Straight Outta Gotham Rounds Up Hip-Hop’s Best Geeky References in 2016

Geek references in hip-hop ain’t nothin new. Ties between the two cultures go as far back to Big Bank Hank mentioning Superman on “Rapper’s Delight” and continue with dope references from many artists now, including the likes of Migos, Kanye West, and MF Doom. For over three years now, the Straight Outta Gotham team has been tracking these comic book, anime, sci-fi, fantasy and video game references in the latest and classic hip-hop records. Here’s their list of the best 15 from 2016. [title type=”h4″]15. Denzel Curry on “Story: No Title”[/title]

Lyrics: Who said Jesus can’t be a black guy? / Even Luke Skywalker’s father was on the dark side Tumblr | Twitter | InstagramOkay, we’re not quite sure we fully “get” this lyric but we still dig it. Is Curry comparing Vader to Jesus because they were both the chosen ones? Maybe. The “dark side” stuff trips us up though, because Jesus wouldn’t be a sith. Or maybe it’s because Vader was voiced by James Earl Jones, a black guy. Which could mean Vader was technically black in spirit, even though he was white? Like we said, we don’t really know where Denzel was going with this, but we thought it was interesting. So it made our list. Feel free to hit us with your take. [title type=”h4″]14. Meechy Darko on “Your Favorite Rap Song” by Flatbush Zombies[/title]

Lyrics: Rolling stone with this chrome, I leave his body in ruins / I ch-chew him and pew pew him, I’m Duke Nukem / Fuck y’all n**** doin? Tumblr | Twitter | InstagramGangsta lyrics w…