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Dead presidents is a term referring to American paper currency. The term comes from the design of the dollar bills, each having a different former president on it (except the ten and the hundred)
This line has spawned several references through the time, most notably by Nas and Jay-Z.
Nas flipped this line in The World Is Yours
Jay-Z went on to make Nas' line, which Nas took from Rakim, into a song. This sparked the whole Jay-Z and Nas beef. So in a way, Rakim was the one who started the beef between Jay-Z and Nas. Yes, you heard right.
And you been chillin with the Brat Pack Tonedeff (Ft. Substantial) – Velocity
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Pretty In Pink is movie about a teen acting clique called the Brat Pack, who were popular in the 80’s
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