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They wanna score, everybody screamin' "New York!" Papoose – Jive Ass Turkey

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They wanna gain points by bragging like Kendrick Lamar saying there the “King of New York” or they “Run New York” like 50 Cent say’s.

Yeah right come on son we all know who the true king of New York is:

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And we wondering, when we'll be free
So we patiently wait for that faithful day
It's not far away but for now we say K'naan – Wavin' Flag

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He’s saying he wonders if he’ll ever be free from the poverty of living in a poor country like Somalia and how there patient for that day where they manage to get out of the country.

But the time is not far away to get out because time goes by so fast but for now there live with it and do the best they can to survive the struggle.

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[Produced by Noah "40" Shebib, T-Minus and Nikhil "Kromatik" Seetharam] DJ Khaled (Ft. Drake, Lil Wayne & Rick Ross) – I’m On One

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The sample for this beat comes from Treal Lee and Prince Rick’s “Throwed Off (Fuck Everybody)”.

The track pairs T-Minus with Drake’s go-to producer, Noah “40” Shebib. T-Minus' signature keys and ambient low end form the muscle here, but moody chords from 40 flesh out the mix.

You can hear the sample at 0:54 which is the same drum sound if you listen cafefully:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPU6nfsz3YM

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They probably sampled the snare/clap from around :38. Too much going on to get a clear sample later on.

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Is it true when they say all you need is just love? (Is it true?)
What about those who I have loved?
Only to find that it's taken away K'naan – Fatima

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The saying all you need is love but the girl he fell in love with died, so if all you need is love then why did you take the love of my life away from me?

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Cam'ron - "Oh Boy" [ANNOTATED] Complex Magazine – 100 Best Hip-Hop Beats

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http://rapgenius.com/Camron-oh-boy-lyrics

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(Oh baby) Cam'ron (Ft. Juelz Santana) – Oh Boy

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The sample for this beat comes from Rose Royce’s “I’m Goin Down” which has a nice and smooth funky soul sound to it and the samples are the noise you hear at the beginning, the noise at 0:11 and at 1:19 where she say’s “Oh baby” which sounds really nice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVDXpssgtdU

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[Produced by The Heatmakerz] The Diplomats (Ft. Cam'ron & Juelz Santana) – Dipset Anthem

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This beat contains 3 samples:

Sanchez’s “One in a Million” built around the distinctive croon which has an reggae sound to it exemplifying the arrogant ignorance that made the Dipset the hottest crew in the Rotten Apple at the turn of the century and you can hear the sample at the beginning of the track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyRSi3s7VtI

Check out this video below called Reclaiming the Remix where Rsonist from The Heatmakerz talks about making the beat and he also recreates it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJvwTCgafxE

2Pac’s “Death Around The Corner” off the album
“Me Against the World” where he says:

“I see death around the corner, gotta stay high while i survive in the city where the skinny niggas die”.

Which is the same line Juelz Santana says and you can hear 2Pac say the line at 0:12 into the “track”.

The Notorious B.I.G. “Niggas Bleed” off the album
“Life After Death” where he says:

“Today’s agenda, got the suitcase up in the Sentra Go to room 112, tell them Blanco sent ya”.

Where Juelz Santana also says the same line but with slightly different lyrics and you can hear The Notorious B.I.G. say this line at 0:05 into the “track”.

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This beat contains 3 samples:

- [Sanchez](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanchez_%28singer%29)'s "**[One in a Million](http://artists.letssingit.com/sanchez-lyrics-one-in-a-million-95r35mz#axzz2muwXqROj)**" built around the distinctive croon which has an reggae sound to it exemplifying the arrogant ignorance that made the Dipset the hottest crew in the Rotten Apple at the turn of the century and you can hear the sample at the beginning of the track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyRSi3s7VtI

Check out this video below called Reclaiming the Remix where [Rsonist](http://rapgenius.com/artists/Rsonist-heatmakerz) from [The Heatmakerz](/artists/The-heatmakerz) talks about making the beat and he also recreates it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJvwTCgafxE

- [2Pac](/artists/2pac)'s "**[Death Around The Corner](http://rapgenius.com/2pac-death-around-the-corner-lyrics)**" off the album 
"**[Me Against the World](/albums/2pac/Me-against-the-world)**" where he says:

> "***[I see death around the corner](http://rapgenius.com/408707/2pac-death-around-the-corner/I-see-death-around-the-corner), [gotta stay high while i survive](http://rapgenius.com/408711/2pac-death-around-the-corner/Gotta-stay-high-while-i-survive) [in the city where the skinny niggas die](http://rapgenius.com/408713/2pac-death-around-the-corner/In-the-city-where-the-skinny-niggas-die)***".

