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Reference to one of Big L’s most popular songs, “Put it On.”

Big L and A.G. in Amsterdam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irus9eeugSo

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Before Big L died he was about to be signed to Jay Z’s record label ‘Roc-A-Fella Records’

If he didn’t die there was a chance he could have been as big as Jay Z is now, or possibly bigger, in terms of discography purposes.

I’m sure a lot of people would like to be Jay-Z or at least his position of one of the most important Hip Hop artists in history. Millions of currency, a beautiful & happy wife who is also a famous & rich singer, a child, tons of endorsements, Co-Owner of a Basketball team called the 40/40.

He also owns a second record label too :

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Kool G Rap doesn’t fake jacks, which means what he tells people he does or is going to do is real and hes not being a fake thug.

Could also be a reference to a line in Mobb Deep’s “Give The Good (Just Step)” and “Shook Ones”.

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Since this was a diss towards the West Coast, Tragedy Khadafi was actually getting at Eazy E who had Aids.

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McGruff is using fine China plates.

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He says “See, but now im pumpin china
White, nigga, yeah right out the diner”
By this he means that hes selling china white (fine heroin) and he’s selling it out of diners similar to how mobsters used to sell drugs.

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