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Meningitis is when the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord (meninges) become infected by bacteria or viruses.
Breeze’s brain is swelling and becoming infected with lyrics. This sets up the extended metaphor explored in this verse – Breezly is likening the thoughts & ideas in his head to a literal infection that consumes him.
I’m busting clip after clip, my artillery
Of funk on a punk when you wanna test my shit Juggaknots – Trouble Man
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Concluding the lyrics/gunfight extended metaphor, Buddy will ultimately leave any competitor deceased if they try to come at him.
And we all know about the putrid odors that are released from a decomposing body.
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A white flag in war means that one side is surrendering.
But Buddy doesn’t give a fuck and will keep assaulting you anyway.
So if you ain’t got it together you’re slim pickings Juggaknots – Trouble Man
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Your people try picking up the pieces Juggaknots – Trouble Man
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Trying to step to Buddy is like walking into a live minefield – you spend the entire time worrying about your life and end up getting blown to pieces.
If you’re stepping when you tries to get mine behind enemy lines Juggaknots – Trouble Man
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This line sets up the theme for the entire 1st verse – Buddy uses various metaphors & imagery to compare his rapping prowess to physically participating in gun fights. Hip-Hop flourished in a competitive environment so naturally these comparisons are used to accentuate how much damage an MC can do with just words.
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Killah Priest is notorious for the complex and incredibly deep imagery he evokes in his rhymes. He is saying that his “sixteens” (there are 16 bars to a verse, so a 16 is slang for a rhyme) paint such a graphic picture, it’s as clear as and should be seen on a “plasma screen”.
Sordid tales of the corruption of the frail Kalki – Mad World
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People have died in an extremely large variety of ways, some can be traced to humanity’s corruption and wickedness, and its exploitation of the weak.
Some of these include
The Holocaust (approx. 6 million deaths)
Native American Genocide (approx. 1 million deaths)
Al-Anfal Genocide (approx. 180,000 deaths)
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Royal positions are usually passed down to blood relatives, ANTHM is not related to anyone in the Royal Family, but he still wants to be the king.
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ANTHM wonders if the outcomes in his life are dictated by a higher power or if everything in this universe is purely a coincidence.
