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Party in the U.S.A. Miley Cyrus – Party in the U.S.A.
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“Party in the U.S.A.” was co-written by English singer-songwriter Jessie J; she originally intended to sing it (listen to the leaked snippet of the demo version), but decided to pass the song over to Miley after concluding that it didn’t fit her persona:

That was my first week of writing after I signed to (Universal) Republic (Records), so it was like the first big kind of writing session for my debut album … and it was one of the first songs we did. And I remember thinking this song is amazing, but I don’t know if it’s me 110 percent, you know. You can kind of feel it. It was cool but it wasn’t edgy enough.

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Our parents sing like John Lennon, imagine all the people watch Talib Kweli – Get By
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An allusion to John Lennon’s “Imagine”, where he uses the phrase “Imagine all the people” at the end of every verse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRhq-yO1KN8

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Raw to the floor, raw like Reservoir Dogs!
Bite another line from Redman's song! Eminem – Can I Bitch
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Referencing Canibus’s song “The Rip Off”, when ‘Bus says the following:

You need to understand something; ‘Bus is raw
Raw to the floor, raw like reservoirs

“Raw to the floor, raw like "Reservoir Dogs” is a reference to the Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs where all the characters end up dying on the floor at the end… But it was first used by Redman in “How High”.

Also, the definition of “raw” itself is synonymous with “original”. Em provides evidence that this is not the case… at least not in the couplet being referenced…

I bet it’s ironic how Canibus’s song is entitled “The Rip Off” now, huh…?

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“Bite another line from Redman’s song” is rich considering Em stole a Redman line for the first song on his Slim Shady EP

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The song is called the rip off, I don’t think eminem understand the song but then again eminem stole big L line.

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You're never gonna blow, bitch, you're just too old
No wonder you're sore now, lordy, you're bored now
I'm pushin' 30, you're kickin' 40's door down Eminem – The Sauce
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Em was 30 years old when he released “The Sauce”, and he had accomplished a lot already. With the release of The Slim Shady LP, The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show, he was already being solidified as a legend.

Benzino, on the other hand, was almost 40, and greatest accomplishment as a solo act, other than being co-owner of The Source, was his single “Rock The Party” that peaked as number 82 on Billboard Hot 100.

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That Usher, Jon, and Luda had to do it again Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz (Ft. Ludacris & USHER) – Lovers and Friends
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The three of them collaborated on one of the biggest jams of the 2000’s: “Yeah!”

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Also, this song and the aforementioned song, “Yeah,” were both released in the same year, 2004. The three of them also remixed Usher’s “Red Light” which was also released in 2004. Upon Usher, Lil Jon and Ludacris receiving an award for best collaboration song for “Yeah,” at an award show, Ludacris boasted that the three of them were going to make a collaboration album together in response to the reception the song received since release. For unknown reasons, an album, as well as anything close to one, never came into fruition.

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Who Am I (What's My Name)? Snoop Dogg – Who Am I (What's My Name)?
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“Who Am I (What’s My Name)?” is Snoop Dogg’s grasp for identity. It was one of the first singles he ever released as an artist, and his most financial hit to this day. It was also ranked 456 on NME’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”:

Snoop’s laconic, languid drawl is arguably at its finest here, on the rapper’s debut solo single.

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Snoop begins by grasping for identity, but ends by confidently establishing his identity.

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Plus my rats come in packs like Sammy and Dean Martin Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee – Shake Ya Tailfeather
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He has a lot of hood rats (promiscuous girls who sleep with various men in the neighborhood)… and he describes this by comparing his packs to the Rat Pack, a group of actors famous for their movies particularly in the 50’s and 60’s; Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. were members.

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This is for Beatrice Bertha Benjamin who gave birth to Tsidi Azeeda Talib Kweli (Ft. Jean Grae) – Black Girl Pain
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She introduces her verse by mentioning her own mother: Beatrice Bertha Benjamin. She is a successful jazz vocalist, who is better known as Sathima Bea Benjamin

*Tsidi Azeeda is Jean Grae’s birth name; just her first and middle name. Her last name is Ibrahim.

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Dreams The Game – Dreams
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“Dreams” is track #3 on The Game’s The Documentary.

It is dedicated to Yetunde Price (the elder half-sister of tennis stars Serena Williams and Venus Williams). She was shot dead on September 14, 2003. The Game recorded “Dreams” the year she died.

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Teach Me How to Dougie Cali Swag District – Teach Me How to Dougie
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“Teach Me How to Dougie” is the first single by the Cali Swag District… but more importantly, this is the song that popularized the Dougie in the mainstream.

The dance move is in honor of legendary Hip-Hop legend Doug E Fresh, who is known for running his hands over his head while dipping and leaning his shoulders in and out.

This was emulated by a trio in Dallas in 2008, 2 years before the “Teach Me How to Dougie” song was released.

Cali Swag District member C-Smoove learned the move while attending Texas Southern University (in Houston). He showed his four of his Inglewood homies the move, the danced to it on video, and the rest is history.

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