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Shad is questioning that maybe just trying to make people temporarily happy is not peace at all. Instead of two parties almost bribing each other to keep themselves happy, they should make amends and create peace.
The term appeasement has almost become synonomous with World War II, where world leaders tried to appease Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party, believing that there was peace, but because no one actually stopped him he invaded most of Europe.
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More hockey references, a penalty killer is a player on a hockey team that plays on the ice to shut down a manned-advantage. Passing goes without saying, and a poke check is a play usually done by a goalie to poke the puck away from a potential shooter with his stick.
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Joell’s dealings with record labels often ended sourly. He was originally signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath record label, which he eventually departed from in 2008. He was working on signing to Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def label, but the deal fell through and caused Joell to eventually start beef with Jermaine Dupri. He released his street album, The Brick: Bodega Chronicles on Koch Records. That dealing fell through, so Joell signed to E1 Records where Slaughterhouse released their self-titled debut, but again left the label due to internal problems. He was planning on signing to SRC Records, but again the deal didn’t work out. Finally, Joell, along with his Slaughterhouse counterparts, finally signed to Eminem’s Shady Records, where they recently released their commercial debut, welcome to: Our House.
Short Version; Joell has had many label problems throughout his career, but is currently signed to Eminem’s Shady Records.
I thought you got your flow back, what happened man? Shad – Out of Love Pt. 2
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Playing again to the fairytale theme of the album, Shad sniffs a rose and suddenly gets his former self back. This can be a possible reference to Beauty and the Beast, where the rose is a symbol for the search for love.
On the couch or just around the rug
Legs spread starfish-style, Shad – Out of Love Pt. 2
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Shad still lives with his parents on his grind, sleeping on the couch or even lying on the ground in defeat, too let down to even sit up.
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Referring back to “flux” in the title and the treatment of objects to turn into liquid, or to “flow”. This is a metaphor rhetorically asking how you come back from the negative moments in life, how much you can withstand without breaking.
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Shad stays put at home like a rock, similar to the American hard-rock band Megadeth.
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Shad’s punchlines will make you laugh like the title of Juvenile’s 1998 single “Ha!”, off his biggest album 400 Degreez.
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“Halftime” is Nas' breakout 1992 single from his monumental album Illmatic. Janet Jackson performed at Super Bowl XXXVIII half time show, where she had an infamous “clothing malfunction”.
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Shad realizes that even greatness has to struggle to fully appreciate life, so is crying as he knows the road is tough, but also smiling because he knows that it happens to everybody and is just part of life.
Shad is outspoken about his Christianity though he seldom speaks of Jesus by name in his songs. In this line he is translating the emotional craziness that is Christ incarnate… Christ, who is God, as a young man like Shad.