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* From Artists vs TMNT: "I can bebop and steady rock a mic sucka..." [[note]] Bebop and Rocksteady, the BumblingHenchmenDuo best known [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 from the 1980's series.]] [[/note]]

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* From Artists vs TMNT: "I can bebop and steady rock a mic sucka..." mic, sucka!" [[note]] Bebop and Rocksteady, the BumblingHenchmenDuo best known from the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 from the 1980's series.]] [[/note]]
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** "It's a street fight, T. Hawk, show some respect!" [[note]]T. Hawk is the name of a character from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'', but "T. Hawk" is also short for "Tony Hawk".[[/note]]

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** "It's a street fight, T. Hawk, show some respect!" [[note]]T. Hawk is the name of a character from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'', ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', but "T. Hawk" is also short for "Tony Hawk".[[/note]]
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* [=RoboCop=]: "What can go wrong for you will, creep: Murphy's Law!" [[note]]He references the MurphysLaw while also boasting that ''(Alex) Murphy is law''.[[/note]]

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* [=RoboCop=]: "What What can go wrong for you will, creep: Murphy's Law!" Law! [[note]]He references the MurphysLaw while also boasting that ''(Alex) Murphy is law''.[[/note]]



** "You can't beat this fellow, shit I'm too towering!" [[note]]''Fellowship of the Ring'' and ''Two Towers''. Followed by the more blatant line "Everytime I battle, it's ''Return of the King''[[/note]]

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** "You can't beat reach this fellow, shit fellow! Shit, I'm too towering!" [[note]]''Fellowship of the Ring'' and ''Two Towers''. Followed by the more blatant line "Everytime "Every time I battle, it's ''Return of the King''[[/note]]King''!"[[/note]]



-->'''Jefferson:''' "Oh Frederick, I've never heard a verse I dug less."

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-->'''Jefferson:''' "Oh Oh, Frederick, I've never heard a verse I dug less."''dug less''.



** "It's a street fight, T. Hawk, show some respect!" [[note]]T. Hawk is the name of a character from VideoGame/StreetFighterII, but "T. Hawk" is also short for "Tony Hawk".[[/note]]

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** "It's a street fight, T. Hawk, show some respect!" [[note]]T. Hawk is the name of a character from VideoGame/StreetFighterII, ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'', but "T. Hawk" is also short for "Tony Hawk".[[/note]]



** "When I flow I go [[Creator/MarkHamill Mark Ham]] with [[Creator/MarkHamill ill]] zingers." [[note]]In addition to namedropping Hamill, Joker's arguably greatest actor, 'Mark Ham' is a near-pun on Arkham.[[/note]]

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** "When I flow flow, I go [[Creator/MarkHamill Mark Ham]] with [[Creator/MarkHamill ill]] zingers." [[note]]In addition to namedropping Hamill, Joker's arguably greatest actor, 'Mark Ham' is a near-pun on Arkham.[[/note]]
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* "I'll handle this darling, I'm known to fire off some BARs".[[note]]Bar as in rap bars, as well as the M1918 '''B'''rowning '''A'''utomatic '''R'''ifle, a WWI-era machine gun that became famous for being Clyde's [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]].[[/note]]

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* "I'll handle this darling, I'm known to fire off some BARs".BAR's".[[note]]Bar as in rap bars, as well as the M1918 '''B'''rowning '''A'''utomatic '''R'''ifle, a WWI-era machine gun that became famous for being Clyde's [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]].[[/note]]

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* "'Cause if these lovers cross me, they're gonna end up seeing stars!" [[note]]Shakespeare referred to Romeo and Juliet as "star-crossed lovers."[[/note]]

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* "I'll handle this darling, I'm known to fire off some BARs".[[note]]Bar as in rap bars, as well as the M1918 '''B'''rowning '''A'''utomatic '''R'''ifle, a WWI-era machine gun that became famous for being Clyde's [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]].[[/note]]
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"'Cause if these lovers cross me, they're gonna end up seeing stars!" [[note]]Shakespeare referred to Romeo and Juliet as "star-crossed lovers."[[/note]]
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** "I brought foes to their knees in Phoenicia!"

