Babe Ruth vs Lance Armstrong/Rap Meanings

Lance Armstrong:
Before I let loose with this ruthless aggression

(Before Lance starts to dis Ruth.)

I'll let you be the second fat woman hearing my confession

(Lance had previously confessed to using steroids to Oprah Winfrey. He's calling Ruth a fat woman.)

I admit it, I did what I had to do to win

(He admits in the rap that he doped in order to win his races.)

I'm an athlete, you're a specimen of sin

(Lance was, as he said, an athlete, while Ruth always did sinful things.)

With your drinking and smoking and choking down food

(Ruth was a drinker, a smoker, and an overeater.)

I know French dudes with better manners than you!

(Lance was very fond of Frenchmen, having been in many Tour de France's.)

So swing, batter batter, show me what a fatter rapper can do

("Swing, batter batter" is a common baseball term. Also another fat joke.)

I beat cancer, I can sure as hell crack you!

(Lance Armstrong beat testicular cancer in 1997. He's saying if he can beat cancer, then beating Ruth won't be hard at all.)

Babe Ruth:
You live strong, beat cancer, congratulations!

(Ruth's being sarcastic about him beating cancer. This is also a reference to Livestrong Foundation, which was founded by Lance Armstrong.)

Now I'll drop your ass faster than your own foundation

('The Lance Armstrong Foundation quickly renamed themselves to Livestrong Foundation after Lance confessed in using steroids. His membership to the foundation was also revoked.)

Third base with an Olsen twin, that's the sin, face it!

(The Olsen twins are really young, and Lance is past 40. Also another baseball pun; To get to third base with a woman is to have sex, third base is a position in baseball.)

'''She's just a little girl! What'd you give her, a bracelet?'''

(Babe is referring to how he must've given her a "Livestrong" bracelet in order for her to date him.)

Whole nation knows you ride too tight in the crotch

(Ruth is making a joke about how cyclists have to wear tight shorts when they ride, and that must've the reason Lance got testicular cancer, because his shorts were too tight.)

You're as boring as your Tour de France is to watch

(Watching other people cycle can get pretty boring.)

So come on, little buddy, don't look so pissed!

(Ruth's trying to raise Lance's spirits after dissing him.)

With all that blood and attitude you're like a menstrual cyclist!

(A common stereotype is that women get cranky during a menstrual cycle. He's calling Lance a cranky girl.)

Lance Armstrong:
You set records before black men could compete, are you kidding me?

(A common stereotype is that black people are good at every sport.)

That's like having a pasta contest without Italy!

(This line is saying that having no black people in a sport is like a pasta contest without Italy: it just doesn't work.)

You're an orphan who found his way to fortune and fame

(Ruth was an orphan and became famous.)

Just think what you could've done if you were to actually train!

(Babe didn't work hard nor did he even train.)

I'm the pinnacle of physical condition

(He is calling himself strong and in shape.)

While you dip your stick in prostitutes and call it foul tipping, are you tripping?

(Babe often had sex with prostitiutes; Lance is calling his excuse 'foul tipping' ridiculous. Also, 'stick' can perhaps be seen as a pun, referring to both Babe's penis and a baseball bat.)

You'll be nothing but a skeleton, messing with the fellow in yellow

(Ruth will wither away to bones while trying to rap against Lance. Lance also wears a yellow biking jersey during his races.)

Who will be pedaling like hell up in the Peloton!

(His last line is saying how he will always win everything and bike up to the Peloton, which is the winner's circle for cycling in the Tour de France.)

Babe Ruth:
It's the bottom of the ninth against a Texan in a bathing suit

(It's towards the end of the battle against Lance, who is from Texas and looks like he's in swim trunks or a speedo due to his skin-tight shorts.)

Filled with more artificial ingredients than a Baby Ruth

(Lance is being accused by other bikers for taking steroids. A Baby Ruth is a candy bar with a similar name as Ruth.)

It may be way too soon, but I'm calling my shot

(Referencing Babe Ruth's famous "point out to the center field fence", where he proceeded to make a home run after the next pitch during a World Series. He's saying he's gonna take a shot at his last verse.)

And I'm not talking about, those Italian syringes you brought

(Syringes are for injecting drugs. When he says "take a shot", he's not talking about Lance's syringes for his steroids.)

The Sultan of Swat will knock you right out of the park!

(Ruth was also known as the Sultan of Swat. He'll hit Lance so hard, he'll knock him out of the park...)

And round the bases to the sound of up-roaring applause!

(...and will celebrate by making a victory lap around the bases as the fans are cheering for him.)

While you hang your head in shame and disgrace because

(Lance will be ashamed that he lost, and he will hang his head, disgraced.)

You got lost and forgot what real sportsmanship was!

(Real sportmanship is when athletes truly win without cheating or doping. Lance lost his way, caring only about winning.)

You look tired, kid, you got Sheryl Crow's feet eyes

(Sheryl Crow is a singer that Lance Armstrong dated. He's saying he looks tired after the battle is almost over.)

Peddle home to France and maybe bring me back some fries

(Referencing Ruth's weight again from him ordering french fries.)

Cause if you step to Ruth on the mic, I'll fan your fancy bike and all

(If anyone steps up to Ruth for a rap battle, specifically Lance, he will destroy him and his bike.)

Yerrr out, with three strikes, and just one ball!

(A strike is when you miss a pitch at baseball. Here, Ruth is saying that Lance is so bad at sports, he got three strikes only with one pitch, where usually one strike equals to one missed ball. The line is also a reference to Lance's only testicle. The "Yerrr out" line is a term used in baseball when a player misses three strikes.)