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Muslim Girls Training and General Civilization Class (M.G.T.) Louis Farrakhan – Letter To Jay Electronica

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The M.G.T. and G.C.C. were named by NOI founder W.D. Fard. The groups are supposed to “[Teach Muslim women and girls] how to keep a home, how to raise their children, how to keep their husband, sew, cook and, in general, how to act at home and abroad”

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one of the 85 Percent Louis Farrakhan – Letter To Jay Electronica

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According to the NOI and NoGE (see below), 85% of the population “lack knowledge of self” and are deceived by 10%, who are oppressors. The remaining 5% are the Poor Righteous Teachers, who Farrakhan expounds on below

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So, if someone offered me what Brother Jay Electronica was offered by Brother Jay Z, I too would accept it with the biggest smile on my face, for I too, as all of us in The Nation of Islam, are The Five Percent: Poor Righteous Teachers who are called to teach the 85 Percent, and free them from the chains of slavery and subservience as tools of the 10 Percent. Louis Farrakhan – Letter To Jay Electronica

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This paragraph is more nuanced than it might appear. What “Brother Jay Z” offered Jay Elec was the Nation of Gods and Earths chain he’s been wearing publicly intermittently since his last album came out

The NoGE was started by a former Nation Of Islam member named Clarence 13X. The NoGE emphasize the 85/10/5 percent breakdown that Minister Farrakhan mentions here, which is a concept that was introduced by Master Fard Muhammad in the Supreme Wisdom lessons during the founding of the Nation of Islam.

Though there has been significant debate about doctrinal differences with the NOI since the NoGE’s creation Minister Farrakhan focuses on the unity between the groups based on the core principle. This letter was originally published in the Final Call Newspaper, which also covered the concert wherein Jay Z gifted Jay Electronica the chain prior to this letter.

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Jay and Jay seconds after the passing of the chain

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This paragraph is more nuanced than it might appear.  What "Brother Jay Z" offered Jay Elec was the [Nation of Gods and Earths chain he's been wearing publicly](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/07/jay-z-five-percent-nation_n_5107180.html) intermittently since his last album came out

The NoGE was started by a former Nation Of Islam member named [Clarence 13X](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_13X).  The NoGE emphasize the 85/10/5 percent breakdown that Minister Farrakhan mentions here, which is a concept that was introduced by Master Fard Muhammad in the Supreme Wisdom lessons during the founding of the Nation of Islam.

Though there has been significant debate about doctrinal differences with the NOI since the NoGE's creation Minister Farrakhan focuses on the unity between the groups based on the core principle. This letter was originally published in the Final Call Newspaper, which also covered the concert wherein Jay Z gifted Jay Electronica the chain prior to this letter.

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*Jay and Jay seconds after the passing of the chain*

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[Interlude: Paul & Michael] Michael Jackson (Ft. Paul McCartney) – The Girl Is Mine

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The fun these two seem to be having in their back-and-forth at the end was genuine. MJ called this tune “one of my favorite songs to record because…we just literally had fun”

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What I always have in mind when I hear this song is another song, which has kind of the same part in it. Monica feat. Brandy – The Boy is Mine – I have the feeling they heard MJ’s song before.

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The Girl Is Mine Michael Jackson (Ft. Paul McCartney) – The Girl Is Mine

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“The Girl is Mine” features the King of Pop and one of the world’s most-respected songwriters arguing over a girl. Released as the lead single from Thriller on October 18, 1982, many felt it was a weak song and that the album would fail upon release – of course, it became the best-selling record of all time. Despite renowned music critic Robert Christgau calling the song “Michael’s worst idea since ‘Ben’”, it was an international success, reaching #1 in Spain, #2 in Norway and the top 10 in several other countries. In the US, it peaked at #2, held from the top spot by Hall & Oates “Maneater” in January 1983.

According to Jet Magazine (Vol. 67, No. 17), producer Quincy Jones asked Michael to write a song about two guys arguing over a girl, and he woke up in the middle of the night with the idea of “The Girl is Mine” forming, so he recorded the lyrics on his home tape. At one point, Quincy also told Michael to write a rap into the song, but ultimately it did not happen.

Michael, Quincy and Paul McCartney recorded the song from April 16-18, with many of the members of the band Toto providing instrumentation, as they did throughout Thriller.

