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Lyric analysis thread.

Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:10 PM By: TeamMinajCanada

I'm sure we've all already heard one of Nicki's raps that has left us completely dumbfounded. This thread is basically dedicated to 'decoding' those songs.

Post the song and/or lyric that you've been having trouble with and we'll try to figure it out collectively. (Ex: What does "I just be coming off the top, asbestos." mean?)

Once a inquiry has been settled, I'll post the correct lyrics and the accompanying meaning here so we have a quick accessible directory of Nicki's most questionable bars.

:)

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  1. laurenthayer avatar

    RE: Lyric analyzation thread.

    Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:17 PM By: laurenthayer

    this is along the lines of this topic but I wish she would talk about autobiography. Even though I dont think she ever will.. or at least not for a long long time.

  2. IntellectBarbie avatar

    Re: Lyric analyzation thread.

    Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:22 PM By: IntellectBarbie

    Song: Autobiography

    'But I'ma die tryin and when I'm done cryin, grab the iron, and black out like I'm retiring...'

  3. laurenthayer avatar

    Re: Lyric analyzation thread.

    Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:23 PM By: laurenthayer

    IntellectBarbie wrote:
    Song: Autobiography

    'But I'ma die tryin and when I'm done cryin, grab the iron, and black out like I'm retiring...'


    do you think she was talking about self harm? Like burning herself so that she`d black out? Just a thought

  4. negritalinda avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:42 PM By: negritalinda

    IntellectBarbie wrote:
    Song: Autobiography

    'But I'ma die tryin and when I'm done cryin, grab the iron, and black out like I'm retiring...'


    "Black out like I'm retiring" is referencing Jay-Z's Black album (which may have been released around the time he said he was retiring). The iron part I'm not sure about. Could be a gun reference.

  5. ItsPnkFridayHoe avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:42 PM By: ItsPnkFridayHoe

    negritalinda wrote:
    IntellectBarbie wrote:
    Song: Autobiography

    'But I'ma die tryin and when I'm done cryin, grab the iron, and black out like I'm retiring...'


    "Black out like I'm retiring" is referencing Jay-Z's Black album (which may have been released around the time he said he was retiring). The iron part I'm not sure about. Could be a gun reference.


    Hmmm

  6. TeamMinajCanada avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:45 PM By: TeamMinajCanada

    laurenthayer wrote:
    IntellectBarbie wrote:
    Song: Autobiography

    'But I'ma die tryin and when I'm done cryin, grab the iron, and black out like I'm retiring...'


    do you think she was talking about self harm? Like burning herself so that she`d black out? Just a thought


    I'm not sure what the bar means but I know it's not about self-harm.

  7. sweetestgirl__ avatar

    RE: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:53 PM By: sweetestgirl__

    when i hear sweetest girl . i seriously think nicki is talkin about a boy talkin on her ... she said [ WOULD OF NEVER HAPPEN IF I WOULD OF STAYED IN DOORS ..... THEN AT THE END OF THE VERSE SHES F* ME RAPE ME BLAH BLAH .. BUT YEAH I WISH SHE WOULD EXPLAIN THAT ....
    && HOW IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY SHE SPEAKS ON HER GETTIN AN ABORTION & I WANNA KNO THE B*** THAT TIRED TO STAB HER LOL OK IM DONE

  8. negritalinda avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:56 PM By: negritalinda

    sweetestgirl__ wrote:
    when i hear sweetest girl . i seriously think nicki is talkin about a boy talkin on her ... she said [ WOULD OF NEVER HAPPEN IF I WOULD OF STAYED IN DOORS ..... THEN AT THE END OF THE VERSE SHES F* ME RAPE ME BLAH BLAH ..


    Yeah that part has always bothered me. :(

  9. Nadja. avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 3:01 PM By: Nadja.

    negritalinda wrote:
    IntellectBarbie wrote:
    Song: Autobiography

    'But I'ma die tryin and when I'm done cryin, grab the iron, and black out like I'm retiring...'


    "Black out like I'm retiring" is referencing Jay-Z's Black album (which may have been released around the time he said he was retiring). The iron part I'm not sure about. Could be a gun reference.


    i think it has a double meaning.

    shooting yourself makes you literally blackout, while a "blackout" is also a state of mental impairment. so i think the line just means she wants to forget everything that happened (in the verse with her parents).

    and the jay-z reference falls into place.

  10. iPotora avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 6:01 PM By: iPotora

    Haha. You already know mines. We tried to figure it out together on Twitter, but failed.

    Can ANYONE decipher her verse in "Five-O"? Or was she just saying a bunch of nothing?

