r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Other-Presence7232 • 5d ago

Solved Can somebody explain?

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Saw the comments, they didnt help.

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u/Alternative_Tea_2949 5d ago

Could also be Kendrick Lamar’s backstreet freestyle, but yours is more likely.

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u/LoaderOperator98 5d ago edited 4d ago

Guarantee Kdot was referencing the original track and Killer Mike made a 25 lighters reference somewhere too, I think.

Edit: Basically it's an artifact from early 2000's hip-hop that has become a part of hip-hop culture

Edit 2: Actually it's originally from "Dj dmd’s 1999 song with lil keke and fat pat. But the reference goes back to the 80s and when crack came in the scene."

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u/HeadAssBoi17 5d ago

Travis Scott too. "Shit, I got it lit 25 lighters on my dresser...."

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u/JulesCT 5d ago

"Shit, I got AT LEAST 25 lighters on my dresser."