GENIUS
Sign Up
I got the moves that make them all tap out, WWE (Ft. Kurt Angle & Sensational Sherri) – Sexy Kurt
Genius Annotation 2 Contributors ?

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Angle is a submission specialist considering he was an amateur/olympic wrestler and one of his finishers was the Angle lock.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

report abuse
Upvote +0 Downvote
Copy Embed
live nigga rap J-Live – YES!
Genius Annotation 2 Contributors ?

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

A reference to Nas' song Live Nigga Rap feat. Mobb Deep from his ‘It Was Written’ 1996 sophomore album.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

report abuse
Upvote +0 Downvote
Copy Embed
We from the largest project, yo, the biggest on Earth
Queensbridge know they history, left y'all cursed, because.. QB Finest (Ft. Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nashawn, Nature & Tragedy Khadafi) – Da Bridge 2001
Genius Annotation 3 Contributors ?

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Queensbridge is one the largest project areas in the world with nearly 80 buildings. The history line is a reference again to the Bronx claiming they created Hip-Hop, Queensbridge knows the real history, that Queens created hip-hop, not the Bronx.

This line is actually highly suspect as it is well known that Hip-Hop did originate in the Bronx, but Queens dudes will always claim it is theirs.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

report abuse
Upvote +6 Downvote
Copy Embed
793285133602b721e157abb9886d4e45

211

4 years

No one claimed that QB created hip hop. It was either a misunderstanding from BDP originally or as Shan claimed in Kill That Noise, they were trying to bandwagon.

Upvote +1 Downvote
Kxvdbj2xsdizn57lgoq0

1,047

5 years

exactly 0 people, including Marley Marl think that Queens created Hip Hop. Further more Nas himself eludes to hip hop starting in the Bronx on who killed it “

Nas - Who Killed It? — Genius
Who Killed It? Lyrics: Look here see / Pretty Mike shanked Two-Face Al over some gal / Found the body dead in the isles / Death by strangulation / Microphone cord, a dirty broad / Guess they'll never
”

Upvote +2 Downvote
Kxvdbj2xsdizn57lgoq0

1,047

6 years

Queensbridge is the largest housing projects in America. It has 96 buildings.

Upvote +4 Downvote
Show all improvement suggestions
Now, tell me who was the true thugs in videos first?
Who had the projects behind us, who bit it the worst? QB Finest (Ft. Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nashawn, Nature & Tragedy Khadafi) – Da Bridge 2001
Genius Annotation 2 Contributors ?

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Prodigy had told Nas that Jay Z was biting Queensbridge’s style by putting projects in his videos like he did in Where I’m From and I Can’t Get With That, so this is a shot at Jigga.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

report abuse
Upvote +18 Downvote
Copy Embed
There's no denyin' the greatness
Queensbridge, never try to disgrace it QB Finest (Ft. Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nashawn, Nature & Tragedy Khadafi) – Da Bridge 2001
Genius Annotation 2 Contributors ?

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Many great things have came from Queensbridge, from music to style, and attempting to disgrace it wouldn’t be very smart, as anyone from Queensbridge would have no trouble kicking your ass. This is a possible warning towards former Boogie Down Productions members asking them to stop dissing Queensbridge (or else).

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

report abuse
Upvote +6 Downvote
Copy Embed
What, yo, it ain't just the music
Hoop aspirations or ghetto illusions
It's the product, east side, and all the beautiful children
And unleashed dreams comin' through each building QB Finest (Ft. Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nashawn, Nature & Tragedy Khadafi) – Da Bridge 2001
Genius Annotation 2 Contributors ?

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Cormega is saying that Queensbridge isn’t just great for their music, groups, or ghetto spots, it’s also great for the place in general, the children around there, and knowing everyone is striving for what they want.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSgPBRZYgWo

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

report abuse
Upvote +9 Downvote
Copy Embed
Never lose sight, 41st Side's my life QB Finest (Ft. Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nashawn, Nature & Tragedy Khadafi) – Da Bridge 2001
Genius Annotation 2 Contributors ?

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

41st side refers to the side of the complex closer to 41st Avenue of Queensbridge. This section of the town is referenced by many Queensbridge rappers, including Nas and Prodigy.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

report abuse
Upvote +3 Downvote
Copy Embed
If you was an out-of-towner, had to know somebody with strength
You know the drill, shit was real, fuck around, got killed QB Finest (Ft. Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nashawn, Nature & Tragedy Khadafi) – Da Bridge 2001
Genius Annotation 2 Contributors ?

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

If you weren’t from Queensbridge and came around there, you’d end up killed unless you knew a powerful person there. This could be a reference to the fact that Havoc’s partner in Mobb Deep, Prodigy, wasn’t originally from Queensbridge but was accepted as family once Havoc brought him there.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

report abuse
Upvote +5 Downvote
Copy Embed
0760159865926c546a76dbe415abcefc

15,846

6 years

Prodigy went to camp in Queensbridge.

Upvote +1 Downvote
Show all improvement suggestions
About a rap dynasty that just won't end
The monument still in your face QB Finest (Ft. Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nashawn, Nature & Tragedy Khadafi) – Da Bridge 2001
Genius Annotation 2 Contributors ?

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Queensbridge rappers blew up around the 1994-2001 era and Shan is referring to how many rappers, such as Nas, Cormega, Mobb Deep, and more, have came out and achieved success.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

report abuse
Upvote +8 Downvote
Copy Embed
88cae06f26b804ea908a472dc391c657

133

1 year

MC Shan, the certified “Father” of Queensbridge rap, is reflecting over the lineage of dope emcees that have emerged from the location that he put on the map and played a major part in pioneering. He’s certain that the trend of ill emcees coming from The Bridge will continue forever.

Upvote +0 Downvote
Show all improvement suggestions
You love to hear the story, again and again QB Finest (Ft. Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nashawn, Nature & Tragedy Khadafi) – Da Bridge 2001
Genius Annotation 2 Contributors ?

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Also the opening line from MC Shan’s original “The Bridge”:

You love to hear the story again and again
Of how it all got started way back when

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS4RpBR0Zn0

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

report abuse
Upvote +3 Downvote
Copy Embed