Which is the same line [Juelz Santana](/artists/Juelz-santana) says and you can hear [2Pac](/artists/2pac) say the line at 0:12 into the "**[track](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyypOJofZmI)**".

- [The Notorious B.I.G.](/artists/The-notorious-big) "**[Niggas Bleed](http://rapgenius.com/The-notorious-big-niggas-bleed-lyrics)**" off the album 
"**[Life After Death](http://genius.com/albums/The-notorious-big/Life-after-death)**" where he says:

> "***[Today's agenda](http://rapgenius.com/1509873/The-notorious-big-niggas-bleed/Todays-agenda), [got the suitcase up in the Sentra](http://rapgenius.com/11474/The-notorious-big-niggas-bleed/Got-the-suitcase-up-in-the-sentra) [Go to room 112, tell them Blanco sent ya](http://rapgenius.com/11471/The-notorious-big-niggas-bleed/Go-to-room-112-tell-them-blanco-sent-ya)***".

Where [Juelz Santana](/artists/Juelz-santana) also says the same line but with slightly different lyrics and you can hear [The Notorious B.I.G.](/artists/The-notorious-big) say this line at 0:05 into the "**[track](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mBilft7RiE)**".

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Don’t forget the original version of the song where the hook was, “I sit alone in a four cornered room, staring at candles, listening to gangsta music/watching how the gangstas do it, etc.”, which is from the beginning of the classic Geto Boys song, “My Mind’s Playing Tricks On Me.”

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I am the number 1 most impactful artist of our generation H2 (AKA DJH2 / Halo) – You Ain't Got The Answers

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Kanye West seems to think very highly of him self calling himself the No.1 most impactful artist of our generation.

He has also said that he’s the No.1 Rock star on the planet during a BBC Radio 1 interview that Yeezy achieves a whole new level of grandiosity, suggesting that he’s surpassed Michael Jackson, rap is the new rock, just so you’re up to date and that he plans a foray into the world of architecture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2T0fMkZoMo

But as fun as it might be to talk about Kanye, nothing proves more entertaining than simply listening to the rapper discuss himself. So, courtesy of the interview with BBC’s Zane Lowe, here are some of Kanye’s best pearls of wisdom. They’re all nuggets, every last one:

Rap is the new rock ‘n’ roll. We the new rock stars, and I’m the biggest of all of them. I’m the No. 1 rock star on the planet.

Jay-Z is more realized than me. More of his dreams and aspirations have come true. You don’t realize I am so frustrated. Like, I’ve got so much I want to give. And I’ve got a million people telling me why I can’t do it, that I’m not a real designer.

I know how to make perfect, but that’s not what I’m here to do. I’m here to crack the pavement and make new grounds sonically and culturally.

I would not be Kanye West if it wasn’t for Michael Jackson. I was able to ascend to massive heights. And I’ve got to a point that Michael Jackson did not break down. I have reached the glass ceiling, as a creative person, as a celebrity and I’ve been at it for 10 years.

I’m learning what I want. This is the reason why I’m working with five architects at a time. The time spent in a bad apartment, I can’t get that back. But the education I can get from working on it is priceless.

I’ve got a very particular specific take on men’s footwear. No one can say I can’t design or don’t know how to design a guy’s sneaker.

I want to do product, I am a product person. Not just clothing but water bottle design, architecture. I make music but I shouldn’t be limited to once place of creativity. I hang around architects mostly. People that wanna make things as dope as possible.

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[Kanye West](/artists/Kanye-west) seems to think very highly of him self calling himself the No.1 most impactful artist of our generation.

