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5. Drake - Hold On, We're Going Home Rap Genius Editors (Ft. Baaarden, Big Teach, Brock C, ChiddyShadyFiasco, DC26, Eon2323, Foonessing, HelloThereThom, Kasek, LieutenantShinySides, Lotus Eater Evans, Lucidity Flow, MacadelicKid, Michael Heal, Nappy, Nietzsche (user), Notero, PremXS, Quikstik, Randyy, SavvyRJA, Screv6, SkyArt, Spinelli & Yawk-Yawk) – Songs of the Year (2013)
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I enjoyed most of the NWTS tracks, and a few I listen to almost every day.

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10. Hopsin - Nollie Tre Flip Rap Genius Editors (Ft. Baaarden, Big Teach, Brock C, ChiddyShadyFiasco, DC26, Eon2323, Foonessing, HelloThereThom, Kasek, LieutenantShinySides, Lotus Eater Evans, Lucidity Flow, MacadelicKid, Michael Heal, Nappy, Nietzsche (user), Notero, PremXS, Quikstik, Randyy, SavvyRJA, Screv6, SkyArt, Spinelli & Yawk-Yawk) – Songs of the Year (2013)
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I’ve always wanted to be a skater, but I was never really good at it. That’s why I really liked this song – I understood all the skating references and I found it pretty funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgIYYNHdzZ0

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6. Jay Z & JT - Holy Grail/Suit & Tie Rap Genius Editors (Ft. Baaarden, Big Teach, Brock C, ChiddyShadyFiasco, DC26, Eon2323, Foonessing, HelloThereThom, Kasek, LieutenantShinySides, Lotus Eater Evans, Lucidity Flow, MacadelicKid, Michael Heal, Nappy, Nietzsche (user), Notero, PremXS, Quikstik, Randyy, SavvyRJA, Screv6, SkyArt, Spinelli & Yawk-Yawk) – Songs of the Year (2013)
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Justin Timberlake is one of the few pop artists whose songs I can actually listen to.

I really enjoyed both of his collaborations with Jay Z.

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3. Eminem - Monster Rap Genius Editors (Ft. Baaarden, Big Teach, Brock C, ChiddyShadyFiasco, DC26, Eon2323, Foonessing, HelloThereThom, Kasek, LieutenantShinySides, Lotus Eater Evans, Lucidity Flow, MacadelicKid, Michael Heal, Nappy, Nietzsche (user), Notero, PremXS, Quikstik, Randyy, SavvyRJA, Screv6, SkyArt, Spinelli & Yawk-Yawk) – Songs of the Year (2013)
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If this was 2 weeks ago, this song probably wouldn’t even be on my top 20. But thanks to the video, I’m in love with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHkozMIXZ8w

I just love the flashbacks.

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The video saved the song for me too.

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2. Kendrick - Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst Rap Genius Editors (Ft. Baaarden, Big Teach, Brock C, ChiddyShadyFiasco, DC26, Eon2323, Foonessing, HelloThereThom, Kasek, LieutenantShinySides, Lotus Eater Evans, Lucidity Flow, MacadelicKid, Michael Heal, Nappy, Nietzsche (user), Notero, PremXS, Quikstik, Randyy, SavvyRJA, Screv6, SkyArt, Spinelli & Yawk-Yawk) – Songs of the Year (2013)
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#I KNOW
this track was released in 2012. But the video was released yesterday, so I thought I could list the song as a part of the 2013 list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjmd1nAH3hg

This track is by far my favorite off GKMC, and I’ve been playing it quite a lot this year, as well as last.

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1. Eminem - Rap God Rap Genius Editors (Ft. Baaarden, Big Teach, Brock C, ChiddyShadyFiasco, DC26, Eon2323, Foonessing, HelloThereThom, Kasek, LieutenantShinySides, Lotus Eater Evans, Lucidity Flow, MacadelicKid, Michael Heal, Nappy, Nietzsche (user), Notero, PremXS, Quikstik, Randyy, SavvyRJA, Screv6, SkyArt, Spinelli & Yawk-Yawk) – Songs of the Year (2013)
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I was speechless when I first heard it.
The lyrics, the flow, the everything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7cQ3b0iqLo

#4:25 THO

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Randyy Rap Genius Editors (Ft. Baaarden, Big Teach, Brock C, ChiddyShadyFiasco, DC26, Eon2323, Foonessing, HelloThereThom, Kasek, LieutenantShinySides, Lotus Eater Evans, Lucidity Flow, MacadelicKid, Michael Heal, Nappy, Nietzsche (user), Notero, PremXS, Quikstik, Randyy, SavvyRJA, Screv6, SkyArt, Spinelli & Yawk-Yawk) – Songs of the Year (2013)
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Quite a lot happened this year.
The highlights for me were MMLP2 and Kendrick’s verse on Control, as you can see from the list.

Stuff that didn’t make top 10:

Eminem – Bad Guy, Wicked Ways, Don’t Front … MMLP2 basically.
Hopsin – Rip Your Heart Out (ft. Tech N9ne), Hop Is Back
Kendrick – everything, really.
Xzibit, B Real, & Demrick – Serial Killers Vol. 1 (Mixtape)

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'Cause, baby, stable mentally I ain't
I need my meds, I peed my bed
I'm going blind, I don't see my legs, I keep on falling down
No wonder you can't stand me, I need my cane Eminem (Ft. X Ambassadors) – Wicked Ways
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This is what drug addicts go through. These lines could also be a reference to House M.D. who’s famous for being a vicodin addict (“I need my meds”) and walking around with a cane (“I keep on falling down … I need my cane”).

Eminem uses a similar rhyme on Bad Meets Evil’s I’m On Everything, where he said

Painkillers, I call them cane pillars
Cause to hold me up when I take ‘em
I need a cane and pillars, I’m on everything

Also a pun with:

I keep falling down, no wonder you can’t stand me.

Not being able to stand someone is a phrase meaning that you find them unbearable and repulsive.

So no wonder we can’t stand him because he keeps falling down!

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“I need my cane (Kane) Someone help me i think my face is melting”
Is a reference to WWE superstar Kane, who wore a mask because his face was damaged (melted) in a fire as a kid

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Em’s mental stability has since improved: in “Higher” of 2020 he raps “Yeah, but I’m still mentally stable as a three-legged table in this bitch”

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5 years

“I don’t feel my legs” is also a reference to Rain Man, in the song, the chorus includes “I don’t got no legs.” Which is also a reference to Christopher Reeves.

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8 years

Rain Man reference as well.

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I can’t see my legs shows how fucked up he was because people generally say i can’t feel my legs, where as Em couldn’t even see his.

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We hear you: Better commenting coming to YouTube YouTube blog – We hear you: Better commenting coming to YouTube
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A post from YouTube’s official blog, regarding the new commenting system most users loathe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZNHuFjnmUo&hd=1

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Rekcufrehtom! Eminem – Evil Twin
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When the track is played normally, you can hear “rape your mother, kill your parents”. When reversed, you can hear “shit” and “motherfucker” in-between.

https://soundcloud.com/randyy/tihs-rekcufrehtom

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I think that line is more complex than everyone think. I am from Germany and i can hear the message “Nichts ist gut (nothing is good), you almost ill , that motherfuckers!” if i play this part backwards.

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