Cop the Hershey
Spark the bark for the ride back to the Galaxy Action Bronson (Ft. AG Da Coroner, Meyhem Lauren & Shaz Illyork) – Chuck Person
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Jackie Robinson Park is located in Harlem, NYC. Of course, Bronson could also be referring to the Jackie Robinson Parkway.
Action Bronson goes there to buy “Hershey,” slang for the chocolate thai strain of marijuana:
He smokes the weed on his ride back from Harlem to Queens, NYC, where Bronson is from. Queens is sometimes referred to as “The Galaxy,” most likely due to it being the largest borough in terms of area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1sJbBxZURs
ACCEPTED COMMENT: While there is a Jackie Robinson Park in Harlem, I would think Bronson is referring to the Jackie Robinson Parkway
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At the time of the recording of this record, Action Bronson might’ve had lesser facial hair than he has now. As the cover of his 2010 album, Dr. Lecter shows, he’s rocking a muzzle.
Similar to the character of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, from the 1991 thriller, The Silence of the Lambs, about a young, rookie FBI agent who’s pursuing a serial killer with the aid of another the incarcerated Lecter (who is another serial killer/cannibal).
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If Action Bronson is ever in a jam, he can depend on his fellow Outdoorsman, Jay Steele, to bail him out with the gunplay. It could also mean that if a gun is hot, he could pass it to Jay Steele to get rid of it.
The line is also a reference to Tek and Steele, members of 1990’s Brooklyn rap group, Smif-N-Wessun.
Rest in peace, Guru, son I rep Q-U Action Bronson (Ft. Meyhem Lauren) – Bag of Money
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Guru was a rapper and member of legendary duo, Gang Starr. He was also known as Bald Head Slick. He died in 2010 from complications of cancer and cardiac arrest.
In the Gang Starr song, Royalty, Guru famously states that he’s “waving his mic like a scepter.” Meyhem Lauren was paying homage to him via that line.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnOw4J1pFN8
The final part of the line is about how Meyhem is from Queens, NYC and how he’s repping for his borough.
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Action Bronson and Meyhem Lauren on some dynamic duo shit. Produced by Tommy Mas. From Action Bronson’s Dr. Lecter album.
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Don Francisco is a Chilean TV show host of the widely popular, Sábado Gigante and Don Francisco Presenta TV shows. Particularly, during the variety show, Sábado Gigante, Don Francisco is usually seen with a bevy of attractive women at his side.
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Chicharrón is deep fried pork or chicken that is eaten in several Latin American countries, including Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Chicharrónes typically don’t contain any bones (“sin huesos” means without bones). Puerto Ricans and Dominicans prefer chicharrón de pollo (chicken). Bodega Bamz is Puerto Rican and Dominican so he’s just letting you know how his people get down.
Yemayá, mi guía espiritual
Virgencita, yo que soy tan pobre
Sólo clamo por la tranquilidad Bodega Bamz – Don Francisco
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This sample is taken from a song called, “Canto A Yemayá,” performed by the late Cuban singer, Celia Cruz, released in the 1950’s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYL6tNDMeac
It’s in Spanish and it’s a prayer to the Santería saints, Oshun, Yemaya and the Virgin Mary.
The lines translate to:
And Oshun, charity for the poor
Yemaya, my spiritual guide
Madonna, I who am so poor
Only cry for peace
Santería blends the African religion of Yoruba and Roman Catholicism and is practiced mostly by people in the Latin American countries of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic as well as several countries in South America.
Celia Cruz was Cuban and Bodega Bamz is Dominican and Puerto Rican, so it only makes sense that they would rep their heritage.
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Chazer is a Yiddish word for “pig” or “glutton.” It was most famously used in the 1983 gangster movie, Scarface, by Tony Montana and his former boss, Frank Lopez.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptj_8vG1bTg
Action Bronson is clearly referencing Scarface but he’s also threatening any undercover cops (pigs) or greedy, double crossing people who cross his path.
The chazers aren’t keeping kosher, either, if they’re eating Action’s bacon.