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The title refers to the classic length of a rap freestyle or verse, 16 bars. This template is often broken, but it is inseparable from the history of rap writing.
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Kendrick laments that it is a fucked-up time indeed when these are some of the only things that catch our attention. It goes back to what he says about us not giving a fuck about truly important or potentially meaningful things.
Instead, his generation, more than any before it, has grown up with their brains either buried in video games or fucked up on drugs.
FUN FACT:
While listening to this song on the Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC versions of GTA V, the word “Playstation” has been purposely distorted.
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eXquire compares himself to Lou Ferigno, most famous for his role as The Incredible Hulk on the television series of the same name. A normal human by day, when he gets mad… out comes the monster with uncontrollable strength and anger, the Hulk.
eXquire is pretty big, too.
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This line epitomizes what Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire portrays as an MC. Most rappers have a gimmick or style that’s easily recognizable and lableable, but eXquire just goes in and goes hard, so he doesn’t need a gimmick. eXqo says his response, “going in” as if it is an answer he made up hastily because he really had no gimmick to speak of. Goin' in sure works well to market rappers to the RapGenius fam, and to most members of the hip-hop culture family.
Fuck with this.
I am the American eagle, eyes of a sparrow
Right hand branch, left hand arrow Yelawolf – Radioactive Introduction
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This line refers to the coat of arms of the United States which is the front side of the United States Great Seal used to notarize government documents.
In the design, the eagle holds an olive branch in one talon, representing peace, and arrows in the other, representing war. The eagle’s face is turned towards the branch, representing the desire of the United States to stray towards peace whenever possible.
Yelawolf believes that, like the eagle, he represents the heart of America.
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By this, Royce is saying he is the foundation of a plan to put an end to hip-hop’s turmoil–the figurehead of restoring hip-hop to its pinnacle (which is usually suggested to be the late ‘80 into the mid-90s) – he and slaughterhouse stress this message throughout the song, including Joey’s later line.
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