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Double entendre. “Cats that push” would be slang for “dudes who sell drugs”. To continue the drug-references, a steamroller is a type of pipe used to smoke weed. In keeping with the construction-theme, he’s also referring to Catepillar – the heavy machinery company.
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“RAID” is a roach killing spray
A raid refers to when police would bust a speakeasy. So he’s dodging the police raids like a roach would dodge RAID
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Like David Hasselhoff, Lupe looks out for the little swimmers
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People who are not Brave are refered to as not having a backbone, and you cant fly without wings unless you are Peter Pan. And, Peter Pan you are not. This line also sets up the next “chicken strips” line because as we all know, there are no wings or bones in a chicken strip. Shout out to Church’s for having the best chicken strips and nuggets in the motherfucking game!
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Little Caesar's of burning down your Pizza Huts Lupe Fiasco – Say Something
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If you throw something in a pond or any body of water it will cause a ripple effect. And the further the ripple goes, the bigger the circle gets. He is suggesting that the influence that his rap has gets bigger and bigger like the mentioned ripple effect.
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The top of the chess piece “Pawn” is a round/ball shape
“Ballin' like the tops of Palms” (Las Vegas resort with a rooftop club)
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Walking through his neighborhood with a King Cobra brand 40 oz malt liquor makes Lupe feel regal. In continuing with the double entendre of the entire song, the cats that push 40 ounces of drugs through the hood feel like Kings since they run the trade.
The snake, king cobra, is shaped so that the face comes out of the actual ‘'hood/head’'
there is also a chicago street gang called the King Cobras that should accounted for in this line
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King Cobra is also the nick name of the ford mustang 1978 which had an actual cobra on the hood, hence, “through the hood like King Cobras”.
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i thinkwehave a quintuple or at least quadruple entendre at hand here
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Also as a triple entendre king cobras push 40 ounces (2.5 pounds) down their neck (hood) such as small rabits, mice, etc
Also in Chicago, Kings and Cobras are two notorious street gangs known for their drug trafficking