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People who choke every time they take a hit are usually inexperienced smokers. These people are usually posing to make it seem like they smoke regularly, but they don’t.

Funny enough, these lyrics were only added to the verse after a moment of her recording this in the studio, according to her Instagram.

Look at these Smokin ass niggaz, after every pull nigga start chokin ass niggaz. If u choke after every single pull, u might not need to b smokin weed right now bro. lookin like u dyin n shit. Chill. That wasn’t even the first line of the song but this dude came in the studio n kept doin that shit. Lol I was so irritated I dead ass changed the first bar for dat LAN

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Lyrically solid first single for 9th Wonder‘s label compilation featuring production by Khrysis, fellow Little Brother alumnus Phonte, Brooklyn vet Talib Kweli, and Detroit’s Best Kept Secret, Elzhi. Jamla Is the Squad, scheduled for release on Tuesday, January 28.

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Georgio Moroder is an Italian record producer and DJ who helped popularize electronic dance music the world over.

Phonte is saying that he’s doing the same thing in rap. Being an innovator.

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Interestingly, the word “nigga” is only uttered once in YG’s verse when he said it after every line in the original song.

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This verse and “The Future” were written by Pharoahe Monch.

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In perhaps one of the most somber, honest moments of the entire album, Game is mentioning he regrets how the falling out went between he and the G-Unit camp and wishes he and his former labelmate 50 Cent could talk out their differences responsibly. Game was forced to change entire labels due to their feud and lost much of Dre’s support and many of his fans didn’t expect him to carry on a successful solo career without Aftermath behind the scenes (which he proved that he could when he scored his 2nd No. 1 album!)

However he lets go and learns to live with it because it’s a situation he’s starting to live with and has become successful without him. He compares the situation to the East vs. West rivalry of the coasts two biggest stars (2Pac and The Game claiming the West, 50 Cent and The Notorious B.I.G. claiming the East) and how it eventually cost the lives of the two icons. Game just wants to live his life and not worry about whether or not their beef will turn out the same way.

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Since Game has turned his back on the violent lifestyle he once lived, his friends see him as betraying them after all they went through and pretend that Game still owes them something (probably still jealous of him and wanting him not to succeed).

However, Game angrily responds that they are the ones with problems because they won’t change their own lives for the better while he is. He’s not going to abandon his children for the sake of gangbanging and lose his life and all he worked for over his friends' stupid decisions.

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A common phrase in hip hop, “hungry” is defined as passionate, determined and basically giving your all into a song. Eminem’s passion and hunger long into his career has garnered praise and respect from his peers and fans for refusing to dumb down his flow or lyrics for commercial success.

“Bon appetit” is a French word meaning “enjoy your meal”, but Em is still trying to decide whether he wants to devour the microphone or the beat he’s rapping over. Eating and personifying things as food in hip hop, is using it to define how much a beast you are to your competition (Eatin whack rappers alive, shittin out chains)

I’d stay away from Eminem when he’s hungry if I were you.

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