“AMERICAN SPIRIT” BAR BREAKDOWN

intro sound 

• audio from Pete Weber’s iconic strike to win it all.

• “WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, I AM” Pete Weber’s famous quote.

• Bowling pins are white.

• This also ties to “I AM” bar in verse 2 so hold this thought.

VERSE 1

 

“unhinged and the bars

unmatched”

• Hinge dating app

• unhinged as in i ain’t on those dating apps bitch i’m locked in.

• Bars unmatched y’all focused on women i’m focused on poetry.

“I mastered my craft,

R.I.P mac”

• Play on mac and cheese cuz it’s funny. i’m saying i perfected my talent while making a funny stupid bar.

• An ode to someone who i feel has in a way mastered their craft. At least what we got of it.

“Skill ain’t a phase.

I can adapt”

• I didn’t stumble upon being good. i put in the work. i can do this over and over again. i’m prepared. this isn’t a phase.

• “ faze Adapt” was also a high-school best friend who became very popular. We ended up having a falling out and never resolved it. He lost a friend who was truly there for him and cared about him. we hung out everyday. He never gave me the chance to tell him my side. it’s deep. at least to me it is.

• I’m basically saying i don’t need him to succeed. Most interactions i saw would be people always asking him for a shoutout or to collab or whatever it was. idk there’s a lot here.

“Way too sharp

yah i’m just to clever

got enough dynamics

to keep me alive forever”

• “Clever” performed “cleaver” to tie in purpose for “way too sharp”

• Emphasis on “Die” of “Dynamics” to tie with “Alive” forever ending. Contrast.

• I don’t just have one bag. i got enough ideas and pockets to live forever.

• Forever performed “forEVEr” to tie in following line

“If she on Adam’s pod

can’t keep her nah, aye”

• Play on adam an Eve

Adam 22

• Everyone he interviews with his wife they fuck.

• Idk. use to have this cool vibe to it but now it’s downhill and trashy.

• Love for adam tho fr.

“I don’t know about you

but i feel 22.

I’m happy and free and

they all look confused.”

• 22 Ties in Adam 22 which is his Ig handle

22 also for Taylor Swift’s song “22”

My brother danced on tour with her

• “We’re happy, free, confused” lyrics in taylor’s song

• I feel amazing. i feel good. i’m ready. they all gonna look confused when i drop. when poetry is key.

“Look you against Me’s

like bad weed

and i ain’t into smoking on

boof aye”

Boof is bad weed. as in you are “ass” which then ties into boofing.

• Boof as in “The booth”.

• Meet me in the booth you will get the truth i promise you.

“Come get a taste.

Know that i always

got blood in my stu.”

• Try me i’m very competitive. Always trying to better myself.

• I call my brother “Blood”. He’s my only biological brother. We call each-other blood. He produces everything. It’s not just me. Brother screams through production. Every sound calculated and purposeful. As are the lyrics. you are not just battling me. you are going against a calculated spiritual bond. We have honed in and put in the time.

• Stu as in “Studio” as in “Stew” the pot. Try it. there’s blood in it tho haha

“Married the game

cuz she’ll never ghost

me yah that’s my boo.”

• Music will never leave me. she’s faithful. She’s my baby. My boo.

• All these hoes be playing games while i married the game.

• Boo performed “BOO” to scare you.

“I’m having fun with this shit cuz

i’m playing with poop”

• If you can’t have fun you a bitch

• Also saying y’all are poop so to keep myself entertained i might as well play with it. i don’t see much else to do. my lane is cooked.

“Sorry I said I do”

• Ties back to me confirming I did in fact marry the game.

“Aye look the game got me

missionary

yah she’s in control”

• Yes the game is on top of me.

• When she calls i answer always

• She gets her way no matter what.

• I have time for nothing and no one else

• Sex position

• control (gamer theme)

“Swear my whole lane

look scuffed”

Scuff gaming controller

• Scuffed as in it’s all fucked up

• Ties to “the game” concept but more specially about my lane of “white rappers”

“Face card

ace im buffed”

Ace as in the gaming term.

• My Face is beautiful

Buffed as the gaming term after patches or updates

• Buffed as in i hit the gym everyday i’m in the best shape of my life.