Written in AABA (32-bar) format, like “She’s Out of My Life”, it was one of three collaborations of Michael & Paul, the others being “Say, Say, Say” and “The Man”. “The Girl Is Mine” was later the subject of two (unsuccessful) plagiarism suits.

McCartney’s wife, Linda, an avid photographer, snapped the single cover picture.

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“The Girl is Mine” features the King of Pop and one of the world’s most-respected songwriters arguing over a girl. Released as the lead single from *Thriller* on October 18, 1982, many felt it was a [weak](https://www.songfacts.com/facts/michael-jackson/the-girl-is-mine) song and that the album would fail upon release – of course, it became the best-selling record [of all time](https://www.nme.com/news/music/michael-jackson-thriller-best-selling-album-2368877). Despite renowned music critic Robert Christgau [calling](https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv12-82.php) the song "Michael's worst idea since 'Ben'", it was an international success, reaching #1 in Spain, #2 in Norway and the top 10 in [several other countries](https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson+%2F+Paul+McCartney&titel=The+Girl+Is+Mine&cat=s). In the US, it peaked at #2, held from the top spot by Hall & Oates "Maneater" in January 1983.

According to Jet Magazine (Vol. 67, No. 17), producer Quincy Jones asked Michael to write a song about two guys arguing over a girl, and he woke up in the middle of the night with the idea of "The Girl is Mine" forming, so he recorded the lyrics on his home tape. At one point, Quincy also told Michael to [write a rap](https://books.google.com/books?id=57MDAAAAMBAJ&q=jackson+%22the+girl+is+mine%22&pg=PA56#v=snippet&q=jackson%20%22the%20girl%20is%20mine%22&f=false) into the song, but ultimately it did not happen.

Michael, Quincy and Paul McCartney recorded the song from April 16-18, with many of the members of the band [Toto](/artists/Toto) providing instrumentation, as they did throughout *Thriller*.

Written in AABA (32-bar) format, like ["She's Out of My Life"](/Michael-jackson-shes-out-of-my-life-lyrics), it was one of three collaborations of Michael & Paul, the others being ["Say, Say, Say"](/Paul-mccartney-say-say-say-lyrics) and ["The Man"](/Paul-mccartney-the-man-lyrics).  "The Girl Is Mine" was later the subject of two (unsuccessful) plagiarism suits.

McCartney's wife, Linda, an avid photographer, snapped the single cover picture.

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About three and a half years ago I made a discovery. And this discovery profoundly changed my view on how I thought the world worked, and it even profoundly changed the way in which I operate in it. As it turns out, there's a pattern Simon Sinek – How Great Leaders Inspire Action

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This is a standard TED talk device – where the speaker talks about a single idea or theory that knits together a vast array of data

That approach has frequently been criticized for “oversimplification” and for setting an expectation that all complicated problems are just “puzzles to be solved”

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won best male rapper artist at the NAACP awards Saturday Night Live (Ft. Jay Pharoah, Lady Gaga, Nasim Pedrad & Seth Meyers) – Waking Up With Kimye

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Yeezy won in 2005, a feat he mentioned in his Graduation song “Everything I Am.”

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I am a genius Saturday Night Live (Ft. Jay Pharoah, Lady Gaga, Nasim Pedrad & Seth Meyers) – Waking Up With Kimye

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The real Kanye famously called himself a “creative genius” on Jimmy Kimmel’s show:

I’m a creative genius and there’s no other way to word it. I know you’re not supposed to say that about yourself, I say things the wrong way a lot of times, but my intention is always positive. I want to help the world. I want to make people’s lives easier

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Got cabbage like a cabbage patch Gucci Mane (Ft. Chief Keef) – Top in the Trash

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Unclear here where Gucci means an actual patch of cabbages or the Cabbage Patch Kids. Suggestions welcome

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Bry192 is wrong.
Cabbage is actually slang for buds of marijuana… And “babies” actually refers to a brick of coke or any other drug since theyre wrapped up tightly…Since he has plenty of “babies” he makes a reference to an orphanage.

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Cabbage=money. Gucci has a lot of it & isn’t afraid to show it. Cabbage patch links to cabbage patch kids which goes along with the babies & orphanage from the previous line since cabbage patch kids can be babies as well as adopted as though they were in an orphanage.

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Got bank like Lloyd, Yayo like Tony
But won't give you 50 cent Gucci Mane (Ft. Chief Keef) – Top in the Trash

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