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Chino XL plays on the term “sick”. In hip hop, it’s a way of saying that you are a great rapper, and in real life, when one person is sick, people send them Get Well cards. Generally, however, get well cards do nothing to cure the sickness. The “get well” cards here are hatemail from haters, and Chino accepts them, knowing full well it will do nothing to make him stop killing tracks.
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A “government” is another way of saying your real name, so here Tech N9NE says do NOT call him by his real name. He shed that alias for his new persona…. E.B.A.H.
The slang “government” comes from the fact the government records show a person’s real name, so a “government name” will always be the person’s birth or official name.
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With the Long Don, word is bond my shit is strong Big Pun (Ft. Miss Jones) – Punish Me
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Jehovah is the bibical “official” name for the deity of christianity, more popularly known as God.
Here, Vinnie Paz (rightfully) claims that his skill is so sick (hip hop slang for awesome), that it turned God corrupt.
Also, this was after rapper Jay-Z, whose nick name is Hova (short for Jehovah), retired in 2003 (although his comeback was the same year this album released), so Vinnie Paz could also be saying that he is the reason Jay-Z retired (stole Jehivah’s heart), due to his lyrical skill scaring him.
The Jay-Z reference is plausible, seeing how on this very song, Jay-Z is sampled, using a line from the song Threat as part of the hook.
Cuz I was dreamin'
And I might just stay inside again today Counting Crows – Miller's Angels
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Three for them hoes saying anything goes DJ Khaled (Ft. Big K.R.I.T., J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar) – They Ready
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Chino has been rapping for about… oh, twenty one years at the time of this explanation, and still has the misfortune of being thrown in the crowd when the subject of “underground artists” pops up. If you look at the terms of musical success, yes, Chino XL could be considered for the title of “most underrated lyric artist”.
and possibly the greatest rapper of all time as well. his flows are better than big pun’s and lyricism isn’t even worth mentioning as it is Chino XL’s forte. In this ultimate album he even managed to get a grip on his breathe control which was his weakness