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Back in the ‘70s and '80s, Menudo was a boy band from Puerto Rico.

The boy band is where singer Ricky Martin got his start.

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The last time these two worked together was on Watch The Throne’sWelcome to the Jungle.”

Before that, Swizz was a big contributor to Jay’s last solo album, The Blueprint III.

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When this song came out, the Bulls and Knicks were known for competing in some of the best basketball games. Hailing from New York, Phife is a huge Knicks fan.

Phife compares his spit game dominance to him as Jordan (arguably greatest athlete of all time) to the competition as Starks (not quite in the same category).

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Little X, more commonly known as Director X, is well-known for putting together music videos for rappers such as Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, and Mr. West.

X, also a Toronto native, directed the video for Drake’s “Started From The Bottom.”

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

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There was a time when Jay-Z claimed retirement. After he released The Black Album, Jay swore he was retiring from the rap game.

Then he went all Michael Jordan and jumped back out of retirement, even calling it the “worst retirement in history.”

After 14 solo studio albums, and 3 collaborative albums (including this one), Jay-Z isn’t going anywhere, apparently even if he says he is.

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Jay always sports the nicest and most studded timepieces (so much so that some are hidden behind the rocks)

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Drake continues speaking Hawaiian and says “hello” to the women that have never been with a member of his crew – that way she won’t have to lie to him about how serious the relationship was when she’s with him.

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“Funky Drummer” is a legendary song in terms of hip-hop sampling.

The late James Brown’s track has what is considered the most popularly sampled drum beat.

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Drake has mentioned before that his uncle used let him whip the drop top Lexus, back before getting signed.

Come to think of it, a certain rapper has recently brought up memories of himself having a family member calling about the whip.

While Drake has two famous uncles, Larry Graham and Teenie Hodges, this is most likely a reference to Drizzy’s Uncle Steve, who helped raise him:

Without this man there is no me…Uncle Steve

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjXK6KkdDS4

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