He has also said that he's the No.1 Rock star on the planet during a BBC Radio 1 interview that Yeezy achieves a whole new level of grandiosity, suggesting that he’s surpassed [Michael Jackson](/artists/Michael-jackson), rap is the new rock, just so you’re up to date and that he plans a foray into the world of architecture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2T0fMkZoMo

But as fun as it might be to talk about Kanye, nothing proves more entertaining than simply listening to the rapper discuss himself. So, courtesy of the interview with BBC’s [Zane Lowe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zane_Lowe), here are some of Kanye’s best pearls of wisdom. They’re all nuggets, every last one:

> [Rap is the new rock ‘n’ roll. We the new rock stars, and I’m the biggest of all of them. I’m the No. 1 rock star on the planet](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/24/kanye-west-im-no-1-rock-star-on-the-planet/).
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> [Jay-Z is more realized than me. More of his dreams  and aspirations have come true. You don’t realize I am so frustrated. Like, I’ve got so much I want to give. And I’ve got a million people telling me why I can’t do it, that I’m not a real designer](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/24/kanye-west-im-no-1-rock-star-on-the-planet/).
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> [I know how to make perfect, but that’s not what I’m here to do. I’m here to crack the pavement and make new grounds sonically and culturally](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/24/kanye-west-im-no-1-rock-star-on-the-planet/).
<hr>
> [I would not be Kanye West if it wasn’t for Michael Jackson. I was able to ascend to massive heights. And I’ve got to a point that Michael Jackson did not break down. I have reached the glass ceiling, as a creative person, as a celebrity and I’ve been at it for 10 years](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/24/kanye-west-im-no-1-rock-star-on-the-planet/).
<hr>
> [I'm learning what I want. This is the reason why I’m working with five architects at a time. The time spent in a bad apartment, I can’t get that back. But the education I can get from working on it is priceless](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/24/kanye-west-im-no-1-rock-star-on-the-planet/).
<hr>
> [I’ve got a very particular specific take on men’s footwear. No one can say I can’t design or don’t know how to design a guy’s sneaker](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/24/kanye-west-im-no-1-rock-star-on-the-planet/).
<hr>
> [I want to do product, I am a product person. Not just clothing but water bottle design, architecture. I make music but I shouldn’t be limited to once place of creativity. I hang around architects mostly. People that wanna make things as dope as possible](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/24/kanye-west-im-no-1-rock-star-on-the-planet/).

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Walt Disney, Nike, Google H2 (AKA DJH2 / Halo) – You Ain't Got The Answers

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Although “Nike” originally had a deal with Kanye when they released Limited Edition “Air Yeezys”, they placed his “Red October Yeezys” on hold for delaying the process. This goes into why he explains he wants to “create more” because the sneakers were loved and sought out by every sneaker-head and collector out there.

He wants to continue making more but since Nike put the pause on the “II’s”, “Octobers”, along with the “deal” he had earned him little money because he was not a “professional athlete”, only earning a few cents per dollar in profit for every shoe sold. Recently he signed with “Adidas” who will give him the royalties he seeks.

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[Produced by Rakim] Eric B. & Rakim – Juice (Know the Ledge)

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This beat contains 3 samples:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Adderley’s “Rise, Sally Rise” despite how the credits may read, this musical inferno was all the handiwork of Rakim, who looped and played the drums live over the top which has a jazzy sound to it and you can hear the sample right at the beginning of the track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx7yLEg1-x0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syl_Johnson’s “I Feel an Urge” where the horns and distinctive vocal note which is the noise you can hear at 1:00 into the track while flute and guitar riffs are dropped-in at various points to add an intense urgency to Rakim’s lyrics of fury as he details the relentless pursuit of street credibility that mirrors the exploits of Tupac’s “Bishop” character in “Juice”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XUxwOzo_cA

Pleasure’s “Celebrate the Good Things” which is the noise you hear right at the beginning of the track which sounds like a horn stab:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUS2cd9dHjc

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This beat contains 3 samples:

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Adderley's "**Rise, Sally Rise**" despite how the credits may read, this musical inferno was all the handiwork of Rakim, who looped  and played the drums live over the top which has a jazzy sound to it and you can hear the sample right at the beginning of the track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx7yLEg1-x0

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syl_Johnson's "**I Feel an Urge**" where the horns and distinctive vocal note which is the noise you can hear at 1:00 into the track while flute and guitar riffs are dropped-in at various points to add an intense urgency to Rakim's lyrics of fury as he details the relentless pursuit of street credibility that mirrors the exploits of Tupac's "Bishop" character in "[**Juice**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104573/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XUxwOzo_cA

- [Pleasure](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure_%28American_band%29)'s "**Celebrate the Good Things**" which is the noise you hear right at the beginning of the track which sounds like a horn stab:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUS2cd9dHjc

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https://www.whosampled.com/Eric-B.-%26-Rakim/Juice-

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