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With you for a while, won't go away Masta Ace (Ft. Andre the Giant) – Me & AG
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One of Ace’s best known lines. First uttered in the classic “The Symphony”.

2:10 mark of the vid below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_ntsaxM-Zg

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eMC is the coalition Masta Ace (Ft. Andre the Giant) – Me & AG
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eMC refers to a hip hop group Ace is a part of. He, Stricklin, Punchline and Wordsworth formed the group in 2005. They released 2 albums and one EP.

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I shine like the moon during prohibition Masta Ace (Ft. Andre the Giant) – Me & AG
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During the times of prohibition when alcoholic beverages were made illegal, people made their own drinks commonly called “moonshine”

Moonshine is still produced in some communities but its production peaked (or shined) during Prohibition.

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Try to get fly like roaches from Texas Masta Ace Incorporated (Ft. Masta Ace) – Freestyle?
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Predominantly found in the southern US some cockroaches do actually fly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BqxQhkVqao

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and break down styles like Hyundais Masta Ace Incorporated (Ft. Masta Ace) – Freestyle?
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Despite how they have become reliable and somewhat stylish forms of transportation, during the early 90s Hyundais were seen as cheap and problematic, breaking down often.

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Roll him around, roll him around Masta Ace Incorporated (Ft. Masta Ace) – Freestyle?
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After Ace burns those highly flammable rappers, he offers the same solution that Eddie Murphy’s Uncle Gus did to Charlie Murphy after he created a massive fire for the family BBQ. (49 sec mark in the vid)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWtyZoN2Vz4&nohtml5=False

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And come back here bunny wabbit Fu-Schnickens – Sum Dum Munkey
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Classic scene from the Bugs Bunny short https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water,_Water_Every_Hare

In the scene Bugs and a mad scientist that is trying to get his brain both end up “high” off ether and everything slows down. The beat is even slowed down in the song to mimic the scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS0kFhrd4DI

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and silky, rhyme are milky than even Milk D Fu-Schnickens – Aaahh Ooohhh!
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Milk D was the rapper portion of the Audio Two. They are most famous for their song Top Billin' which has been sampled hundreds of time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Two

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House nigga gotta run and hide" (repeats to end) Paris (Rap) – 40 Ounces and a Fool
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Sample taken from Ice Cube’s “No Vaseline”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvRc7pwnt0U

There is conscious irony from Paris here: he’s sampling the song’s main target against himself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7F5O01Q2Mg

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Who will gladly pay you Tuesday for some brass monkey wine Lords of the Underground (Ft. Supreme C) – Neva Faded
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The line is “who will gladly pay you Tuesday for some brass monkey wine”

A reference to J. Wellington Wimpy AKA “Wimpy” from the Popeye cartoon. Wimpy’s most famous quote is “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today”.[

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Wellington_Wimpy

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