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Nas and Ludacris might know the feels of FOX News slander too.
O'Reily is not one to shy away from mud-slinging or the “rustling of jimmies” whether they belong to rappers, intellectuals, comedians anyone in the public spotlight.
Let’s not even get into his buffoonery.
The CNN reference most likely refers to the Open Letter controversy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYLMqTXY0vs
While Jay-Z appears to be tarring CNN & Fox with the same brush, good luck finding an intelligent 15 minute long interview with a rapper on FOX. Among other rappers appearing for extended interviews on CNN, Jay-Z was interviewed by Poppy Harlow about his book Decoded in 2010.
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The rap game is normally seen as a young man’s game, due to the fact that older rappers have trouble keeping up with or adapting to new changes and trends within the industry, and often end in middling results for those trying to adapt to new styles. Jay-Z, now age 43, has had longevity far past what would be the norm of most musicians. With the success and revenue he’s still raking in after nearly 30 years in the game, there shouldn’t be a reason for him to quit now!
Many rappers out of envy would like to see someone in the industry who has success (i.e. Jay Z) retire. Still age is nothing but a number here. Innovation, vision and creativity will always be the factor for withstanding time in any business.
“I could if I would” flips the common saying/idiom “I would if I could” in a way replaces the powerlessness of the original saying with Jay-Z’s complete confidence and control in the situation. Whereas in the common saying, the speaker lacks the ability to do something–in this case, stop–Jay-Z could stop if he wanted to, but he won’t because he’s hot.
Another easy line for Hov. His old fans have seen Jay’s consistency and even still they’re taking aback from just how Great Jay is, he keeps reaching higher heights albeit he is the higher up. Hovie is just too good and we can’t take so much heat from one individual so they urge him to stop. But Jay warns he can’t stop being so good.
Fans are used to cool down someone/something that’s hot. Also, like a plane/train that’s coming in hot and has no ability to stop Jay Z who is hot can’t stop if we wanted.