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Because of the crimes he committed, he was wanted by the police.
Runaway Slave is the debut album by Showbiz & A.G.
Fun fact: Show never rapped on another Showbiz & A.G. album after Runaway Slave.
Wanted Dead or Alive is the sophomore classic by Kool G Rap.
Fun fact: this is one of Nas' favorite albums
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Ka, living in a poverty-ridden part of NY, was going hard to get that paper.
Paid In Full is the classic hip hop quintessential album.
Out here raising hell with license to ill Ka – Off The Record
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Ka is a native of Brownsville, NY. These opening bars set up the concept for the rest of the song, which is basically referencing classic hip hop albums & legendary hip hop artists.
He references Run-DMC’s & the Beastie Boy’s albums here.
Unless it's pork on my fork, never breaching the swine Ka – Our Father
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Living in poverty, he ate very little, but he’s in a different position now & eats very well. Unless of course, there’s pork on his plate. Ka remains from eating the demonic pork. This is most likely due to religious reasons, Ka may be a follower of Islam or Judaism. On the other hand, he may just not like pork.
It's more than that, we could've recorded a track
You could give me a stack for a verse just like that Canibus (Ft. Born Sun & C0mpl3x) – J Clone
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Canibus is upset that Cole keeps mentioning him in interviews but hasn’t reached out to him yet. If you’re as big as a fan as you claim you are, why haven’t you collaborated with ‘Bis yet? When Canibus was an up & coming rapper, he made sure to collaborate with his favorite rappers to keep their name out there, he even got Rakim on a track.
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That’s how hard the Canibus man hits.
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Ragging on you like battling is all you can do
You didn't sell enough units to be honest with you
Nobody knows the truth, you got talent out the gazoo Canibus – Bis vs. Rip
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Quarter water! The drink of children.
Muddy Waters is the 2nd album by rapper/actor Redman.
3rd album. Redman’s second album was “Dare Iz A Darkside” released in 1994.