And wonder why I ain't ever caught that feeling before
Maybe they know Him better, or I don't know no better Kendrick Lamar (Ft. BJ the Chicago Kid & Punch) – Faith
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“Catching the holy ghost” is a term used especially in black churches to explain the fact that they physically felt God enter their bodies. Many people shake and sometimes convulse when this happens.
Kendrick wonders why he has never felt enveloped in the Word enough to catch the Spirit. Is it because God is testing his faith or is it because God doesn’t care about him? Kendrick prefers to believe it is the former.
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Nas' girl at the time was Kelis. Jay is being cocky saying she probably likes him more than she likes Nas too.
Turn it up and hear the ghetto pledge ScHoolboy Q (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Birds & The Beez
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Amistad is a 1997 drama by Steven Spielberg which details the Mende slaves who took control of the ship La Amistad. This line therefore, mixes the concepts of cage, pain, and a desire for freedom within his music.
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Rock uses word play to allude to the Jack playing card.
A jack of all trades is someone who can do many things well much like Rock can as a rapper, gangster, and integral member of TDE.
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Kendrick is referring to rappers who only know how to create basic rhymes which are plain. They may make money in the long run, but they have not conveyed the true heart(Hart) and essence of the music.
Kevin Hart starred in the movie Soul Plane which is obviously a play on words with so plain
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