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Trey will outperform other rappers, even though the odds are not in his favor. This is very true, many have spoken out that Trey should stick to singing, I don’t know anyone who would cite him as a “favorite” rapper.

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Em isn’t going to sit around and accept any bullying, he is going to stand up to this bully and take him out. Eminem has personal experience about bullies so this kind of thing hits home for him. He learned his lesson from his childhood to not give into bullies, opting instead to stand up straight and fight back.

On the song “Brain Damage”, Em tells the true story of a time he was beaten up by a bully in the bathroom of his elementary school in Detroit.

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Saying they’re trying to hide their faces, or they’re not recognized on a skill level. He also recognizes the D for Detroit on their Tigers fitteds

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Tying in to the death imagery above, Biggie imagines his nine-millimeter pistol as some sort of reverse baptism (which happens at birth) that will send you see the Holy Ghost. Note how Biggie’s imagery gives shooting people a religious, almost saint-like manner, as if you should be lucky to be shot by him

The nine (gun) baptizes because it “wets” you (make you bleed)

Biggie is also referring to Mobb Deep’s 2Pac diss track “Drop a Gem On Em” with the rap guys-baptize rhyme which has basically the same target/message as this song.

Mobb Deep (along with Biggie) was dissed by Pac on [2pac “Hit Em Up”] and Bomb First (My 2nd Reply)

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Another mention of 2Pac’s favorite battle cry.

Stands for:
The Hate You Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody

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Puffy was in the crowd of people that ran over and tried to help 2Pac after he was shot in front of the NYC studio – or so Puffy claims. Tupac said in interviews that Puff showed absolutely no sign of compassion and that he believed Puffy and his label Bad Boy Entertainment to be behind it.

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