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If it died, you other crews wouldn't survive the smell Shady Records (Ft. Eminem, Slaughterhouse & Yelawolf) – Shady 2.0 Cypher (2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards)
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Ironic that Game says this.. because three tracks earlier on the same album he suggests that he’d “snatch up Rihanna and throw her in front of a f—-n' train.” He may be homies with Chris Brown but that doesn’t at all justify this…..
Guess Game doesn’t want to put all his eggs in one basket; part of him wants to keep the good girls from going bad, but a part of him wants to rap like the rapper that rap wants him to be. Similarly, on Martians Vs. Goblins, Game says he “spits like he had kids with Erykah Badu” (pointing out that Jay Electronica, Andre 3000, and The D.O.C. are all great rappers.) And noteworthy, while Common didn’t have kids with her, the two dated. Thus, the comparison can be made, and Common is known for having empowering lyrics for women (Andre 3000, who is actually the father of one of Erykah’s children, is actually quite empowering towards women too, especially with his intricate commentary on verses such as on The Real Her from Drake’s Take Care.) Yet maybe even Common can’t put all his eggs into one basket either. Check out the skit at the end of his song “The 6th Sense” ft. Bilal (definitely worth a listen, great satire towards rappers today and their façade with respect to… well, respecting women.)
(skit starts around 4:15)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHv3-ESOOQE
It’s tough for artists to truly speak with respect towards women, because many would rather be consistent and relevant.
While the R.E.D. Album is certainly a great purchase, songs like Martians Vs. Goblins with Tyler, the Creator and Taylor Made with Wiz Khalifa (not on the album) make it seem like Game is trying too hard to stay relevant. For him to hop on the Odd Future band wagon and the Taylor Gang bandwagon is a bit over the top… he’s coming off as a bit wishy-washy, because five years ago he probably would have talked shit about those camps. Good example of the inevitable decline of most rap careers. Lots of great rappers either lost it or they ain’t alive, sacrificing consistency for relevance.
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She wants him so bad, she doesn’t need to wait for the bedroom
Kirko could also be referencing Drake’s rendition of Lil Keke’s iconic lyrics off of the track November 18th, where he changes the line from “get the gat out the stash spot” to “get it poppin' in the parking lot.”
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A “slab” is a car which has 30 spoke wire wheels – most commonly on Cadillacs and Buicks. “4’s” (or “84’s”) is a nickname for 1984 Cragar Wire Wheels (most commonly worn on the 1983-1984 Cadillac Eldorado, from which the nickname is derived) which poke out of the profile when looking on from behind or in front. “84s” and “slab” are terms that come up repeatedly in Lil Keke’s lyrics and those of other Houston rappers.
The term 84’s is also derived from the rims that are popular on ‘84 Cadillacs in Houston that stick out from the body. These rims, much likes spokes, are known as “swangas” and “elbows.”
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He is going to rap until his body decomposes into fossil fuel. Fossil fuel is formed by natural processes such as “anaerobic decomposition” of buried dead organisms. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years. In other words, Eminem will be living this hip hop ‘till hell freezes over.
Rap ‘til sounds like reptile. Dinosaurs are reptiles and their existence is visible through their fossils.
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Beautifully said.