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Upon seeing the blue lights of a police car, Biggie urges the listener to make a move “like Mike.”

But which Mike has the right moves?

Even if we were to refer to Biggie’s book of rhymes, we can’t be 100% sure.

However, considering the context and looking at the following line of the song, out of the 3 Mikes that get referenced the most, Biggie is most likely referring to Mike Tyson (the boxer) and one the defensive semantics of boxing: ducking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC5PTPV4Frg

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Bizzy is referring to himself here, as if he’s transformed from an average joe to a ghetto superstar upon ingesting all the above chemicals. Lil' RIPsta is one of his nicknames (because he’s like a gangsta who will make you rest in peace). When Bizzy shaves his head (as is his wont) he claims to resemble a slightly darker version of the animated detergent spokesperson. You be the judge:

bizzy_shaved mr_clean

Given all the knowledge he drops in this track, Bizzy likely sees himself as the dean of a fictional Mo Thugs University, the number one educational institute in Cleveland (how you like that burn, Case Western?)

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Biggie conflates Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci’s character in Casino, who notably squeezes a dude’s head in a vise is an all-around psychopath) with Quentin Tarantino, the director of violent movies such as Pulp Fiction.

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Actually, it doesn’t seem odd to me that a man of Biggie’s immense wealth, talent and charisma would roll with mobs and crews

Of course, all the mobs and crews biggie rolls are very diverse: from Italian Goodfellas, to up-and-coming “criminal syndicates” such as the Mo Thugs, the Cleveland based supergroup that contains Bone Thugs n Harmony as members

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A reference to the Wu-Tang Clan’s iconic “C.R.E.A.M.”

Biggie often alludes to Wu-Tang in songs; his friendship with them is evidenced by Method Man being the only featured artist on Ready To Die – appearing on “The What”

However, he had beefed with Raekwon and Ghostface Killah.

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Biggie can’t handle the disassociative effects of PCP, preferring the smooth, mellow high of marijuana alone.

This is also a metaphor describing how real his crew is. In other words, they’re 100% pure, not laced with unsavory elements. Another possible reference to ‘Pac and his crew which consisted of many characters.

Also, weed laced with angel dust is called “chronic.” This could be seen as a subtle diss at Dre, given his seminal 1992 album.

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Dr.Dre as a producer with the financial backing of Eazy-E got serious about Music after “Boyz in the Hood” became a music charting hit. What followed was many other hits, “Straight Outta Compton”, “Gangsta Gangsta”, the highly controversial song “Fuck the Police” along with success of DOC’s album, JJ Fad Album, Michelle Album.

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This simile likens Dre’s ability to scare people to horror author Stephen King’s.

Christine is one of King’s novels and is about a vintage car named Christine that runs people over of its own volition (because it’s possessed by eeeeeeeeevil)

Dre’s reference to Giacomo Casanova implies that he’s into more than just running people over. He also likes to fuck! Casanova was a French adventurer who was also a pimp (literally).

You can hear the score from the 1960 horror film Psycho in the background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhx_B45xxxQ#t=11

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No, “Clearasil” doesn’t pop pimples, it dries the epidermis and kills bacteria… but Clearasil and popping both destroy pimples, so it works as a lyric. (Anyway, it sounds better than “call me my thumb and index finger.”)

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Blacula is a classic blaxploitation film that in no way should be confused with the other terrible movies that comprise the “black vampire” genre (I’m looking in your direction, Vampire in Brooklyn)

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