Piano Trap (2020)

Abracadabra

Piano Trap (2020)
Throw dirt on you
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Piano Trap
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Let's get personal
Percocet got me vertical
Them Uzis get so surgical
Shooters they shoot like Turkoglu

We murder you then bury you
Dig a hole and throw dirt on you
You disappear like Abracadabra
Magic like 32


I think of this whenever someone says "piano trap mid."

This comes right at the beat switch, and it never fails to maximize hype. The rhyme scheme is fairly simple, but the way he flows makes it sound like every syllable is there for a reason. He also manages to rhyme Turkoglu, which feels like it deserves applause by itself.
Not gonna lie though, it took me a while to figure out why percocet would make him vertical, but I guess it makes sense that it "perks" him up.

There are two more examples of a classic Wayne theme here as well, specifically the use of sports references to help reinforce the violent imagery he presents. In some sense, he's paying respect to other individuals who are exemplary in their field by equating their ability to the efficiency with which his enemies will be dealt with. I think this phenomenon of "real recognize real" is one of the sources of Wayne's seemingly endless creativity.

Though not quite as high on my list, I think this song is structurally very similar to Dreams & Nightmares, and I'm looking forward to more examples of this in the future.