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Lost Session refers to Royce' 2003 compilation mixtape Build & Destroy: Lost Sessions.

Royce is saying other rappers find themselves listening to his old albums, meaning they try to copy his style.

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Eminem has been on record listing Masta Ace as one of his mentors, and Ace pays homage in return by referencing Eminem’s opening lines of “Who Knew”:

“I don’t do black music, I don’t do white music
I make fight music, for high school kids”

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Like Dr. Mindbender from G.I. Joe, today’s media can distort your mind.

The name contains two words, Mind and Bend.

Nas means Fox News bends your mind. In other words they twist your mind when you view their lies and believe. The next line extend more on this.

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Nas means, since he’s more successful than Cormega, he can build him a fan base just by saying his name

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Dr. Dre is shouting out Eminem’s city – Detroit, Michigan. This line is later sampled on the November 2004 track, “Rain Man.”

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