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Sickest lad-i-dadi,peace on Earth you dont remind me Schoolboy Q – Kamikaze

He says “Slick as la di da di” because of this man right here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM0KAh5w7Rs

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Body and soul meet at last
I am now tranquil Marlon Thiong – Samurai's Haiku

Meditation helps calm his nerves and brings him to true peace

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My foe is myself Marlon Thiong – Samurai's Haiku

After meeting his enemy, he finds that he is only opposed by himself. The saying “I’m my own worst enemy” takes hold.

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My steed gallops on
Enemy at a distance
I ride to meet him Marlon Thiong – Samurai's Haiku

Now that his mind is focused, our speaker chooses to face his enemy without fear.

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Pedals fall gently
The breeze runs along my skin
Oneness with nature Marlon Thiong – Samurai's Haiku

Before clashing with another warrior, the samurai takes notice of his surroundings and feels connected to everything around him.

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That don't swim with blood in they gills XV (Ft. Emilio Rojas) – Wonkavator

“Blood in they gills” could be a play off of “blood in my eyes”. Both meaning that the women he fucks with now don’t have hatred in their heart

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"It came with a red dot, for sure shot, and a silencer on ..." (Big KRIT – Banana Clip Theory) | accepted

The gun he’s talking to has a red beam and a silencer

"Feel this heat, the pyromaniac,you niggas peaceless / Ain..." (Schoolboy Q – Kamikaze) | pending

This line should say “Feel this ether, the pyromaniac, you niggas keisters/ Ain’t shit but ass, newest task is getting cash”

"They thought I was Jamaican, I got three jobs" (Childish Gambino – Think of Me) | accepted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpu5_3qk4KM Jamaicans working hard

"In high school I was voted the most Ted DiBiase-est / Als..." (Lupe Fiasco – The One) | pending

“Also the most slept on….” is another line in itself. Since the finishing move was a sleeper hold, a lot of people “slept on” Lu

"The calming comes through after disasters have / But this..." (Lupe Fiasco – Thank You) | pending

Lupe is talking about the calm most people get after a disaster. But his “calm” has the same fury as the disaster making him a relentless lyricist. But you knew that already

"Going green only using half the gas" (Lupe Fiasco – Thank You) | accepted

It can also mean that he’s getting the same amount of money they are with half of the commercial buzz

"I'm flying on Pegasus, you're flying on the pheasant" (Lupe Fiasco – Dumb it Down) | rejected

Lupe is riding this:

While you ride a pheasant (which doesn’t fly)

"Awake and at war 'til I'm resting in peace" (Lupe Fiasco – Dumb it Down) | accepted

This line can also be mean that Lupe is awake or enlightened the state of hip hop. All the while “at war” with the notion that he has to dumb it down and conform to be successful. All this until he himself is resting in peace, or deceased

"And wonder why you can't turn traumas into nirvanas" (Childish Gambino – Silk Pillow) | accepted

In Buddhism nirvana is freedom from a cycle of reincarnation and suffering. This is done through ridding yourself of passion, hatred, and self indulgence. These people Beck is talking about can’t achieve nirvana or freedom because they are overly dramatic and worry about things that don’t matter

"While your doppleganger stands topless" (Childish Gambino – Silk Pillow) | pending

The last word is topless not copless