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Nas and Royce Da 5'9" probably have a connection through famed producer DJ Premier. There was a rumor that Nas wanted Royce on his Def Jam imprint, the deal never materialized though.
Look me in my eyes and tell me I ain't killin' it
Man how could I be the villain
When I turn right around and revive what I'm killin' Royce da 5'9" – Can't Tell Me Nothing Freestyle
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Some people consider hip hop “dead” and even Nas made an album based off of it.
There is double meaning to say he’s killing it, so that other people can’t compare, but he’s reviving it back to it’s greatness every time he spits.
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When I learned something
Danny Woodhead to the game,
I may be small but I'm something Drew T – Suburban Dreams
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Danny Woodhead was a small underrated running back, so he’s relating it to having a small buzz in the rap game, but has a message.
I used to buy Tony Hawk just to skate like a star
Which always seemed far
But see I'm in another world on my own Drew T – Suburban Dreams
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You can’t just buy your way into the game, you have to work.
Here though he describes that he’d buy Tony Hawk in order to feel like a star, even though it seemed so far away.
Also on the word grind, since he bought Tony Hawk games, he did buy the grind technically.
You got, niggas on top swingin' from 2Pac's nuts! Royce da 5'9" (Ft. Carlos "6 July" Broady) – Something's Wrong With Him
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At this point in time he feels like people are just copying Tupac since he had died just a few years sooner. Being a true fan this upsets him greatly.
Royce has a line in 52 Bars that goes:
I will change
and, transform into ‘Pac like Lil Zane
Lil Zane was one of the biggest Pac style biters.
Lord please, double check your list
And if you get to his name and it's a check beside it Royce da 5'9" (Ft. Cha Cha & Ingrid Smalls) – Death is Certain Pt. 2 (It Hurts)
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Asks the lord to check his list again to see if that’s who he was supposed to take away.
Reminds a lot of The Message which was also written by Royce Da 5'9".
Since you finishin em early, what posessed you to start him?
We made a vow – later we’ll regret til death do us part
Lord, I thought we was made for each other
You shouldn’t connect those, made to be taken away from each other
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You use a defibrillator when you want to restart someone’s heart, which is basically a last ditch effort to revive a person.
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When your pulse starts to die down, the heart monitor goes from moving, to straight.
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Could either be listening to good music from either Questlove of the Roots or from A Tribe Called Quest. Either way, he’s feeling blessed.
