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The Devil controls it Big Sean (Ft. Kendrick Lamar & Royce da 5'9") – 100
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The intended first single off the second part of Lupe’s Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, the second half of which will release in 2013.
Lupe Fiasco himself leaked this song, in its rough unfinished form, after an emotional Twitter confrontation with younger Chicago rapper Chief Keef. The confrontation itself followed controversy that surrounded both artists after Lupe said that Keef’s violent movement worried him, only fueled with the scandal of Keef publicly laughing off the killing of rival rapper Lil JoJo earlier in the day
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Banks' vicious diss aimed at fraud rapper Rick Ross in the wake of news breaking out that he’d been a correctional officer before pursuing hip-hop. 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks himself and G-Unit as a whole had a feud with fraud rapper rick ross for this very reason.
Banks is sick of fake, unauthentic and fraudulent rappers in the rap game and he’ll do his part in making it known to the world. Officer Down is an example of what Banks is capable of when pissed off.
I rewrote the game, nigga, now talk money Rick Ross (Ft. Dr. Dre & JAY-Z) – 3 Kings
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I wanna thank Def Jam cuz they gave me a chance Joe Budden – If I Die Tomorrow
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In 2003, Budden released his debut self-entitled album via the label Def Jam. The release included the Just Blaze-produced, club-oriented single Pump it Up, a track which successfully reached the Top 40 on the Billboard chart
Unfortunately, the track’s success proved to be a double-edged sword against Budden, as it typecast him in many eyes as solely a “party” rapper. It also caused Def Jam to increasingly pressure Budden into churning out “hits” of a similar vein, something Budden objected to being forced to do. This resulted in his next album The Growth being ultimately shelved and Budden being dropped from the label. Budden has since experienced an underground comeback of sorts thanks to his emotional Mood Muzik mixtape series and establishing Slaughterhouse, a supergroup based around lyrical showmanship
So in the end, despite all of the setbacks, Budden ultimately thanks Def Jam — for both giving him his first hit single, and for providing him the struggle that molded him into the artist that he is today
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The phrase “loose ends” has some different meanings: these kids have all kinds of loose cash to spend, but that cash can’t solve a lot of their problems,
The term “loose ends” represents unachieved goals due to a lack of ambition. Rich kids often have many opportunities, but no incentives to prosper in terms of self-fulfillment. These children would rather live hedonistic lives, as described on the track.
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The ironic key to this line is the phrase “In the name of freedom”.
The topic in question is the Israeli government’s “ethnic cleansing” of Palestine, and how citizens are responding violently (i.e., suicidal bombings) to what is unlawful seizure.
Unfortunately, the situation itself is the product of a war that has been going on for decades (and that, truth be told, originated centuries ago), and shows no sign of resolution any time soon. The crisis in the Middle East is very much a stalemate.
originated in about 1880