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'''I'm the adamantium champion X-man!'''
 
'''I'm the adamantium champion X-man!'''
   
''(Wolverine is a member of the X-Men)''
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''(Wolverine is a member of the X-Men, and his skeleton is powered up by the fictional metal adamantium.)''
   
 
'''You'll only ever be half of Edward Scissorhands!'''
 
'''You'll only ever be half of Edward Scissorhands!'''
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'''What the fuck's a wolverine? Some kind of an angry beaver?'''
 
'''What the fuck's a wolverine? Some kind of an angry beaver?'''
   
''(In actuality, a wolverine is the largest species of the carnivorious Mustelidae family, known for their claws. However, Freddy Krueger is not aware of this, as most people have probably never seen a real-life wolverine in their lives.  Krueger objectifies them as angry beavers, as wolverines have furcoats and tails similar to those found on beavers.)''
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''(In actuality, a wolverine is the largest species of the carnivorious Mustelidae family, known for their claws. However, Freddy Krueger is not aware of this, as most people have probably never seen a real-life wolverine in their lives.  Krueger objectifies them as angry beavers, as wolverines have furcoats and tails similar to those found on beavers. Possibly a mocking reference to the Nickelodeon cartoon series ''The Angry Beavers''.)''
   
 
'''I was more intimidated by a tiny Canadian the first time I saw [[Justin Bieber]]!'''
 
'''I was more intimidated by a tiny Canadian the first time I saw [[Justin Bieber]]!'''

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Rap Meanings


Wolverine vs Freddy Krueger

Freddy Krueger:

1, 2, Freddy's coming for you,

 (In The Nightmare on Elm Street, an illusion of a group of suburban girls all dressed in white can be seen jumproping and heard singing a nursery rhyme of how Freddy Krueger murders sleeping children from inside the dreams of the teenagers on Elm Street, and that he'll come for you as well.)

3, 4, better lock your- lock your- lock your- lock your-

(This is a continuation of the song before it gets into Krueger's first verse, Freddy stops the line before finishing it off with "your door")

Welcome to prime time, bitch! Better stay awake like a meth head.

("Welcome to prime time, bitch!" is a quote from A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, said by Freddy after he kills the character of Jennifer Caulfield by smashing her head through a television screen created in his dream world. Freddy can only kill his victims in his dream world when they fall asleep, so he advises Wolverine to take some methamphetamine to protect himself as it causes insomnia.)

Spread red on your bedspread till you're lying there on your death bed.

(This is a reference to Glen Lantz's death in A Nightmare on Elm Street, where the character sinks into his bed only for blood to splash out of it and all over the room. Freddy will do the same here with Wolverine.)

You got a healing factor? I got a kill bitches on the ceiling factor!

(Wolverine has a power to regenerate from being wounded. In the first Nightmare on Elm Street movie, Freddy Krueger kills Tina Grey by dragging her onto the ceiling.)

Under that mask, you're a singer/actor. Under my skin, I'm a slasher/slasher!

(Hugh Jackman is an actor who portrays Wolverine in the X-Man franchise. Hugh Jackman is also known to be a singer, playing in various musicals. Freddy makes a word play on the slasher sign and says that unlike Wolverine he is a slasher all throughout.)

Bitch, I come from Wes Craven's twisted mind.

(Wes Craven is the creator of A Nightmare on Elm Street and several other acclaimed horror franchises.)

You come from comic books that kids get when they're well behaved at Christmas time.

(Wolverine is a character from Marvel Comics. These comics, as well as superhero comics in general, are popular among children. Children generally get better Christmas presents when they behave well.)

A Flock of Seagulls called: they want their hair style returned,

(A Flock Of Seagulls are a new wave band from Liverpool that formed in 1980. The frontman, Mike Score, had a distintive combed back hairstyle that looked very similar to Wolverine's.  Freddy claims Wolverine ripped off his hairstyle and tells him return it to the band, as it it their personal image.)

And that wasn't even my main diss, it was just a side burn.

(Wolverine is famous for his sideburns, a hairstyle that Freddy mocked in his very previous line. Freddy makes a pun, saying that his diss on Wolverine's hair wasn't a main burn, but a secondary, or "side", burn.)

Wolverine:

Nice glove, bub, but I'm real from bones to teeth.

That claw's like a strap on: there's a pussy underneath.

(A strap-on is a device used by females to penetrate their partners during sex. Since females obviously do not have penises, they put the strap-on underneath their vagina, or "pussy", where a man's penis is usually positioned. Freddy Krueger is similar to this as beneath his weapon he is just a giant pussy, or a coward.)

Don't sleep? That's all you got for me? I could defeat your ass with a cup of tea!

(Wolverine mocks a line from the nursery rhyme from Nightmare in Elm Street, saying that Freddy is a basic villain. Tea is a drink that is made with caffeine, which helps to keep people awake. Hence, Wolverine makes the claim that Krueger, a villain who kills his victims in their sleep, can be defeated by drinking something that simply makes them avoid sleep in the first place.)

I've been to hell and back and whooped Satan's ass, you got beat by a Nancy on Elm Street.

(In the Wolverine comics there is a series called Wolverine Goes To Hell that is split into four issues where Wolverine is sent to hell and battles Satan, the devil, and manages to escape. Nancy Thompson is a teenage girl whom faced Freddy in her nightmares in the first Nightmare On Elm Street film. She defeats him simply by calmly turning her back on him when learning he is powered by his victim's fear.  A nancy is also a disparaging term used for an effeminate man. Wolverine mocks Freddy for being easily beat by a teenage girl named Nancy.)

You wanna talk about burns, mac?

(Wolverine is saying that Freddy's earlier "side burn" line is hypocritical. Wolverine also uses a double-meaning of 'burns', since Freddy meant the facial hair, while Wolverine is about to rap about heat burns.)

