can you explain rap lyrics?
Beastie Boys
Get It Together
Ill Communication
The colloquial term Ma Bell (as in "Mother Bell") is used by the general public to refer to the AT&T conglomerate, who for several decades, held a complete monopoly over all telephone service in most areas of the United States.
Do It
Ill Communication
We are iconoclasts that engage society and advance popular culture in America. Reference to Billy Joel Song "we didn't start the fire" which is a listing of various cultural events in America.
Rhymin' and Stealin'
Licensed To Ill
I will assasinate Kentucky Friend Chicken's pitch man Harland David Sanders also known as Colonel Sanders and then deposit his body at the bottom of the ocean. Davy Jones is a nickname for what would be the devil/saint/god of the seas.
Do It
Ill Communication
Members of my family were processed upon entry to this country at New York's Ellis Island.
Triple Trouble
To the 5 Boroughs
I do not have to travel to impart my power, I have emissaries that acomplish this for me.
Body Movin'
Hello Nasty
We are preforming very well. Refers to early hip hop classic film Krush Groove.
Body Movin'
Hello Nasty
If you attempt to cross verbal boundaries with me, you will find that I am exceptional at defending your advances. Ace denotes highest card in playing deck.
So What'cha Want?
Check Your Head
Please make use of my expert abilities, much like Jazz tenor saxaphonist Eddie Harris who recorded the 1968 release "Plug me in" on Atlantic Records.
Rhymin' and Stealin'
Licensed To Ill
The Beastie Boys are leaving the place you expected them to be located. They will be doing so without notice. A.W.O.L is a military term for absent without leave.
Intergalactic
Hello Nasty
Here, hip hop music is being compared to a recipe for soup. The stock of the soup, which provides flavor and serves as a base for the recipe, is comparable to the pre-recorded rhythm track to which rappers add the vocals.
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