America has a checkered history of supporting puppet dictators in geopolitically important countries and covert operations such as assassinations, coups, and the supplying or creating of rebel and terrorist forces.

“Sponsoring bombs dropped on our children” refers to the US support of Israel’s bombardment of high-rise apartment buildings during the invasion of Lebanon which Osama Bin Laden explicitly cited as his inspiration for the 9/11 attacks on America’s Twin Towers. (twin towers=Destroy two buildings)

This can also refer to America’s history of directly attacking its own people. According to Immortal Technique, it wouldn’t be surprising for America to destroy two buildings when, in the past, is has already done far worse to its own black citizens. The government dropped bombs on Black Wall Street in Oklahoma in 1921 during the Tulsa race riot. So America is the “country that was sponsoring bombs dropped on our children.”

Michael claimed the phrase was Swahili in order to keep all royalties for himself, but the words were actually stolen from someone else. It was sampled from Cameroonian artist Manu Dibango’s “Soul Makossa” without credit. Dibango sued Jackson in the ‘80s over it.

It’s often parroted that the phrase translate in Duala to “you’re a vegetable”, a line Michael says in English throughout the song, or it’s simply a play on the word Makossa, a Cameroonian musical style that translates to “I dance,” which the song it was taken from is of. But etymologists have concluded that it probably means nothing.

In boxing and other martial arts, the heavyweight is the heaviest competing class. In this top class, there’s a minimum weight, but no upper limits.

So to compete with Nicki, other rappers need to carry a certain amount of weight, but there’s no limit to Nicki’s greatness. And even if anyone is up for fighting her in the boxing ring, Nicki remains the reigning champion. She is the best of the best.

Heavyweight champions include the likes of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Nicki is at that level in the rap game, and that’s worthy of applause, so start clapping.

Nicki is all for female rap empowerment, trying to help other female rappers. She brought female rap back into the charts. But instead of credit, she is receiving disses from the likes of Keys and Lil' Kim. Unimpressed by their ungratefulness, Nicki asks, “Is this the thanks that I get?”

For example, Keyona “Keys” Turner first got public notice by dissing Nicki on a popular viral video. Keys has joined forces with Lil' Kim onstage in recent months to continue their campaign against Minaj. It’s ironic because these two are only in the limelight because they’re talking about Minaj, the real star.

Phrase made popular by Nicki meaning to make your vagina (cookies) exclusive and don’t give it away so easily. She’s sayin' step your game up because if you don’t you’ll stay a bum because you’re game is going to get messed up.

Her famous saying is “Step ya' pussy up,” which means make yourself exclusive. She says “Step ya' cookies up,” to her Harajuku-Barbies because they are younger.