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Jay probably means that he has overcome the Dark Side and that it is no longer a threat to him,

Darth Vader, who is an active wielder of the Dark Side, has “mastered” it, but uses it for his own gain.

Jay has referenced Star Wars in numerous songs:

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Jay has said that he’s on a mission from God, and that slaying the Devil is his calling. Having sex with underage girls would compromise his righteousness.

He can still engage in platonic interactions with them, though.

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Eugene’s inability to read at age 8 points to poor schooling and/or parental neglect; the latter wouldn’t be far-fetched given that Black Zack, Eugene’s father, is a crack fiend.

Eugene’s asthma might be the result of environmental factors.

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Bronson is thinking nasty sexual things and needs to make them reality. Notice that he says “we” should be on bedrest, not just him.

Bronson has mentioned “retard shit” and basement classes before.

I’m on the third floor, your class was in the basement/
You know what that means; you got a hint of retardation.

The “free form jazz band” might suggest that he and his lady are improvising their sex game as they go along.

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“Headband” is a strain of marijuana. Acid (LSD) is a psychedelic drug.

Bronson might also be referring to this piece of Jimi Hendrix lore about him stuffing his headband with acid.

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Bronson is probably referring to the state park in Long Island since it has sand, not the one by the St. Lawrence River.

Bronsonelli keeps the gourmet food on deck.

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Jay borrows this from Kanye West’s “School Spirit.” That song’s hook has Ye namedropping a series of black fraternities and sororities, imploring them to engage in a step competition.

Delta Sigma Theta and Sigma Gamma Rho are prominent sororities.

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Money isn’t the only thing Pusha uses a scale for. King Push has made so much money selling coke that he literally cannot count it all, so he weighs it, while his competition is small-time enough to count his money.

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Jay compares himself to Noah, a righteous fellow.

As said in Genesis 7:1,

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Some of those unrighteous people probably though Noah was a fool. Goin' around, buildin' ships and shit, gathering the world’s animals in ancient Mesopatamia…

Jay once tweeted that he was born in New Orleans’s Hôtel-Dieu, now known as University Hospital.

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What’s beef?

Beef is when you need two gats to go to sleep!

He keeps the shotguns (shotties) on deck. His kitchen must be loud.

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