Rakim mostly connects with the older heads of hip hop since he is one of the originators. However, he is still capable of making the younger generation notice he’s the greatest when he’s on the mic. His influence on the game confirms it.

This means this streets of where-ever are filled with blood (tomato juice representing blood), and midday, meaning crime takes place at anytime of day where ever this is

For example:

From here on, he name-drops some of them.

Gates is so deep in the drug dealing game that he can no longer rest or take any breaks, and people are constantly looking to buy off him.

Some would look at this as a dream, earning constant money flow. Or, it could be an extreme hassle, constantly being called upon and dealing with increased paranoia from authority

dem stds <3

Contrary to the previous line, Jay wears white shoes to the “black” awards shows. These contrasting shoe colors make for a particularly interesting statement. He wears black shoes to demonstrate his pride as an African-American in a predominantly white crowd where as he wears white shoes to distinguish himself among a primarily black crowd.

Three meanings:

• Jay performs at shows like the Grammy’s, traditionally run and won by white people.

• Jay and his clique are SO damn cool, they don’t have to rock white clothing when that’s the dress code — they can dress in black and still get let in.

• Jay and his crew perform at huge festivals traditionally dominated by white artists, such as Glastonbury.

dis·crim·i·na·tion [dih-skrim-uh-ney-shuhn]
noun
1. an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.

Soak that shit in ladies

Dyaz actually admitting that all of them (BBDS, James, and Lemson) are associated with the famous white supremacy group, the Ku Klux Klan. But, Dyaz said the Klu Klux Klan. So i actually dfk