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Yasiin Bey continues to display what he doesn’t like, in this case it happens to be 1 of the 2 options life gives to the youth of the ghetto, death.

This corresponds to the earlier Chicago shout outs and the hit Don’t Like being one of Chicago’s anthem this year do the simple fact that Chicago homicides outnumber U.S. troop killings in Afghanistan. 12,000 U.S. troops have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001, more than 5,000 people have been killed by gun fire in Chicago during that time.

GOOD Music frontman, Kanye West, further reiterates the warlike violence Chicago is suffering:

It’s a war going on outside we ain’t safe from
I feel the pain in my city wherever I go
314 soldiers died in Iraq, 509 died in Chicago

-Murder to Excellence

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Stands for Peas and Carrots International. Casey established this with his close friends Anwar Carrots and Joshton Peas. It is Veggies own label and of lately has become a clothing brand .

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Speaking from his heart could be Kanye’s biggest dilemma but without it he wouldn’t have gotten to where he is today. Russell expresses that he wishes Kanye to keep following his heart and keep pushing a difference amongst us.

Many other African-American artists probably felt the same way as Kanye at heart. But to be politically correct, they’d say something along the lines of “more needs to be done”. Kanye doesn’t modify his words to appease the masses, he talks straight from the heart.

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Kanye’s mother, Donda West, passed away on November 10, 2007 due to complications from cosmetic surgery. During the Glow in The Dark Tour Kanye dedicated every concert to her by performing Hey Mama and a cover of Journeys “Don’t Stop Believing”. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger passed the “Donda West Law,” a legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to provide medical clearance for elective cosmetic surgery after her death.

Donda West’s death became the inspiration to Kanye’s experimental album 808s and Heartbreak later in 2008.

Russell is correct about none of his fans or those around him knowing what kind of pain he was in, as revealed by lyrics in his recent song “Clique”, “Went through, deep depression when my momma passed/Suicide, what kinda talk is that?”

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In the movie Ghost, Whoopi Goldberg plays a psychic who acts as the messenger for Patrick Swayze to help his living girlfriend. Swayze’s character was murdered in gunfire thus becoming a ghost until finally reaching Heaven in the movie’s conclusion.

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Xaphoon Jones is very fond of sampling, this track includes sampling from British singer Ellie Goulding and her track “Under the sheets.”

Check out the original lyrics and annotations here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCgX7-80qEM

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From Notorious B.I.G.’s hit Juicy.

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Lemson she’s busy having watergun fights.

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Pusha T released Exodus 23:1 which was a suspected Lil wayne and Drake diss.

The same day Lil Wayne posted this on twitter.

Also he released a hella wack diss track: Ghoulish

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Reference to the Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.

Mr. Folarin is acting a bit sarcastic saying that our country claims to live under one divine right, but then states that politicians only care about money thus not really having God dominate their lives and demonstrating the opposite of the Pledge.

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