We coming for all of this, respect my conglomerate JAY-Z (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – So Ambitious
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Jay-Z had no label therefore he found his own company. “Respect My Conglomerate” is also a Busta Rhymes song
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The Blueprint 3 is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released September 8, 2009, on Roc Nation. It is the final installment in The Blueprint trilogy, preceded by The Blueprint (2001) and The Blueprint2: The Gift & The Curse (2002). Production for the album took place during 2008 to 2009 at several recording studios and was handled by Kanye West, The Neptunes, Jeff Bhasker, Al Shux, Jermone Harmon, No I.D., The Inkredibles, Swizz Beatz, and Timbaland.
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 476,000 copies in its first week. It became Jay-Z’s eleventh US number-one album, breaking the record he had previously shared with Elvis Presley, and produced five singles that achieved chart success. Upon its release, The Blueprint 3 received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Rolling Stone named it the fourth best album of 2009. The album has sold over 1.9 million copies in the United States.
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Tha Blue Carpet Treatment is the 8th studio album released by rapper Snoop Dogg. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard charts.
The album maintained generally positive reviews with IGN calling it “one of Snoop’s strongest efforts in a long time, with the beats, rhymes, and guests all complimenting the Doggfather with grand immediacy.” It received a 4 out of 5 from Allhiphop.com, About.com and Allmusic.
Entertainment Weekly – “Blue Carpet finds him refocused and reunited with Dr. Dre on four tracks. The two get nostalgic on standout ‘Imagine’.” – Grade: B+
Vibe – “Tha Blue Carpet Treatment stands as a strong statement from a veteran still pushing his artistic boundaries.”
XXL – “Snoop’s lyrical fire seems resurrected, as he delivers arguably his most consistently scorching work post-Doggystyle.”
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A shout out to Ice-T and his famous quote: “We don’t die, we just multiply”.
Ice-T also is a Crip
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Tha Blue Carpet Treatment is the 8th studio album released by rapper Snoop Dogg. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard charts.
The album maintained generally positive reviews with IGN calling it “one of Snoop’s strongest efforts in a long time, with the beats, rhymes, and guests all complimenting the Doggfather with grand immediacy.” It received a 4 out of 5 from Allhiphop.com, About.com and Allmusic.
Entertainment Weekly – “Blue Carpet finds him refocused and reunited with Dr. Dre on four tracks. The two get nostalgic on standout ‘Imagine’.” – Grade: B+
Vibe – “Tha Blue Carpet Treatment stands as a strong statement from a veteran still pushing his artistic boundaries.”
XXL – “Snoop’s lyrical fire seems resurrected, as he delivers arguably his most consistently scorching work post-Doggystyle.”
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One of the many differences between the sexuality of men and women is that men tend to enjoy morning sex (probably due to the fact this is the time of day when testosterone levels are highest), while women mostly prefer to keep bedroom activity reserved for nighttime.
The phrase “take two of these and call me in the morning” is something a doctor might say to a woman with a headache. So in this line Pharrell is giving the women his “medicine”.
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“Every deal I made set precedent” means that every thing he did was groundbreaking and set the precedent for those that follow. He did things his way, created the blueprint for the future
“Pauper” means a very poor person who benefits from government relief and public assistance programs. Going from “pauper to the President” shows how once upon a time, Jay was a recipient of gov’t help, but now he and his bombshell of a wifey are one meet and greet terms with Obeezeey.
Pauper to president could also refer to how Jay-Z went from being a hustler to rapper to president of Def Jam Records
classic…zero to hero
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The line is:
Every deal I ever made set precedent
Could also be “from poppa to the president” referring to his work with Biggie.
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Wordplay on precedent/president.