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You and all your girlfriends
The ones you never bring around me
'Cause you don't trust me like your last man
Did he open doors for ya?
Buy the things you can't afford for ya?
'Cause he must have did a lot for ya Drake – Right Hand

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Drake doesn’t understand why this girl won’t trust him – he treats her like a gentleman and buys her everything she wants. In Drake’s mind, he’s leagues ahead of her old flame. That’s easy to say when you’re worth millions.

As for her friends, that’s understandable, considering Drizzy’s reputation.

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If this is the same chick that he is talking about in The Real Her Off Take Care, it’s obvious that he never met this girls girlfriends

“Dying to meet your girlfriends that you said you might bring If they’re the ones that tell you that you do the right thing”.

If this is the same relationship true then both sides have Trust Issues

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“did he” or “diddy”???

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What’s interesting here is that the girl in the story and him switch roles. Usually, he is the one with the trust issues, but now he is in the position of asking why she has trust issues on HIM. Maybe thats the reason for the attraction on his side too, he sees himself in her.
This goes to a point of self questioning, the statement of ‘he must have did a lot for ya’ implies sarcasm, is giving her his hand because HE sees the reflection, but can’t understand why SHE doesn’t.

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Money make a fake ass nigga look real again (For real)
Money make a sucker that told look thurl again (For real) Meek Mill – Wanna Know

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Meek attempts to point out how Drake’s money is blinding listeners into thinking he’s “real” and “trill” simply because he portrays that character through “his” lyrics.

Ultimately, Meek feels like just because Drake can afford ghostwriters, it doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be perceived for what he really is – a fan, a phony, a fake, a pussy, a Stan – as Nas would say.

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Seven Ghostwritten Songs Every Rap Fan Should Know Genius – Seven Ghostwritten Songs Every Rap Fan Should Know

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It’s like the game is haunted cause there’s so many ghostwriters – Big Boi

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classic big boi album

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Such an awesome line

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“But a rapper with a ghostwriter? What the fuck happened?”

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Roc-A-Fella has stepped into the building
(I promise you, man, it's a problem)
We ain't come here to tell you our signs
We ain't come here to tell you how old we are
We ain't come here to tell if we got wives, childrens
We ain't tell you that we got cars
Twinkes and 20 inch rims but alls that's not in the know
We came here to shut down New York, I promise you man
I came to tell them, I know what I came to tell 'em
I don't wanna do no photoshoots, no articles VIC MENSA – Heir to the Throne (Freestyle)

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The intro is taken from Roc-A-Fella’s 2001 Takeover Freestyle. Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Oschino, Sparks, Young Chris and H Money Bags rocked the mic for thirty minutes on Hot97 with Funkmaster Flex. It was Jay Z’s way of introducing the Roc-A-Fella Dynasty to the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Zs-Lb2rIM

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... and his 2001 Rocafella freestyle on Hot 97, Vic decides hop on Biggie’s “Who Shot Ya?” instrumental and deliver an impressive, 5-minute lyrical onslaught that finds him spazzin' out hard on the mic. No hook, just straight bars & punchlines here fam and it sounds like the self proclaimed "Jimmy Page" had a lot to get off his chest. Vic Mensa - Heir To The Throne (Freestyle) | Stream & Listen [New Song]

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read this like tim westwood wrote it LOL

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Hub City's Wild Side Kendrick Lamar – Hub City's Wild Side

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This song is a previously unreleased record from circa 2008. Around that time Kendrick was going by the rap moniker “K.Dot,” which he uses multiple times in this song.

“Hub City” is a nickname for Compton, California – Kendrick’s birthplace and home.

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Couple rap niggas you'd thought we was crew (straight up!)
Real life niggas is corny what can I do (straight up!)
Rich boy rappers get the notion that they tough
You a Cheddar Bob you better shooting yourself VIC MENSA – Heir to the Throne (Freestyle)

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With the inclusion of his ad-lib, it’s quite clear Vic taking aim at Travi$ Scott. Just five weeks prior to this song being released he tweeted “don’t mention me w no funny style niggas” to blog website HotNewHipHop in reference to Scott. The website had tweeted an article that referred to his song “3AM” as “sounding somewhat like a Travis Scott song without the autotune.” Since their close proximity to Kanye West, you’d think the two would be cool – apparently not. Perhaps it’s just some friendly competition?

Either way, it seems Vic doesn’t approve of Travis and compares him to “Cheddar Bob” – the character from Eminem’s legendary rap movie 8 Mile, whom during a fight with another group, decided to pull a gun to make them run but ended up shooting himself because of his inexperience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt0hblIsHiY

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With the inclusion of his ad-lib, it's quite clear Vic taking aim at Travi$ Scott. Just five weeks prior to this song being released he [tweeted "don't mention me w no funny style niggas"](https://twitter.com/VicMensa/status/612124425115209729) to blog website HotNewHipHop in reference to Scott. The website had tweeted an article that referred to his song ["3AM"](http://genius.com/Vic-mensa-3-am-lyrics) as ["sounding somewhat like a Travis Scott song without the autotune."](http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/vic-mensa-debuts-no-chill-feat-skrillex-and-3-am-in-la-new-video.34271.html) Since their close proximity to [Kanye West](/artists/Kanye-west), you'd think the two would be cool - apparently not. Perhaps it's just some friendly competition?

Either way, it seems Vic doesn't approve of Travis and compares him to "Cheddar Bob" - the character from [Eminem's](http://genius.com/eminem) legendary rap movie [*8 Mile,*](http://genius.com/Eminem-8-mile-final-battle-lyrics) whom during a fight with another group, decided to pull a gun to make them run but ended up shooting himself because of his inexperience.
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Travis is better tho 😂😂😂💀

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Perhaps a coincidence, but Vic Mensa’s debut mixtape was also entitled “Straight Up.”

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Travis >> Vic ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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When it comes to the Rich boy rapper and cheddar Bob references, that might actually be toward not Travi$, but toward Chet Haze, aka Tom Hank’s Son and a known rich boy rapper who’s corny. Just sayin.

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Heir to the Throne (Freestyle) VIC MENSA – Heir to the Throne (Freestyle)

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This song samples Roc-A-Fella’s 2001 “Takeover Freestyle” on Hot97 and uses the instrumental to The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic “Who Shot Ya?”

Since he’s signed to Jay Z and frequently collaborates with Kanye West, it’s no surprise Vic feels like he’s the “Heir to the Throne.” Moreover, the situation he’s in draws parallels to another young hip-hop artist who has worked with both members of “The Throne” – Travis Scott, who he may have dissed during this track.