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DJ Kay SlayThe Big Brother Lyrics and Tracklist

  1. Intro (The Big Brother) ft. Outlawz
  2. Jealousy ft. The Game, MeetSims, Tech N9ne, Busta Rhymes
  3. Wild One ft. 2 Chainz, MeetSims, Kevin Gates, Rick Ross
  4. Lights Glowing ft. Sheek Louch, Styles P, Scarface
  5. Super Trick
  6. Regulate ft. Jadakiss, Lloyd Banks, Joell Ortiz, MeetSims
  7. Story of My Life ft. Papoose, AZ, Mysonne
  8. No Regrets ft. Fat Joe, Bun B, McGruff
  9. Cold Summer ft. Mac Miller, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Gates, Rell
  10. Gangsta Rhythm ft. Z-Ro, Uncle Murda, Trick Trick, Ra Diggs
  11. Can’t Tell Me Nothing ft. Jay Rock, Raekwon, Young Buck, MeetSims
  12. Hip Hop Icons ft. Kool G. Rap, Ice-T
  13. It’s Harlem ft. Dave East, Vado, Jaquae, Ms. Hustle
  14. This Is My Culture ft. Jon Connor, Papoose, Locksmith, Ransom
  15. Respect the Cipher ft. Mistah F.A.B., Termanology, Ras Kass, Loaded Lux, Ms. Hustle, Nicky D’s, Oun-P
  16. A Million Bucks ft. Nipsey Hussle, Troy Ave, Fatman Scoop, Vado, Rocko
  17. Death, Murder & Mayhem ft. Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Young Chris, Tracey Lee
  18. Coast 2 Coast ft. E-40, 3D Na'Tee, Troy Ave
  19. Fuk da Party Up ft. Juicy J, Project Pat, MeetSims, Ms. Hustle
  20. Stage 2 Haters
  21. Keep Your Eyes Open ft. Young Buck, Maino, Nick Grant
  22. Rose Showers ft. Dave East, French Montana, Zoey Dollaz

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OutasightRichie Lyrics and Tracklist

  1. I Got You
  2. Bop
  3. Feel Good ft. Hoodie Allen
  4. The Mission
  5. NY 2 LA
  6. About Last Night
  7. Still Young
  8. Ferrari Sunset
  9. Life of the Party
  10. Stylin'
  11. Vibin'

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Born on October 11, 1992, and raised in The Bronx, New York, Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar—under the stage name Cardi B—is a rapper and TV personality known for her friendly attitude. From 2015 to 2017 she starred on the TV show Love & Hip Hop, on which she landed a role after she became popular on the internet due to her personality and stripping endeavors. Following her departure from the series, she attained success in music with her chart-topping summer smash “Bodak Yellow.” She is married to Migos member Offset. Cardi also gave birth to Kulture Kiari Cephus, Offset’s fourth child and Cardi’s first.

Cardi began her music career in 2015 and released two installments of her Gangsta Bitch Music mixtapes series up until January 2017. The tapes went by relatively quietly but caught the attention of Atlantic Records, where Cardi inked a deal in February of 2017. Shortly after, Cardi proved her worth when she entered the mainstream music scene with the release of her smash single “Bodak Yellow” on June 16, 2017. The single obtained the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, which marked the first time a female rapper achieved this since Lauryn Hill did the same with “Doo Wop (That Thing)” in 1999. “Bodak Yellow” was certified 5x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on February 28, 2018, for selling 5 million units in the US.

Speculations of a relationship between Cardi B and Offset arose in early 2017 after the two were repeatedly sighted together. On October 29, 2017, Offset proposed to Cardi on stage at a Philadelphia show. They have collaborated on what was at one point Cardi’s most popular single, “Lick,” Migos' “MotorSport,” “Um Yea,” and “Drip.”

Following her engagement and the success of “Bodak Yellow,” Cardi released the follow-up single “Bartier Cardi” featuring 21 Savage just in time for Christmas. Cardi followed that up with features on the Multi-Platinum singles “No Limit” with G-Eazy and A$AP Rocky, and “Finesse (Remix)” with Bruno Mars. Cardi released her debut album, Invasion of Privacy, on April 6, 2018.

On January 2nd, 2018, Cardi B became the third artist (and first rapper) to have her first three Billboard Hot 100 entries (“Bodak Yellow,” “No Limit,” and “MotorSport”) in the chart’s top 10 simultaneously, joining only The Beatles and Ashanti in achieving the feat.

She also became the first female rapper in history to achieve four #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Olly Murs' chorus is directly inspired by a The Poets of Rhythm song called “More Mess On My Thing,” a 90s jam that channels Southern American funk styles and arrangements of the 70s and 80s. Throughout the song, the singers proclaim they have “more mess on my thing,” leading up to the end where they chant, “I know you got the mess.”

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Common predicted his own future with this particular line. In 2014, he portrayed Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel in Selma, a movie about the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, and collaborated with John Legend on “Glory” for its soundtrack. “Glory” was highly praised and won Academy, Golden Globe, and Grammy Awards.

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Nas and rapper J. Cole talked about this particular set of lines in a 2013 cover story for VIBE:

COLE: Okay, I got another. On [“We Will Survive”] you talk about not going to B.I.G.’s funeral. Was that on purpose, you wasn’t in town or you just couldn’t bring yourself to go. Or was there another reason?
NAS: Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode. My attitude, my disposition, it wasn’t good to be around people, especially at a funeral for somebody I cared so much about. I paid my respects from home, man. Sent my prayers, and I didn’t wanna deal with the fanaticism of the sensationalized hip-hop superstar funeral.
COLE: It was almost like a party, the who’s who.
NAS: I couldn’t deal with that. I miss my brother to this day. I always think about what he’d be like, what he’d sound like to this day. I just couldn’t do it.

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.357 inch is the diameter of the bullets Crooked fires from his gun (hammer.) In addition, Oaktown’s 3.5.7 was a female rap trio—later, a duo—closely affiliated with MC Hammer of “U Can’t Touch This” fame. The group started out as Hammer’s dancers until they branched out in the late 80’s and recorded their debut album, Wild & Loose, produced and mostly written by Hammer himself. After a second LP in 1991, they faded into obscurity.

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“What’s Going On” and “What’s Happening Brother” are the first two songs off the politically and socially-charged What’s Going On album by Marvin Gaye. Set during the Vietnam War, the songs discuss the death of soldiers, returning to a changed America after service, and the purpose of the war.

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Marvin had first been signed as a solo act to Fuqua’s label, Harvey Records after The Moonglows broke up. In the famous Marvin Gaye biography Divided Soul, writer David Ritz included a quote from Gaye on becoming a Motown artist:

Harvey Records hooked up with Anna Records, which belonged to Gwen [Gordy, Harvey Fuqua’s soon-to-be wife] … Suddenly Anna Records was called Anna-Tri Phi—there was also Miracle Records …—and just as suddenly Berry [Gordy, Gwen’s brother] was in the middle of it all with a label called [Tammy].

Gordy named Tammy Records after the Debbie Reynolds record, but ultimately decided on Tamla/Motown after discovering there was already a label called Tammie Records.

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