I'll tear your season apart like D. Rose's knee Tony Touch (Ft. Slaughterhouse) – Slaughter Session
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Players refers to the players of the rap game, in other words, rappers. If another player or rapper goes against Royce he’s going to tear them apart (on wax of course…) like Derick Rose’s knee.
Derick Rose tore his ACL in his left knee during the 2012 NBA playoffs which saw him out not only for the rest of the playoffs, but also for the whole 2013 NBA season (you wonder why not many rappers have referenced him recently?).
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Continuing with the Mortal Kombat theme from the previous line; Liu Kang is a playable character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Liu Kang in the game is most infamously known for his ferocious kicks.
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Referring to the television series Bones, which is about a team put together primarly to investigate death causes and cases.
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My my, how the tournament's risen
Shit, everybody wants to soar in an instant Bliss n Eso (Ft. Nas) – I Am Somebody
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With the flow flipping like Jordan and Pippen Bliss n Eso (Ft. Nas) – I Am Somebody
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Bliss compares his chemistry with Eso when they’re together on a track similiar to the dynamic duo of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
‘Give and Go with the flow’ also refers to Bliss and Eso going back and forth on a track much like Jordan and Pippen on the basketball court. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen are said to be one of the greatest basketball duo’s of all time, leading the Chicago Bulls to 6 championships from 1991-93 and 1996-98 respectively.
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Joey high as fuck.
Grabbed a dollar off my dad, Shabadoo I had it for ya
To save the centre, If I ever made it to California
And then the moment came, my mother said we're going
Jumped on a jumbo and we sailed across the ocean, like Bliss n Eso – Life's Midnight
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As a child, Eso a gullible innocent, thought the films happenings were real, so he “grabbed a dollar off his dad” to contribute to the effort to save the community centre (in Breakin' 2) from being demolished.
Later, Eso’s family surprised him with a family holiday to California, where the film was set. A Jumbo Jet is the now accepted term for the Boeing 747, one of the most popular large aircrafts.
On a beat like Heath in a Joker mask Bliss n Eso (Ft. Nas) – I Am Somebody
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Referring to Australian actor Heath Ledger. Heath was most known for his incredible performance of The Joker in The Dark Knight. Eso wants to make his moment last just like how Heath did playing the Joker.
Meanin' my junior, only reason for me not to shoot you Horseshoe G.A.N.G – Picture of Anger
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This line is a metaphor. When he’s staring at his own eyes in the mirror, rather than seeing his pupil (eye) – which is the black hole in the centre of the iris.
He sees himself as a pupil – A pupil is another word for student.
The innocence and naivety that comes with being a ‘junior’ or ‘student’ in which he once had is the only reason stopping him from shooting somebody.
