Hardy, who played the superhero villains Bane and Venom, weaves plenty of movie and comic book references into his lyrics. He raps about Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin, Doctor Doom, Thor, and movies like "Bringing Out the Dead" and "A Bad Afternoon."
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he mentions Stephen King’s “Cujo” and delivers a harsh line about the actor in “Lida.” After a diss against talentless rappers, Frankie Pulitzer states:"I would rather masturbate to Kathy Bates than hear your flow."
On "Grim-visaged war", Hardy also recites Shakespeare's "Richard III" in a Bane-like voice.
