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This line is referring to the movie Blow.The film depicts the life of George Jung – a major drug dealer when cocaine was very popular. He moves to California with his friend Tuna with Boca also getting a mention in the film.
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Here, he’s talking about rapper Shyne. He was a top aspect in the rap game in 1999 and his debut album even came in at the top of the billboards. His career took a turn for the worst when on December 27, 1999, Shyne and Diddy were involved in a shooting at a Manhattan club which left three people injured. As a result the 21-year-old rapper, whose debut album was pending release, was charged with and convicted of attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment. Shyne was sentenced to a ten year sentence and nothing improved when he was released. In 2010 he was living in Jerusalem as an Orthodox Jew under his new name, Moses Michael Levi and spent his time learning the Torah and stated that he spends up to 12 hours a day studying it. To say the least, he was definitely not in the same situation as he was ten years prior. He went from this guy
To this guy
The rap game can do some damage to you, Shyne being the poster child of that claim. I mean how crazy do you have to be to call “good kidd, m.A.A.d city” trash?!
It’s a circus of clowns like Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Blu (Ft. R.A. The Rugged Man & Tristate) – Thelonius King
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R.A has stated in his rhymes before that he doesn’t like the current state of hip-hop. By saying it scares him, he’s saying he doesn’t like the current movement it is going in this moment.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is an American circus company billed as The Greatest Show on Earth. It was started in 1919 and was created by James Anthony Bailey P. T. Barnum was merged with the Ringling Brothers Circus. He compares the current state of hip-hop to a circus, a big joke with no meaning behind it what so ever.
He might be referring to this circus, and Lil Wayne being the Clown. Pusha T has compared Young Money to a circus before.
Rap way better than ya neighborhood trapper DJ Drama & Freddie Gibbs – BFK
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Far as the eye can see, not even a satellite Eric B. & Rakim – Follow the Leader
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Is like Freddy with the glove full of knives Big Daddy Kane – Lyrical Gymnastics
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Freddy Kruger is a notorious figure in the horror movie ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’. His signature look is his terrifying hands made of knives. Kane compares himself with a pen writing lyrics to this guy…
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From his use of extreme imagery and very creative, witty punchlines, to absolutely demolishing the Lost Boyz and everyone else on the track, this is one of the greatest and most well known verse’s Canibus ever rapped.
Canibus was featured in the “Hip Hop Quotable of the Month” column in The Source magazine for this 52 bar verse.
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Goin' once, goin' twice — sold to that nigga named Canibus! Lost Boyz (Ft. A+ (Rap), Canibus & Redman) – Beasts From The East
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