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Road to Zion Damian Marley (Ft. Nas) – Road to Zion
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The first song from Jr. Gong and Nas, sparking a beautiful artistic relationship that would eventually turn into Distant Relatives.

Samples “Russian Lullaby” (1958) by Ella Fitzgerald:

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The lines “Emerge from the darkness with mi big blunt a glow” and “Mi nuh watch it mek I carry out my voice now figarow” (after nas’ verses) should be swapped

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Take A Win The Physics – Take A Win
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A smooth and chill song from the “Tomorrow People” LP, from The Physics.

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Now the same cat drivin' Jaguars Rick Ross – Amsterdam
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A play on words;

He’s a cat that used to hustle, that now drives a Jaguar, which is a BIG cat.

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South paw, box a nigga off like a outlaw Rick Ross (Ft. Ne-Yo) – Maybach Music IV
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  1. Rozay is suggesting he’s left-handed, and can beat your ass down with no problem using that very hand.

  2. Outlaws, when trying to corner somebody, use their cars to effectively box in the victim’s car, and run them off the road, into a ditch, or make them stop, leaving them vulnerable to the wiles of the attacker.

There’s also a play on words here, as southpaws are most commonly acknowledged in fighting… Specifically boxing.

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Pick and roll, give and go, fuck a fade away Rick Ross (Ft. André 3000) – Sixteen
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Rozay suggests that he should save—not just for the times when he no longer makes that cash like he does now, but so that he goes out with a bang, and memorably, rather than sifting through the palms of the limelight, to be a forgotten figure in the cut-throat world of entertainment.

Also “pick AND roll” and “fade away” are basketball terms, which flow into the next line about Scottie Pippen, one of the most famous basketball players, ever.

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And she love me for real mi nuh haffi have no cash Damian Marley (Ft. Bobby Brown) – Beautiful
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Even if he was broke – she’d still give him all the love she had to give.

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Some bwoy could a big like Bam Bam Bigelow Damian Marley (Ft. Nas) – Road to Zion
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Scott Charles Bigelow (September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Bam Bam Bigelow.

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Addition – he was big. Like 6’3” 330 pounds big.

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Murderer Buju Banton – Murderer
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Released in 1995, “Murderer” is an expression of Buju Banton’s frustration at the loss of three of his fellow dancehall artists. In 1993, Panhead and Dirtsman were killed in separate incidents, and then in 1994 Garnett Silk was killed as well. Buju released this single and dedicated it to the murders of the three DJ’s, who were never brought to justice.

This marked the beginning of Buju’s transformation from a rude bwoy chanting gunman-lyrics to a conscious rasta. His 1995 album ‘Til Shiloh features this track and marked a huge transformation from the dancehall to more of a roots reggae vibe, complete with a live band for the studio album.

Although best known for “Boom Bye Bye”, a song about killing homosexuals, this was a positive point in Buju’s life where he accepted Jah Rastafari and caused many other dancehall artists, most notably Capleton aka King Shango, to accept the faith as well.

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No Umbrella Psyonik (Ft. Bobby Nellz) – No Umbrella
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A song about the friend-zone, Psyonik and Bobby Nellz tell the story of two men and their female “friends.”

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Magic City Buju Banton – Magic City
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A very positive song from the “Rasta Got Soul” album. Most definitely magic from Buju himself.

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