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People like to shout out their “hood,” or hometown on tracks. Bam-B is asking if they are queasy from throwing their hood up on the track, because throwing something up also means to vomit!

Following the Sick Boi hoodie theme that he continues in Poindexter as well, he also throws his hood up, meaning that he puts it up.

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‘Laying on Jordan’ is a pun on when he says ‘on the mic’.
Mic and Mike are homonyms, so when he says he’s on the mic, he could also mean that he’s literally on Michael Jordan, an iconic basketball player.

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Gambino is ‘blowing up’ in the rap game, much like spacecraft Apollo 13’s oxygen tank explosion.

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This showcases how Em was a shy, tight-lipped boy full of rage, seeing as he jokes about not being able to speak until the third grade, and “fuck” being the first word he utters. That’s still his favorite word, but he’s not so shy anymore.

These lines also makes the point of the verse come full-circle. The whole verse deals with parents blaming Eminem for negative influences on their kids, but they don’t realize his offensive habits all came from his mother. It goes to show the parents are responsible.

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Gambino references the Sega Genesis game, “Ecco the Dolphin” released in 1992.

“Echo motherfucker” refers to the fact that many rappers are just doing the same thing (echoing), while DC is, as the title states, different.

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I Am Just a Rapper and I Am Just a Rapper 2 mixtapes were excellent examples of Childish Gambino making hot rap songs over indie-hipster songs.

Gambino broke the mold of the common rapper, rapping over beats nobody thought possible.

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This refers to the American motto “In God We Trust,” most notably on money.
He believes he should be trusted on the same level as god; and that he’s never been a let-down, whether in music or acting.

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Since Gambino is so bad-ass, he knows how to get drugs into the club, even if they’re not allowed.
Thankfully, there are a number of ways in which this can be easily done.

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He just acts himself, he doesn’t do anything fake.
He knows he’s a loser, but he’s confident that he can be himself and still be accepted.

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CG may is saying he lyrically came on the track, as well as on a girl.
This is not the first time Gambino has made references linking his music and coming.

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