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Back in the 80’s, to record over a pre-recorded tape you’d jam shit over the top of them indentations – TO RECORD MARLEY MARL’S RAP ATTACK RADIO SHOW OF COURSE

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A black intellectual leader known for his masterpiece in black study, The Souls of Black Folk. He pioneered Pan-Africanism, and influenced a number of black civil rights leaders, including Malcolm X and Dr. King. In October 1961, he and his wife moved to Ghana, newly independent, at the behest of its prime minister, Kwame Nkrumah, to work on the Encyclopedia Africana, his life’s work. He died August 17, 1963.

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Rakim is referencing the chorus of M.O.P.’s classic 1994 street anthem “How About Some Hardcore.”

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Kurupt disses DMX because of him trying to get with Foxy Brown soon after breaking off her engagement to Kurupt. Young Gotti’s cool with it though; he’ll hang with Xzibit or RBX and play PlayStation instead.

Foxy Brown

E40, YG, DJ Quik, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Kurupt, Xzibit

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50 Cent dis – in response to his How To Rob track which talks trash about the engagement ring Kurupt bought for Foxy Brown

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This line turned out to be a regretful one as Puff Daddy was actually screwing The Lox outta their money and not giving them their publishing which caused them to beef with Puff Daddy for a few years. J Hood would use these lines in a freestyle over the beat of Obie Trice’s song “Shit Hits The Fan”

This is a monopoly, none of these rappers stoppin' me and I can’t lose The Lox set me up properly

This also turned out to be ironic as The Lox did the same thing to him and he ended up beefing with The Lox due to it. History repeated it’s self

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