My knuckles wear their bruises well Aesop Rock – Battery

He sees the scars he’s accumulated in his life, literal and metaphorical. Not only that, but they make him what he is, and he “wears them well”

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As Rayneman said, though I would add that the mention of his knuckles indicates that those scars weren’t merely inflicted on him, but were earned by fighting for what he believes in.

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Bored of being nameless
Bored of feeling awkward when you walk up in the mall
And can’t afford a pair of trainers Tinie Tempah (Ft. Ellie Goulding) – Wonderman

A pair of trainers (UK English) = A pair of sneakers (USA English)

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I’m bout to have y’all niggas mad at me
I wrote this blindfolded, dark twisted fantas Los – Dark Fantasy

He’s about to have everyone mad at him with his cockiness: bragging that he wrote this blindfolded (see: with one hand behind his back, and other expressions of superiority).

Also a pun on the title of this song, because blindfolds make it dark, and also are part of certain ‘twisted’ sexual fantasies

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B-Big tank rollay, horses in my motor Big Sean – Big Nut Bust

His car (which we can presume is nice) carries a lot of horse power, in other words it has a strong, powerful engine.

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Rollin with my D-O-Gs I'm chiefin on some long beach Wale (Ft. Fat Trel) – Oh Let's Do It Freestyle

“chiefin on some long beach” = Smokin' on some Cali weed

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The games full of demons, lets get this arm house on Skepta (Ft. Chipmunk) – Big

This is word play by Chipmunk. He’s saying that there are MCs in the game that are ‘evil’ and ‘cruel’, and that Chipmunk wants to war them. He also referring to the Grime song by Demon called Armshouse.

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Nigga I been broke so don't hate me cause you don't see no dough J. Cole – We On

He knows what its like to be broke so don’t hate him ‘cause he’s got money now and you don’t

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When in actuality the fact is you ain't a nigger because you black
You a nigger cause of how you act Goodie Mob – Nigger Experience

Your actions prove who you are. Just cause you’re black doesn’t mean you have to act like an ignorant individual.

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Till he met the wrong bitch, man just came home ex-convict J. Cole – Killers

He got with a girl who already had a man and it just so happened that this man had just gotten released from jail. From the theme and tone of the song, we can draw the conclusion that this man killed the guy Cole’s talking about.

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that also happened in the movie with 50 cent “Before I Self Destruct”

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Here we go, welcome to my funeral
Without you, I don't even have a pulse Ke$ha – Dancing With Tears in My Eyes

He’s a big part of her life, and without him, she’s barely alive.

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