“XXL

boutta look like a goat

with some scrubs”

• XXL pronounce “double XL” which tied back to Buffed

XXL

• Me Vs. Them looking free.

Scrubs as in bad players in the game.

“Put me in coach

i’m humble

I’ve had enough”

• Coach as in Coach of the game

• Coach as in Not First Class.

• Put me in coach. i don’t need all that.

• I grew up on both sides. I know what enough looks like.

Kendrick ode.

• i’ve had enough. i’m over this shit. put me in.

PRE
 

“Don’t know why.

Cuz i… Cuz i have to.”

• I always say this. people that know me know so…

• When someone asks me why i do what i do. i always just say i have no fucking idea i just feel like i have to do what i do.

• But also more importantly tying to the song concept “American Spirit” and my journey of trying to quit cigarettes.

• I feel like i have a beautiful relationship with it. But it hurts everyone around me.

• So i feel like i have to quit.

HOOK 

"Get Outta my pocket.

Outta my pocket."

This is my pocket.

I’m trynna kick it.”

• Get these mutherfucking cigarettes out of my pocket. i’m trynna kick them out my life.

• Pocket as in my lane. Get out. but also im trying to chill/kick it.

• Coyote howls happening in the production… AZ “ARIZONA” home state Shoutout

• Coyotes come in packs it’s not just me.

• Play on Cig packs as well.

• I’m definitely insinuating that I’m leader of the “pack“ my “Lane” and that you will get smoked if you don’t straighten up. i’m here to better people. better rap.

VERSE 2

“Look you average

jack”

• play on average joe

• hi jack

“Bars on sleepy joe.

Get him outta here

i don’t wanna hear it.”

Joe Biden

• “Get him outta here” repeated phrase used by Trump as well as the obvious “sleepy joe

• I’m not really political. I am a poet. i try to find humor in all of it. there’s enough stress here, i rather bring love and humor into the chaos.

“look if it’s wrapped in

white

i want all the smoke

that’s the

american

spirit”

American Spirit’s are the cigs i smoke

• If you call yourself a “rapper” and you are white this is directed towards you.

• Song title

“No one hard on the mic

like jagger”

Jagger is my real name

“They all gonna

mimic jagger”

• Emphasis on the “MIC” of mimic for “ Mick Jagger” word play

• They are all going to copy me.

“Know me as first name

jagger”

• The first, first name jagger.

• kind of shade towards Mick jagger cuz he tried to sue me for using my legal name “jagger” as an early stage name.

“Most y’all

look like rappers.

Most y’all

don’t even write

like a rapper.”

• there is a lot here. i just love rap. not rappers.

“I did the math.

Most y’all just Act

like a rapper”

• Emphasis on ACT performed like “AK” as in akademics the Rap/culture/newsfeed streamer. This is also important for the next bar.

“I’m coming for them cuz i got the

ick

for these rappers”

• Them pronounced “dem”

• I emphasize the “AK” (previous line) the “dem” and the “ick” for “akademics” bar/tie

“You just a? you just a what?

Counterproductive, forget a puppet,

figured abundance,

sick of a budget, forget a hundred, feeling above it.

skippidy what

skippidy who?”

• y’all aren’t getting anywhere.

• Y’all controlled

• fuck all that. must do better

• what the fuck is skippidy… i still don’t know

“You just a

fast rapper”

• That shit like a 3 pointer nowadays

• it’s not impressive to me. it’s easy and normal.

“Won’t stick rapper

imma staff rapper”

• you won’t stick as in you won’t last but also a play on a “stick” vs. a “staff” which is held by a Shepard.

• My brother says i’m the Shepard of rap. but also “staff” as in i’m watching y’all. I have a job.

“Only heard you if you a

goat rapper”

• I only listen to the goats. seriously. ask my brother.

• If you not a goat you not getting herd.

“Sign me to shady?

he’s dead.

I’m trynna make white rap great again.

Shit.”

• “Sign” performed with stacks to ode the “Hi” in eminem’s “My name is”.

