It's right, dead, smack in Africa Boogie Down Productions – Blackman in Effect
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And with strange aeons even death may die Canibus – Poet Laureate Infinity
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The Will of Claude Ashur is a Lovecraftian horror story about a strange man who has the ‘will’ to control peoples' minds. Lovecraftian horror deals with the cosmic horror of the unknown, a constant theme in Canibus' work.
Hip Hop could not bench me so they plot to suspend me Canibus – Poet Laureate Infinity
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Like his fellow Horseman KIllah Priest, Hip Hop can’t bench (lift) him, because his lyrics are too heavy/intelligent, so it tried to blackball (suspend) him instead. Bench means to lift weights in this context with the extended play on weight also referring to the method of holding a weight in hesitation during lifting, hence suspension.
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No panoramic views, bullets tumbling out no nines
Big AKs like Alicia Keys abbreviated Kendrick Lamar (Ft. DJ Green Lantern) – On Da Spot Freestyle
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When Kendrick uses the word panoramic to describe thought, he means that he doesn’t have the narrow mind that a majority of people have. But then he contrasts that with there being no panoramic views in the streets, because you can’t see everything. The bullets aren’t coming out of 9mm handguns, they are coming out of AKs which have nearly twice the velocity. And finally, Alicia Keys abbreviated is AK.
City of the wind that I’m in Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Common & Jennifer Hudson) – We Can Do It Now
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Jennifer Hudson, Lupe, and Common are all from Chicago, the windy city