  11. barbie bonnie avatar

    RE: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 6:40 PM By: barbie bonnie

    i really think maybe she might be talkn bout her old self not an abortion
    from not jus a BARBIE

  12. KierstinNoelle avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 8:03 PM By: KierstinNoelle

    barbie bonnie wrote:
    i really think maybe she might be talkn bout her old self not an abortion
    from not jus a BARBIE

    no, i don't think that's it. "please baby forgive me. Mommy was young, mommy was too busy tryna have fun..i hear you in the air, I can hear you saying Mommy don't cry can't you see I'm right here...wish I could touch your little face, or just hold your little hand, but if its part of God's plan maybe we could meet again."
    it sounds like she's talking about a baby.
    11.22.10!

  13. laurenthayer avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 6:13 AM By: laurenthayer

    so you know in hoodstory the lines "kidnapped my brother at the rucker cuz he used to put it down for me: (phone convo) Oh my god they got/caught brandon.

    This confuses me because it sounds like shes referencing a brother named brandon while meanwhile today she only talks about miciaih and julani (butchered the spelling of those names lol

    so what happened to brandon? or is he just a figment of the song?

  14. iPotora avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 7:38 AM By: iPotora

    laurenthayer wrote:
    so you know in hoodstory the lines "kidnapped my brother at the rucker cuz he used to put it down for me: (phone convo) Oh my god they got/caught brandon.

    This confuses me because it sounds like shes referencing a brother named brandon while meanwhile today she only talks about miciaih and julani (butchered the spelling of those names lol

    so what happened to brandon? or is he just a figment of the song?


    I believe she really does have a half-brother named Brandon. He raps, too. I've listened to a couple of his songs on Youtube. He even did a remix for "Bottoms Up".

  15. laurenthayer avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 10:53 AM By: laurenthayer

    I've seen a guy named Brandon lamar on YouTube saying that he's nickis brother and that he's also signed to ymcmb. But no one from young money or cash money has acknowledged him which makes me think everything he's said is a fabrication

  16. TeamMinajCanada avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 4:47 PM By: TeamMinajCanada

    iPotora wrote:
    laurenthayer wrote:
    so you know in hoodstory the lines "kidnapped my brother at the rucker cuz he used to put it down for me: (phone convo) Oh my god they got/caught brandon.

    This confuses me because it sounds like shes referencing a brother named brandon while meanwhile today she only talks about miciaih and julani (butchered the spelling of those names lol

    so what happened to brandon? or is he just a figment of the song?


    I believe she really does have a half-brother named Brandon. He raps, too. I've listened to a couple of his songs on Youtube. He even did a remix for "Bottoms Up".




    Brandon is a fraud. At most, he's Nicki's estranged step-brother. I don't think she was referring to 'him' in hoodstory.

  17. laurenthayer avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 5:02 PM By: laurenthayer

    TeamMinajCanada wrote:
    iPotora wrote:
    laurenthayer wrote:
    so you know in hoodstory the lines "kidnapped my brother at the rucker cuz he used to put it down for me: (phone convo) Oh my god they got/caught brandon.

    This confuses me because it sounds like shes referencing a brother named brandon while meanwhile today she only talks about miciaih and julani (butchered the spelling of those names lol

    so what happened to brandon? or is he just a figment of the song?


    I believe she really does have a half-brother named Brandon. He raps, too. I've listened to a couple of his songs on Youtube. He even did a remix for "Bottoms Up".




    Brandon is a fraud. At most, he's Nicki's estranged step-brother. I don't think she was referring to 'him' in hoodstory.


    i`m guessing that hes not even her step brother... I`ve never heard anyone talk about either of her parents re-marrying. Its possible though

  18. ?????????? avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:59 AM By: ??????????

    TeamMinajCanada wrote:
    laurenthayer wrote:
    IntellectBarbie wrote:
    Song: Autobiography

    'But I'ma die tryin and when I'm done cryin, grab the iron, and black out like I'm retiring...'


    do you think she was talking about self harm? Like burning herself so that she`d black out? Just a thought


    I'm not sure what the bar means but I know it's not about self-harm.


    agreed... definitely not about self harm lol!

  19. ?????????? avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 1:00 AM By: ??????????

    someone's gotta close this, yo.

  20. iPotora avatar

    Re: Lyric analysis thread.

    Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 11:47 AM By: iPotora

    TeamMinajCanada wrote:
    iPotora wrote:
    laurenthayer wrote:
    so you know in hoodstory the lines "kidnapped my brother at the rucker cuz he used to put it down for me: (phone convo) Oh my god they got/caught brandon.

    This confuses me because it sounds like shes referencing a brother named brandon while meanwhile today she only talks about miciaih and julani (butchered the spelling of those names lol

    so what happened to brandon? or is he just a figment of the song?


    I believe she really does have a half-brother named Brandon. He raps, too. I've listened to a couple of his songs on Youtube. He even did a remix for "Bottoms Up".




    Brandon is a fraud. At most, he's Nicki's estranged step-brother. I don't think she was referring to 'him' in hoodstory.


    I've been bamboozled!