Smaug is the villainous dragon from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
Cayea also tweeted a slight criticism of Peter Jackson’s film adaption of The Hobbit in The Desolation of Smaug:
This line is in reference to the death of Socrates as documented by Plato in his dialogue “Crito.” In the dialogue, Socrates' good friend Crito attempts to free a locked Socrates from jail, who after being put to trial for corrupting the youth, was sentenced to death.
Throughout the dialogue Socrates discounts the many reasons Crito gives as for why he should escape with him, humbly accepting his sentence under the general belief that if he were to escape, it would go against all the philosophical ideals he had taught over the course of his life.
Cayea compares himself to Socrates in this way, claiming that he is willing to die for his philosophical beliefs as well.
Eric Koston is a professional skateboarder known for his innovative street skating style, including his ambitious stair grind attempts.
BS Noseslide from Yeah Right!
Cayea reverses the common idiom “got up on the wrong side of the bed,” which means to wake up grumpy or in a bad mood. Instead, he woke up feeling baller AF.
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Moosh is making a cleaver play on the word artificial by insinuating that although there’s nothing fake about his music, his art is official.
