Quoted from Nas classic song New York State of Mind off if Illmatic

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Krs-One the legendary MC is often called the “blastmaster” for his reputation for battling and calling out whack rappers in a similar context as Krs-One I do the same. Criminal Minded was the classic first album by Boogie Down Productions which Krs-One was a member of I’m referring to criminal minded rappers in this day in age that glorify illegal activity but often don’t really live that life so they won’t kill me and are mostly whack so they can’t kill me on the mic either.

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Napoleon Hill was author of the book “Think and Grow Rich” a highly regarded self improvement book about thinking positive towards becoming achieving wealth

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I run through rappers and destroy them lyrically the way a runningback runs through a opposing defense. Often when on RB gets by a opposing defender he has to use his blockers wisely and use juke moves to get by somebody just like how a MC uses clever wordplay to get by his competitors. Also the 40 yard dash in football is a very important sprint to determine how fast a player is, if you can run 4.2 second 40 you are one of the fastest players. So once I pass you up musically you won’t be able to catch up to my speed.

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This was off my Verbal Dosage mixtape. You can check it out at http://www.theverbalist.bandcamp.com

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I make music for everybody whether your living in poverty or living a decent peaceful life. No matter who you everybody in life goes through some sort of struggle or go through adversity so everybody can relate.

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my lyrics and my raps I feel are better than some of your favorites rappers

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Referring to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and to Jay-Z’s line from “Money, Cash, Hoes” from his 1998 album Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life.

It’s like New York’s been soft ever since Snoop came through and crushed the buildings

This line was in reference to The Dogg Pound’s 1995 diss song “New York, New York,” which was directed at the entire city.

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