Come to spread the butter lyrics over hominy grit The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Method Man) – The What
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In the (Dirty) South, butter is often spread over grits for breakfast (Grits can be made of hominy, a pre-soaked cornmeal)
Here, Meth spreads his buttery lyrics over harmony grit – a harmonious but yet gritty production from Easy Mo Bee.
Like Arnold on that, "What you talking 'bout, Willis?" The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Method Man) – The What
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A celebrated line, oft-repeated by Gary Coleman’s character Arnold on the TV show Diff'rent Strokes.
As with Arnold’s line, Biggie finds other rappers' verses full of tired old phrases, “played out” (rendered banal) by repetition
See the “Flava In Ya Ear” remix for another Diff'rent Strokes based simile from Biggie.
Now I throw shields on the dick to stop me from that HIV shit The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Method Man) – The What
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Dead on the Van Wyck expressway Cam'ron (Ft. Juelz Santana) – Losing Weight, Pt. 2
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I-678 – the Van Wyck Expressway – goes to the Kennedy airport and has a lot of convenient places for dumping dead bodies
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Nah, fuck it, get the beef and brocs, blue and gray Cam'ron (Ft. Juelz Santana) – Losing Weight, Pt. 2
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Butter vs. Guns situation: he could buy a car or house with the money he earns, but instead he’s gonna reinvest in settling some scores (get the beef), buy some gray Timberland boots (aka broccolis), etc..
Also a pun on beef and broccoli, a ubiquitous Chinese dish..
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Meth will spit on your grave while grabbing on his dick (named “Charles Dickens” to underscore the nexus between sex/death/literature…)
Years later, Method Man acted on the TV show The Wire, which had an episode titled “The Dickensian Aspect”, a journalistic term for the element of story which covers poverty and social injustice.
The book, “Great Expectations” opens with a homeless youth at the grave of his parents; he becomes wealthy through his hard work, cunning, and aid to an escaped convict.