The PTA turned your face into Deadpool’s ballsack,

(Freddy was burned alive by a mob of angry parents. Deadpool is another Marvel superhero who encountered burns across their entire body. Ballsacks are often seen as 'wrinckled', and Deadpool's burns would make them appear more so. Wolverine uses this crude analogy to describe Freddy's appearence.)

Wrapped in a Where's Waldo? sweater,

(Freddy wears a sweater with red stripes, just like Waldo, the protagonist of the popular children's book series Where's Waldo.)

Jason can't talk and he rocks the mic better!

(Jason Voorhees, the antagonist of the Friday the 13th film series, is another horror movie villain who has often been compared to Freddy and whom Freddy fought in the film, Freddy VS Jason. Jason notably never speaks a word throughout the entire series, and therefore would be unable to rap. Wolverine says that Freddy is an even worse rapper.)

So step into my cat nap, see if you can hack that, better hang on to your wack hat,

(Hack means to slash open, fitting due to Wolverine and Freddy's claws.)

'Cause your worst nightmare ain't Hugh Jackshit compared to the least of my Weapon X flashbacks!

(Hugh Jackman was the actor who portrayed Wolverine in movies such as X-Men', 'The Wolverine and 'Logan', Wolverine makes a pun between 'Hugh Jackman' and 'Jackshit'. Wolverine's nickname is Weapon-X.)

I'm the adamantium champion X-man!

(Wolverine is a member of the X-Men, and his skeleton is powered up by the fictional metal adamantium.)

You'll only ever be half of Edward Scissorhands!

(Edward Scissorhands in the central character of his eponymous film and is notable for having two scissor-like hands.  Wolverine compares Freddy to Edward Scissorhands, but that he is only half of the character because Edward has two scissorhands and Freddy sports a bladed glove on his right hand only.)

So don't get me more pissed, chump.

I'll take your whole franchise out with a fist bump!

Freddy Krueger:

Look at the size of your body! How could I possibly think I'm in trouble?

(Wolverine is extremely short, and Freddy mocks him for this.)

I can't tell the difference between your action figure and your stunt double!

What's the matter, you look tired, eh?

(Freddy tells Wolverine to go to sleep since he looks tired, which leads to Freddy going to his bed in the next line. 'Eh', is a term used in a stereotypical depiction of Canadian people.)

I'll be in your bed tonight, unlike Jean Grey!

(Freddy Krueger attacks people when they are sleeping, so it is a natural assumption that Wolverine will be in a bed when he will be sleeping and come to him. This may be a reference to a scene in Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master where character, Joey Crusel falls asleep and finds a model from one of his posters swimming in his waterbed only for Freddy to emerge from the bed, pulling him in and killing him. Jean Grey is a female superhero and a member of the X-Men alongside Wolverine. Jean and Wolverine had an attraction for each other in the comics, but their love remained unrequited. Krueger tells Wolverine that he will never take Grey to his bed.)

As for me, I'm a chick magnet,

(Opposing what he says about Wolverine in his previous line, Krueger explains that females find him attractive. He elaborates on this in the next line. This is also a potential reference to the character Magneto from X-Men.)

So heavy metal bitches are real attracted.

(Metals are often seen as magnetic substances. Females who enjoy heavy metal music would be most likely to also enjoy the Nightmare on Elm Street films, so a lot of Krueger's fanbase would consist of females like this.)

What the fuck's a wolverine? Some kind of an angry beaver?

(In actuality, a wolverine is the largest species of the carnivorious Mustelidae family, known for their claws. However, Freddy Krueger is not aware of this, as most people have probably never seen a real-life wolverine in their lives.  Krueger objectifies them as angry beavers, as wolverines have furcoats and tails similar to those found on beavers. Possibly a mocking reference to the Nickelodeon cartoon series The Angry Beavers.)

I was more intimidated by a tiny Canadian the first time I saw Justin Bieber!

(Wolverine is a Canadian citizen, who is 5'3", making him very short for an adult male. Justin Bieber is a Canadian singer who is often ridiculed for never having hit puberty or for having a very short penis. The internet often makes jokes about Bieber being a wimp (even ERB themselves), but Freddy thinks Wolverine is even less intimidating.)

Wolverine:

That verse stung, bub, but I've already recovered.

(One of Wolverine's superpowers is the ability to heal from any injury almost instantly. Wolverine says that Krueger's verse affected him; but he quickly got over it.)

I'll call you tomorrow morning if I need my toast buttered.

(Krueger's claws are similar to butter knifes, which are used to spread bread on the toast in the morning. Might also be an indirect reference to a Freddy Krueger toaster that was sold as part of his merchandise.)

I ain't got time for this, saving the world. What qualities do you bring?

You're a pedophile from the Midwest. At least R. Kelly could sing!

(R Kelly is an acclaimed hip hop singer from Illinois, a Midwestern state, who has been accused of sexual abuse. Freddy, who is from Ohio, another Midwestern state, was a pedophile in his human form in the remake, and also Wolverine is saying that Freddy is a bad hip hop singer.)

So you got the wrong room if you're looking for fear.

(Freddy Krueger is attracted to fear and is only powerful if his victims are scared of him. Wolverine is saying he will find no fear from him.)

Only thing scares me is a fridge with no beer!

That face tells me you've met your match,

(Wolverine says that he can tell from Krueger's emotions that he's finished with Wolverine's raps. This line also references how Wolverine is making fun of Krueger's burnt face, using the double-meaning of 'match')

But come back if you've got another itch to scratch!

(Freddy often comes back, even after being killed multiple times. Wolverine tells Krueger to come back if he has an itch, giving him a childish image. If Wolverine was to scratch an itch, his claws will penetrate it, potentially killing the person he's itching.)


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