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** "I brought foes to their knees in Phoenicia!"Phoenicia!"[[note]]Pronounced "foe-knee-sha".[[/note]]


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** "I got 99 problems, and you ain't one, Wayne!"[[note]]Wayne Gretzky wore the jersey number 99, so Tony would indeed be able to dismiss him as not a "99 problem".[[/note]]
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* "You're such a toxic date, you could kill a little monkey!" [[note]]Referencing the monkey that died from eating poisoned dates meant for Indy in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.[[/note]]
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* "You might be Potter, but Harry, I planted your seed!"[[note]]Aside from being an obvious reference to Harry's last name, to plant one's seed is a euphemism for impregnating someone, meaning Luke is figuratively, and literally saying he's Harry's father. It goes even deeper when you remember what's the most famous [[LukeIAmYourFather plot twist]] in ''Star Wars''.[[/note]]

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* ** "You might be Potter, but Harry, I planted your seed!"[[note]]Aside from being an obvious reference to Harry's last name, to plant one's seed is a euphemism for impregnating someone, meaning Luke is figuratively, and literally saying he's Harry's father. It goes even deeper when you remember what's the most famous [[LukeIAmYourFather plot twist]] in ''Star Wars''.[[/note]]



* "You couldn't even beat a Salad in a fight!"

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* ** "You couldn't even beat a Salad in a fight!"

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* "I'll ''school'' you anywhere — MIT to Oxford"
* "Sorry, Wright Brothers, this time you chose wrong."
** "You might fly like a hawk, but you fight like a kitty." [[note]]The Wright Brothers' famous flight took place in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.[[/note]]
* " Oh, no, we'll smash your globe." [[note]]Said to William Shakespeare, whom the Globe Theatre is often associated with.[[/note]]

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* "I'll ''school'' you anywhere — MIT to Oxford"
* "Sorry, Wright Brothers, this time you chose wrong."
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"You might fly like a hawk, but you fight like a kitty." [[note]]The Wright Brothers' famous flight took place in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.[[/note]]
* " Oh, "Oh, no, we'll smash your globe." [[note]]Said to William Shakespeare, whom the Globe Theatre is often associated with.[[/note]]



* "I've seen every record you set, man I [[Music/MichaelJackson beat it]]."



** "Why did you name your company after your dick?" Think about that one.



** "You blow, Jobs" (complete with hand motion)



* "I'm a Prodigy, [[FirstNameBasis Sonny]], and I'm about to smack a bitch up!" [[note]]Prodigy's most famous song is titled "Smack My Bitch Up"[[/note]]
** "...and you reek of [[Music/DeadMau5 dead mouse.]]"

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* "I'm a Prodigy, [[FirstNameBasis Sonny]], and I'm about to smack a bitch up!" [[note]]Prodigy's [[note]]Music/TheProdigy's most famous song is titled "Smack My Bitch Up"[[/note]]
** "...and you reek of [[Music/DeadMau5 [[Music/{{deadmau5}} dead mouse.]]"
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** "You need to fill your bowl with some shit that makes some sense!" [[note]]On "bowl", referencing Lao Tzu's "a bowl is most useful when it is empty" line, and "bullshit".[[/note]]

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** "You need to fill your bowl with some shit that makes some sense!" [[note]]On "bowl", referencing Lao Tzu's "a bowl is most useful when it is empty" line, and "bullshit". Also, of course, a toilet bowl.[[/note]]
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** "When I flow I go [[Creator/MarkHamill Mark Ham]] with [[Creator/MarkHamill ill]] zingers." [[note]]In addition to namedropping Hamill, Joker's arguably greatest actor, 'Mark Ham' is a near-pun on Arkham.]]

