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Still referencing Joe Jackson’s abusive tendencies, Gibbs also refers to the old practice of parents and grandparents making the kids pick a branch that was thin enough to whip them with.
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Shawn is as prolific as Andre 3000 with the exception that he’s from Los Angeles. Andre also had a role in Semi-Pro as semi-professional basketball player Coffee Black.
To be a man for yo fam, this ain't no Peter Pan Shawn Chrystopher – LAlien
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Shawn had to gain wisdom from new experiences and places in order to realize the responsibility he had within his family. He had to grow up, unlike Peter Pan, the fictional boy who never grew up.
I seen that shit in Usher video, that shit so fucking clean Shawn Chrystopher – LAlien
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Shawn is referring to the Cadillac Escalade EXT from Usher’s “U Don’t Have To Call” music video, back in the days when a Cadillac truck was considered stunting.
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Shawn laces a smooth verse over Outkast’s ‘96 classic “Elevators (Me & You).”
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Retired football player OJ Simpson was acquitted of all charges in the infamous 1995 trial for the murder of his ex-wife and her friend. He avoided jail only to be convicted of robbery, conspiracy, and kidnapping in 2008. He’s currently serving a 33-year sentence. Those who wanted to see OJ fall got what they wanted.
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Joseph Walter “Joe” Jackson is the father of the Jackson family of entertainers. He physically abused the family as he raised them, causing them to fear and respect him. Gibbs is the originator of the more recent style of gangsta rap, so his “sons” need to pay respect.
The Jackson families and some of their trademarks are common allusions in Freddie’s lyrics, as they all were born and raised in the same town of Gary, Indiana.