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Kendrick chooses his geography carefully here – all of the places he mentions have deep hip-hop histories.

Atlanta’s rap scene goes back to the 1980’s, when it was home to Atlanta bass music. Atlanta bass was itself an outgrowth of Miami bass. New Orleans is the home of bounce. New York, of course, is where hip-hop began. Texas – Houston in particular – is the home of screw music. And Chicago, while not having an area-specific genre, has quite an extensive rap history.

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A sly lyric by Nicki here – “Einstein” can either mean someone smart, like the scientist, or it can be read as Einstein=smart=“brain”=oral sex

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The first song on this album is called “Drunk Tekneek.” The concept is likely a nod to “Drunken Style” Kung Fu, fighting that “mimics the chaotic swaying and stumbling movements of a drunken person”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N855paiZhD8

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The Alkaholik member shouts out his favorite drinks and clothes here. He imbibes Olde English 800 Malt Liquor, St. Ides malt liquor (for whom King Tee had recently rapped a commercial), and Mickey’s malt liquor (likely in its famous Mickey’s Big Mouth bottle)

He also wears Dickies work pants, which are the meme pants of the West Coat gangster rapper

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Soul music legend Wilson Pickett had a 1967 album called The Wicked Pickett

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J-Ro shares a birth year with rap legend Jay-Z

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All that record deal money means that eXquire is staying at a pretty fancy spot

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eXquire gives a blow-by-blow (pun intended) account of his recent trip to the Windy City

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That would be Orchard Street, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, whose Historic Orchard Street Shopping District is still a top shopping destination

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AJ Lester’s was a legendary Harlem clothing store whose heyday was from the late 1960’s to the early 80’s. See here for an article on the history of Harlem and clothing stores

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