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Spittin' that shit when I was locked back
Hands on the pump, make 'em jump when I cock back Cormega (Ft. Hussein Fatal & NIKKO) – Every Hood
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Pac’s lines from “Last Ones Left”

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Keep it on and on and on and on and Nas – Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)
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There’s a good chance this is borrowed from Brand Nubian’s “Step to the Rear”, which has the line “I’m ike Stretch Armstrong, I go on and on and on and on.”

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We gonna do a lil somethin' like this Nas – Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)
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This is a paraphrase of Slick Rick’s intro to “La Di Da Di”, which was also borrowed by N.W.A. on “Gangsta Gangsta”.

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(Rakim Allah!) Rakim – Guess Who's Back
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Taken from “My Melody”, if you listen around the 2 minute mark.

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[Scarface] (W.C.) WC (Ft. Scarface) – So Hard
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Samples the rhythm from Mr. Vegas' “Heads High”. Also used by Beenie Man on “Who Am I” and Jay-Z on “S. Carter” at the end of his second verse.

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cuss words Too $hort – Short But Funky
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“Cusswords” was a successful and highly controversial track off of Life is Too Short which responded to questions about his vulgarity with more explicit vulgarity including calling out then president Ronald Reagan and claiming his wife Nancy would go down on Todd if she crossed his path.

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That's why the town got rid 'o $hort
That's why the town got rid 'o $hort Too $hort – That's Why
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taken from Numskull’s verse on “Playa Hata” off Operation Stackola which contains several subliminal and direct disses of Too Short.

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[Hook] Too $hort – Cocktales
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If you haven’t caught on, this is basically an extension of “Freaky Tales” with a much smoother and cohesive delivery.

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She got my number if she beep me I might call the bitch
And go diggin' in them guts like a gardener
If she starts screamin', I'm gone fuck the ho harder Too $hort (Ft. 2Pac, Father Dom & MC Breed) – We Do This
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Same lines he uses in “Cocktales”. Short admitted to eventually just rewriting old rhymes over and putting them out as new songs, it becomes apparent after his Short Dog’s in the House album

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[Jayo Felony] Jayo Felony – You's a Character (Snoop Diss)
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After collaborating with Tha Eastsidaz on “Got Beef”, Jayo Felony started working on his next album Crip Hop. However, Tha Eastsidaz debut a new song for the “Baby Boy” movie of the same title which prompted Jayo to confront Snoop and Tha ES on the movie set and led to the exchange of this song and “Bang On” by Snoop and The ES.

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