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Joey is blessed with a talent that opened a lot of doors for him once he pursued rapping as a career. However, most people in his neighborhood aren’t so fortunate and would get the door slammed in their face if they pursued ventures in the professional world.

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Reference to Adele’s hit single “Rolling In the Deep”. Basically saying that that there’s no use in doing something unless you are willing to give 100% effort, time, and work.

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The Rolling Stones were known as much for their party and hedonistic lifestyle as they were for their revolutionary music. They are the epitome of the “Rockstar Lifestyle”.

Rolling Stoned like a Rolling Stone is a reference to their well known drug use. Especially from lead guitarist Keith Richards.

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President John Fitzgerald kennedy was assaassinnted with a headshot by assassin Lee harvey Oswald. Meechy will murder you no matter who you are, even if you’re the president. (Obama Sneak Diss?)

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Erick Arc Elliot and his Flatbush Zombies associates is the only sane and knowledgeable people left on this crazy world.

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Rucker Park is a famous basketball court found in Harlem, New York. Many who played at the park in the Rucker Tournament achieved a level of fame for their abilities, and several have gone on to play in the NBA.

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Dessy means he’s known for layin' fire on the mic. Just like you would lay a filet down in the oven before you bake it.

Hinds is using wordplay to describe his whole team in a smoking circle with a bong (“bubbling” with a bubbler) and they’re are getting so high their brains are busting.

Also, giving the image of him turning around in a complete circle like an action movie, shooting everyone with head-shots.

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Erick Arc Elliot sampled Gorillaz’s “New Genius (Brother)” to create the majority of this beat.

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Erick added a more distinct bass riff as well as lowering the pitch of the song altogether.

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How fitting? Lebron’s favorite NFL player is another electric athlete like himself aka Deion Sanders:

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Remember Audio Push, they blessed us with this dance song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FOjmV66zf8

Fast forward to today, Audio Push has reinvented their sound. After signing with Hit-Boy, they’ve branched out their musical and lyrical talents. It’s as if the old Audio Push is dead and the new Audio Push is resurrected.

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