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That’s “pike” as in “turnpike”, the meme place for people to transport drugs, at least in rap songs

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MMG borrows the “black on black” conceit that was recently explored by a couple up-and-coming new artists. Bun B steals the song with a show-stopping performance

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Bun’s virtuosic turn here explores different nuances and uses of the word “black”, which he cleverly shifts to “back” towards the end of the verse. This threading-one-word-through-a-verse conceit was also used masterfully by Consequence on “Gone”

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Maino might object to this line. The NYC rapper famously claims to have invented the “black flag” trend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6BcgWEhbdA

He may want to talk to these guys

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This “black on black” motif of black people with black guns and/or possessions, and all of the associations that entails, was dealt with artfully throughout Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne album

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David Copperfield is a famous illusionist who is best-known for making objects (up to and including the Statue of Liberty) seem to disappear. Here, Ross compares his ability to make (and spend) money rapidly to these tricks

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A rare bit of wordplay here – Meek uses the homophone here of “posed” and “‘posed”, as in the last syllable of “supposed

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This lyric is likely a nod to this famous scene from the 1973 movie The Mack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkgz1FR9TO4#t=2m05s

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The “your bitch chose me” meme was most memorably expressed in this scene from the 1973 movie The Mack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkgz1FR9TO4#t=1m19s

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A meaningful meditation by Rick and co. on the plight of Charles Dickens' autobiographical creation. The part about Tommy Traddles is totally…wait, there’s another David Copperfield? Whoops..

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