A reference to “Who Shot Ya” by Biggie Smalls, where Big gives a shout out to Bad Boy Records for being behind the beat and getting the song out there. Budden is saying Slaughterhouse did all the work, and nobody else is getting credit.
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Also a tad reference to the ‘wet’ play on words, as that’s what some people say instead of swish nowadays.
He could also be speaking about the person he’s aiming at (Or the people surrounding him) doing the ‘running man’ (meaning they’re running away) because he’s crazy and will shoot whoever.
There’s an alternate verse that was leaked today by Joe Budden’s ‘unofficial A&R’ OfficiallyIce, that had Budden as the 3rd verse, after his interlude. If an editor or someone could add this in, seeing as I can’t, it’d be appreciated.
[Alternate Verse 3: Joe Budden]
I never wanted a chain that was encrusted
I wanted to be respected amongst my peers and to be trusted
Wanted not to be complacent or okay with my regression
I was banking hip hop would do away with my depression
I wanted to be understood but they never got my deposition
I never wanted attention, but I lusted recognition
Wanted peace with my child’s mom, wanted to be a better dad
Not as a person, wanted to give that nigga choices I never had
Which honestly kept me alive, because in order for me to give
I needed to not be suicidal but it was killing me just to live
Wanted to make my mother cry and choke up cause she’s proud
I wanted to marry my dreams, so I cheated on fear, broke up with my doubt
So I got no choice but to succeed and show music that I’m capable
She the one I’m grateful to, and I’d hate for her to think I’m unfaithful too
If she did her soul would bleed but they raised another breed in
(Our House)
That picture is Swifty McVay…. not Bugz.
Actually, Charlemagne is a radio personality for Power 105.1 on their morning show “The Breakfast Club” with Angela Yee and DJ Envy. Both he and Flex had a feud after Flex promised to ‘end’ Nicki Minaj’s career after Summer Jam.
Could also be a reference to racist comments saying Asians eat dogs.
Joe is using this line as sort of saying “Why give them what they want? Don’t listen to them.” when it comes to listening to old timers.
“Whitey Ford, forty and white” also switches the ending sound from “Whitey” to “Ford”, making it “forty”.
Or with the catnip line he could be saying he’s the cat, and he eats the competition?
I think the “Hard as the wall of clay Cassius that my back against” line is reference to Cassius Clay, better known as Mohammad Ali.