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Here, Lito uses the two most recent, popular mass shooting in the US, the Aurora movie theater shooting by James Holmes and the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting by Adam Lanza, to support his point that Black people are not the only ones who are taking part in gun violence.

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This hook pays homage to Nas and the intro from his 1994 song, “Halftime:”

Nasty Nas in your area
About to cause mass hysteria

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The kids don’t truly realize the weight of what they’re doing when they shoot at and kill others. They’re acting as if life is just one big video game – Halo 4. In reality, there are no respawns once someone loses a life.

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He’s outrunning his competition in the same way that Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt makes light work of his competition when sprinting.

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In legal terms, downloading an album without buying it is known as piracy, or stealing. Jack Sparrow is a pirate from the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

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Noveliss uses a supernova as a metaphor for his verses. As defined by Wikipedia, a supernova is “a stellar explosion that is more energetic than a nova. Supernovae are extremely luminous and cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshines an entire galaxy.” Noveliss also uses it in a good example of alliteration.

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Clint Barton, better known as Hawkeye, is a superhero archer from the Marvel universe. He is one of the main characters in the Avengers movie. Hawkeye’s pinpoint accuracy is used as a simile for how focused Noveliss is when rapping.

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This sound clip was taken from Longstreet, a TV show that featured the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee. It adds to the theme of this song being a “sparring session” – two artists exchanging quick, lethal bars back and forth as if they are two martial artists fighting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTnSEFsInp0

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He becomes fatally dangerous when he spits lyrics. The kiss of the dragon is a fictional martial arts technique from the movie of the same name. It involves sticking a needle in the back of a victim’s neck. This makes blood rush to the brain, causing death by aneurysm. The reference leads into the next line; Jet Li is the star of the movie. CSF doesn’t appreciate fake fans, so they get the boot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SWlyvYl_czg#t=417

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This line plays off CSF’s name and the music they bring to their fans and the culture. The Ginyu Force is a team of mercenaries that worked for Frieza in the Dragon Ball universe. They weren’t inhabitants of Namek when they came to get the dragon balls, thus meaning they were from out of this world.

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