• “The death of Slim shady” Eminem’s last album

• play on “M.A.G.A.”… Eminem hates trump and In my head it goes back to the Joe Biden line which is my callout to jack who has specifically said he’s the hardest white rapper since the guy with vomit on his sweater.

• I’m basically saying if shady is dead who is there???

“Look I’m whiter than a

mike ru party”

Michael rubin throws “all white” parties. fucking weird.

“I ain’t pulling no fake shit.

I don’t really care

who best dressed,

I’ll pull up with a

vocal chain

naked.”

• My vocal chain is literally an Eq and Compressor. Basically Naked. My shit raw and real. That’s how i’m showing up.

• like i don’t care how good of a rapper you look like.

“They gonna have to kick me out

they gone’ mainstream me

i’m famous”

Kick as in the streaming service

• The world’s gonna mainstream me after they hear me.

“Motherfucking verses

so long

that’s a doom

scroll

frame it”

MF doom wordplay / shoutout

• Social media “Doom scroll” wordplay

• Scrolls are sacred. Like my verses. Frame it.

“It’s giving

ripley’s

believe it or not.

Cuz every line tied”

• not as in “knot” cuz every line tied

• Tied is important because in “Pete Weber”’s game he was tied and needed a strike to win.

“They think that’s i’m cheating

i’m screaming

i’m pete to

these bots like

I am.”

Peterbot is the best Fortnite player in the world. He came up on HUGE aim assists cheating allegations. he later beat these allegations by winning over and over again. he’s still top player in the world.

• “i’m screaming i’m pete”… like pete weber but also like peterbot cuz he is known for raging.

• “to these bots” which ties peterbot and gaming

bots as in bad players

• “I am” which ties back again to pete weber and the intro sound. hope that makes sense haha. One of the deeper entendres from this record.

• Vocal stacks on “not, tied, cheating, and pete” to bring emphasis and attention to this complicated bar.

“They sadboy.

Two at one time that’s Easy.

Shit imma clip the whole squad

we ain’t in the same boat

look imma yell

yacht

then emote

y’all free free.”

G -eazy. Ezmil. two at one time that’s eazzy.

Kendrick YACHT adlibs ode

• boat vs. YAcHT theme

• “Sadboys” ties to EMOte

• there’s a couple strays here but imma leave it for y’all to understand.

“Pretty boy, Model boy,

imma die a star boy

everybody gonna wanna shoot me

it’s gg ya gigi”

• gg as in “Gigi Hadid” 🖤

• gg as in good game

• Shoot me like a bullet but also as in a photoshoot

“Look imma drop then imma

pop

and they’ll ask me who in my top.

i’ll post my

pickaxe just for the

clicks on god.”

• i play with the phonics of words a lot and to me pickaxe also sounds like… “picks ask” like ask for my top 5…

• Clicks also as in “Clix” one of the most popular Fortnite streamers in the world. Him and Peterbot have a real rivalry. Real Fortnite competitive lore here. FNCS is the biggest tournament Fortnite currently holds prior to the World Cup. By winning this tournament you gain access to the FNCS CHAMPIONS PICKAXE. only obtainable by placing first in any fncs tournament. This Pickaxe disappears after the Next Fncs Starts. it’s the biggest flex in the game.

“Most y’all rich

but an icon’s skin you don’t got”

• Most y’all have money but aren’t legends

• ok so originally it was lowkeyyy a shot at clix because he never got an icon skin in Fortnite and when i wrote it he didn’t. BUT LITERALLY he JUST GOT ONE AND I WAS LIKE WHAT DOES THIS MEAN. haha also love clix. just was adding some competitive nature to it. i could say more about this line but that’s the gist of it.

“Look i’ll kobe your

shit with the

throwaway bars i forgot.”

• My throwaway bars. The ones that didn’t make the record. Better than your best. kobeeeee

“We can go

back to back to back to back

like a suicide

Imma touch every line

yah you know

coach he watch.”

• Every hooper knows what a suicide is. And every hooper knows coach watches you touch every fucking line and if one person doesn’t touch that bitch you gotta go again and again until you do it right.

• And as you can see. i touched every fucking line. i’ll go again. and again. and again. i don’t do it to beat anyone. but i will. i do it because for some reason i feel like i fucking have to.

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