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That your style is childish like the children’s program
This isn’t the first time Wonderama has been mentioned by an MC
Pop pop pop pa-pop pa-pop Ultra – Ain't Nobody Happenin
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The cleverness of this use of onomatopoeia is true with most mainstream rap artists
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Promotional records are usually 12"s or vinyl LP’s that are given away for free to radio DJ’s, that may contain a Radio edit to qualify for radio airplay. They are issued before the official single or album comes out for the public to purchase
If promos are seen in record shops to purchase, usually it means that it is an older record (which is played less in mainstream radio), or flopped with commercial sales
They usually contain the saying “For promotional use only. Not for sale”, or even have no markings
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Managing the Detroit Tigers from 1979-1995, Sparky Anderson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000, and had his #11 retired by the Tigers in 2011, a year after his death
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Timberlands were an underground Hip Hop statement (to a lesser extent today) for MC’s and producers, and were given various references by rappers, particular New York, where the boot remained iconic
(Even Tru Criminal Record’s logo had a Timberland-like boot!)
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Even referenced by Queens MC Tragedy Khadafi, Sodom and Gomorrah became two cities synonymous of sin, mentioned by the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Qur'an, and other works
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An interpolation of Ultramagnetic MC’s Ego Trippin' hook
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Kawasaki’s signature motorcycle is the Ninja
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Rather than being the glorious image of a Rocky Stallone A/K/A The Italian Stallion, Phantasm looks forward to being a John Gotti of the Gambino crime family from Italy
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During the early and mid-90’s, 2Pac wasn’t exactly known for staying out of controversy nor trouble.
In February of 1995, he received his jail sentence for sexual abuse, which was delayed due to his 1994 shooting and shortly released his album Me Against the World while in prison
More likely a reference to 2Pac’s song “Troublesome ‘96”