cent uses it in his song, Stop Crying from his 2011 album, The Big 10.

This line could be a shot a multiple big names in the industry. “Blood clot crying” could be a shot at Game who was apparently caught on camera crying, he also happens to be a Blood. Game and Hov have taken several shots at each other. “The Kid” is a common nickname of 50 Cent and “The Dog” is a nickname of DMX. Jay has/had a frenemy history with all three of these rappers.

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"Blood clot" (pronounced "blood claat") is Jamaican slang for "blood cloth" (i.e. feminine hygiene product). The term is synonymous with "fucking", as in "stop your fucking crying"

This whole line is an homage to ["You're Nobody (Till Somebody Kills You)"](/1911), the last song on Disc Two of The Notorious B.I.G.'s _Life After Death_:

>Here's a tissue, stop your blood clot crying  
The kids, the dog, everybody dying, no lying

This bar is quite a popular one. 50 Cent uses it in his song, [*Stop Crying*](http://genius.com/50-cent-stop-crying-lyrics) from his 2011 album, [*The Big 10*](http://genius.com/albums/50-cent/The-big-10).

This line could be a shot a multiple big names in the industry. "Blood clot crying" could be a shot at [Game](/artists/Game) who was apparently caught on camera crying, he also happens to be a **Blood**. Game and Hov have taken several shots at each other. **"The Kid"** is a common nickname of [50 Cent](/artists/50-cent) and "The Dog" is a nickname of [DMX](/artists/Dmx). Jay has/had a frenemy history with all three of these rappers.

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To say that this could be a shot at The Game is wildly incorrect.

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The similarity in how HOV says blood clot crying to kanye’s line “stop all your blood clot crying” in late from late registration should be noted because it definitely feels intentional

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Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack
With the hat to match The Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy

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A matching flannel shirt and hat Biggie wore in his youth. As portrayed in Notorious:

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See, my world is different, like Dwayne Wayne Lil Wayne – Ride for My Niggas (Sky is the Limit)

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A reference to the early Nineties sitcom A Different World, whose main character is a college student named Dwayne Wayne

Wayne’s given name is Dwayne but he dropped the D because his father, Dwayne Sr., left him and Wayne didn’t want to carry his name

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lol I was mad high

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His name is spelled Dwyane Wade

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I'm livid, they act as if I don't live it
Saran Wrap, Vaseline so they can't sniff it Clipse (Ft. Fabolous) – Comedy Central

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Some people still don’t believe Pusha actually sells drugs

“Saran wrap Vaseline” refers to a technique to mask the smell of weed/coke from drug-sniffing dogs (used coffee grinds are a nice addition too). He casually offers this detail as evidence of his authenticity, and plays on “they can’t sniff it” to emphasize his critics' ignorance

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we go back like Bartles and James AZ – Never Change

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A wine cooler that was popular in the 80’s. Going back like Bartles & James means going way back

Furthermore, in a well-known series of television commercials Bartles and James were portrayed as two elderly friends who went way back (the characters were based on the two men who founded Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery, the company that produced Bartles & James)

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in the spot playing possum
Debating my destination, lacing, weighing my options AZ – Never Change

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Just hanging out – “playing possum” – at the store, lacing up the new Nikes, trying to decide where to go for dinner

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It was Tuesday when I saw him, figured Friday I could call him AZ – Never Change

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He wants to reconnect with the old friend who he ran into in the first verse, but gets distracted in this verse by women and shoes

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Skittles on my wrist, yeah, nigga, the bright pack Lil Wayne – I'm Blooded

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Skittles refers to his colorful jewelry. “Bright pack” sounds like it would be a type of Skittles (like “tropical”), but it turns out that’s not true.