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The O.C. is an American Teen drama, drama similar to what Shad brings with his incredible lyrics.
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“Wild Wild West” is the 1988 single by Kool Moe Dee, off of his sophomore album How Ya Like Me Now. Again playing back to the pop culture names dealing with the word “Wild”, which is the title of this song.
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“Wild Thing” is the name of the 1988 smash single by rapper Tone Loc. Playing back to the pop culture names dealing with the word “Wild”, which is the title of this song.
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A clever play on words, this line has multiple meanings. Shad’s style is crazier than those from the movie “Van Wilder”, a comedy about college parties. Also, the crowd flips like they were a Vans skateboard, where several tricks involve flipping the skateboard. Playing back to the pop culture names dealing with the word “Wild”, which is the title of this song.
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You’re broken and in tears, but the only thing you can think of is revenge and retaliation, just like the family revenged the brother that was killed earlier in the verse.
Till you was outside with the whole fam, havin' brews, talkin shit, eatin' barbeque Big K.R.I.T. – Banana Clip Theory
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The Bloods knew where this man lived, but instead of shooting when they found out they waited for the best time to retaliate; with the man’s family with him having a barbecue.
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A reference to gang violence, most notably the Bloods and Crips; 2 huge and powerful L.A.-based street gangs. The person KRIT is talking about was a Crip (blue), and a gang of Bloods (red) drove by.
Was right next to 'em, getting blood on my jeans Uptown XO – Spread Love
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A lot of the time people think just because an artist is from Canada they can’t compete with artists from the US. Shad is here to prove them wrong…