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Visibly shook of the invisible bully (Let's go) JAY-Z (Ft. Lenny Kravitz) – Guns & Roses
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The Michael Corleone of the microphone JAY-Z (Ft. Lenny Kravitz) – Guns & Roses
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This is a double entendre. Quite literally, a rolling stone will not gather much, if any, moss.
Secondly, Jay is comparing himself to the legendary band, the Rolling Stones, who are still rocking shows at age 60 plus. Jay is saying he will continue doing what he does and the Grim Reaper will not catch him.
ACCEPTED COMMENT: He’s also using a metaphor about being away from home to describe the Grim Reaper not being able to find him and take his life. The Grim Reaper might come around to get Jay, but Jay’s not even home.
For some reason I can picture Hov pulling up the Roc sign as he proclaims “nigga I’m gone c'mon”. Perhaps the “Rolling Stone” can also be a play on words to ‘the rock/roc’ as well as rockstars. They stay moving.
a) “gather no moss like a rolling stone is an old proverb meaning ‘People who are always moving, with no roots in one place or another, avoid responsibilities and cares.’
c) there is an extremely more deep meaning behind this also saying, he’s avoiding responsibility and cares by never staying in one spot too long out of the fear that the day will come he will have to face all the wrong he’s done in the world.
c)also a play on the band ‘rolling stones’