We say you a wanksta and you need to stop frontin'
You go to the dealership, but you don't never cop nothin'
You been hustlin' a long time and you ain't got nothin' 50 Cent – Wanksta
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Backspin, head-spin, flatline, you're dead, then
Nine shells, Mac-10—who wan' get it cracking? 50 Cent – I Get Money
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In desperate means of trying to dodge 50’s bullets your boys will look like they’re break dancing the way they’re moving all over the place. Too bad that shit won’t work cause 50 is a skilled marksmen and will get ya either way.
‘'Backspin’‘ and ’‘headspin’‘ are two types of break dance moves.
Up in the third grade, flippin' the gym teacher the bird (Look!) Eminem – Who Knew
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This showcases how Em was a shy, tight-lipped boy full of rage, seeing as he jokes about not being able to speak until the third grade, and “fuck” being the first word he utters. That’s still his favorite word, but he’s not so shy anymore.
These lines also makes the point of the verse come full-circle. The whole verse deals with parents blaming Eminem for negative influences on their kids, but they don’t realize his offensive habits all came from his mother. It goes to show the parents are responsible.
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At first it was get rich or die trying, now it’s spend it or die trying. For a girl to get impregnated by 50 would be the equivalent to winning the lottery.
The lines were also later sampled in the hook for ‘’Baby By Me‘’.
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Even though 50 may like to think he’s the top earner in hip hop, this claim is actually false. In 2009 (the time of this album release) Jay Z was the one who topped Forbes Hip-Hop’s Cash Kings list. Fif placed as far down as number 4 on the list.
Got a itchy itchy itchy itchy trigger finger, nigga
So if you hit me and you get me, I'll be back to get ya
Man I might bring the homies in that's if it's necessary
See, you might not be worried, but I think you should worry
Them bullets come in flurries, next thing you know, you're buried 50 Cent – Crime Wave
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