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“Maharaja” is a Sanskrit for “great king”. The Maharajas were known for being rich, and thus wearing expensive and exotic clothes.
Black Thought compares the exotic fabrics in his blazer to the clothing that the Maharajas wore.
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When you have high self-esteem, you think you are “hot”. Eminem is so hot that his sweat evaporates into fog the moment it leaves his body.
Also play on the words steam (as in self-esteem) and fog, which are both forms of vaporized water. In this case, since his body is full of steam, he is sweating fog instead of liquid water.
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Oberyn, or The Red Viper, played by Pedro Pascal, is Tyrion’s champion for the combat. Tyrion initially wanted Bronn to fight for him, but when he refused Oberyn volunteered, in seek of revenge against The Mountain for what he did to Oberyn’s sister Elia.
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Following the literature-theme from the previous lines, an epic is a genre in poetry and other art forms. The word epic has also developed into a type of slang in later years, and it is used to describe something unusually large, powerful or wonderful. Joey is powerful, and he is getting large amounts of money (dough).
When she took it, I took it back, you shoulda asked for a Benz
That’s mediocre bitch! T.I. (Ft. Iggy Azalea) – No Mediocre
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When T.I. gave the girl the keys to a Jaguar convertible, and she accepted it instead of asking for a Mercedes Benz, he took the keys back.
He does not want a girl who settles with mediocrity (Jaguar) when she can get the real deal (Benz).
In this interview with The Breakfast Club (1m50s), T.I. explains this line himself:
Compared to a Benz, it’s mediocre. If you compare it to a Chevrolet, it’s fine. It depends where you set your sights…
Very similar in sentiment to his line in E-40’s “Episode”:
Girl, let me Birkin your bag, Jimmy Choo on your feet
Let me get you out of the Jag and in that Bentley GT
Jaguar, once considered a top luxury brand in the 50’s-70’s, has been plagued by quality issues for the past few decades (especially under Ford’s ownership from 1984-2007). Mercedes Benz on the other hand has stood the test of time has a quality vehicle that holds it’s value. T.I. doesn’t value your opinion if you don’t own this vehicle.
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Phil Collins was the vocalist and drummer in the British Rock band Genesis. Genesis was formed in 1967, but Phil Collins is still releasing new music 47 years after.
Genesis is also the name of a NASA spacecraft, so you should note the wordplay on the words rock it/rocket.
This line could mean that Nyck wants Pro Era to become succesfull. Genesis (the band) and Phil Collins had huge commercial success, and the spacecraft came very far as well (to outer space!).
I knew these three niggas for years but when they each get in that booth they make a first impression Slaughterhouse – Offshore
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The only people Joell hangs around with are the other members of Slaughterhouse, who always seek the perfect verse.
He continues saying he’s known them for years, and heard them rap many time. Nevertheless, every time they spit, they impress him again and it’s like he just met them.
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words are mighty powerful, and you can hurt someone with them. Joe Budden said a similar thing…
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Cain and Abel were the children of Adam and Eve. Cain killed Abel (they didn’t mix).
He also uses the word form of Cain, cane, and Abel, able, to say a cane and able-bodied people don’t mix either. When someone are able-bodied, they are physically strong and healthy. A cane is a walking stick. An able-bodied person would not need a cane.
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Play on the name of the ‘90s rap group, House of Pain, whose classic track, “Jump Around,” is sampled in the song. The chorus of “Jump Around” is sampled in the proceeding lines.
Eminem uses the group’s name, “House of Pain,” to say he will subject the girl to suffering. He also extends the metaphor to include the phrase, “a world of hurt,” which shares a similar sentiment, while also being similar grammatically.
It’s notable that Eminem has had beef with House of Pain’s Everlast, which started in 1999 after an encounter. According to a Vibe interview from 2010 with Eminem, the feud is now squashed. Both Eminem and Everlast are featured on Busta Rhymes' Calm Down: The Clash EP.
Em seems to love the song and the group.
Plus his “house of pain” and “world of hurt” might be about relationships' emotional pain… OR maybe it’s just the general “pain” and “hurt” of destroying other rappers.