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** "When I flow I go [[Creator/MarkHamill Mark Ham]] with [[Creator/MarkHamill ill]] zingers." [[note]]In addition to namedropping Hamill, Joker's arguably greatest actor, 'Mark Ham' is a near-pun on Arkham.]][[/note]]
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** "When I flow I go [[Creator/MarkHamill Mark Ham]] with [[Creator/MarkHamill ill]] zingers." [[note]]In addition to namedropping Hamill, Joker's arguably greatest actor, 'Mark Ham' is a near-pun on Arkham.]]
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** "Damn sure I'm gettin' licks in."[[note]]A lick is both an attack and a short musical solo.[[/note]]
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* "You took Acre and Jaffa like a piece of cake, but never attacked Jerusalem for Christ's sake!"[[note]]Jaffa cakes are a popular snack in England which Richard ruled over. Meanwhile despite being the end goal of the Crusades (being to spread Christianity), Jerusalem was never formally conquered by Richard, hence it was never taken for Christ's sake indeed.[[/note]]
* "You couldn't even beat a Salad in a fight!"
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* From Artists vs TMNT: "I can bebop and steady rock a mic sucka..." [[note]] Bebop and Rocksteady, ThoseTwoBadGuys best known [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 from the 1980's series.]] [[/note]]

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* From Artists vs TMNT: "I can bebop and steady rock a mic sucka..." [[note]] Bebop and Rocksteady, ThoseTwoBadGuys the BumblingHenchmenDuo best known [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 from the 1980's series.]] [[/note]]
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* "Now my DNA's in dudes from New York to Japan!" The Easter Bunny match up makes more sense when you consider that Genghis Khan ''multiplied like a rabbit'', so to speak.
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* "You might be Potter, but Harry, I planted your seed!"[[note]]Aside from being an obvious reference to Harry's last name, to plant one's seed is a euphemism for impregnating someone, meaning Luke is figuratively, and literally saying he's Harry's father. It goes even deeper when you remember what's the most famous [[LukeIAmYourFather plot twist]] in ''Star Wars''.[[/note]]
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* "Your acting is flat and your raps ''are 2D too!''"[[note]]The last four syllables of the verse sound similar to R2-D2.[[/note]]
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** "This ain't Louisiana, man; I ain't buyin' it!" [[note]] Thomas Jefferson is also known for conducting the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase Louisiana Purchase]] during his presidency.[[/note]]
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* "They let a kiwi hold your gun and he fucked up your canon!" [[note]] Cannon. [[/note]]

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* "They "You let a kiwi hold your gun and he it fucked up your canon!" [[note]] Cannon. [[/note]]
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** "You can't beat this fellow, shit I'm too towering!" [[note]]''Fellowship of the Ring'' and ''Two Towers''. Followed by the more blatant line "Everytime I battle, it's ''Return of the King''[[/note]]
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* "Now I'm here to split ''you'' like 2 and 3 from 5!"[[note]]Referring to uranium-235 (U-235), the fissile material used in the earliest nukes.[[/note]]
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* "I take smiles and I leave ''[[Creator/BillSkarsgard scars, guards]]'' at Arkham will admit that [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the Joker]] just killed [[Literature/{{It}} it]]!"

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* "I The Joker gets a force-five hurricane of these at the end of his verse: "Ask [[ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily Robin]] if I [[CrowbarCombatant drop bars]], I take smiles and I leave ''[[Creator/BillSkarsgard scars, guards]]'' at Arkham will admit that [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the Joker]] just killed [[Literature/{{It}} it]]!"
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* "Guards as Arkham will admit that [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the Joker]] just killed [[Literature/{{It}} it]]!"

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* "Guards as "I take smiles and I leave ''[[Creator/BillSkarsgard scars, guards]]'' at Arkham will admit that [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the Joker]] just killed [[Literature/{{It}} it]]!"
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* "Guards as Arkham will admit that [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the Joker]] just killed [[Literature/{{It}} it]]!

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* "Guards as Arkham will admit that [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the Joker]] just killed [[Literature/{{It}} it]]!it]]!"
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* "Guards as Arkham will admit that [[Franchise/Batman the Joker]] just killed [[Literature/{{It}} it]]!

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* "Guards as Arkham will admit that [[Franchise/Batman [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the Joker]] just killed [[Literature/{{It}} it]]!
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* "Guards as Arkham will admit that [[Franchise/Batman the Joker]] just killed [[Literature/{{It}} it]]!
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* "Your made of turkey feathers, but you'll never be down!"

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* "Your "You're made of turkey feathers, but you'll never be down!"
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* "I've been looking up your family. It gets dark, my god!" [[note]]As Mark Zuckerberg indirectly says in the very next line, Elon Musk's father was a supporter of apartheid in South Africa, which victimized black people. Dark, indeed.[[/note]]

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