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This is the overview of Law 1 in the 48 Laws of Power. It expands upon the idea of “never outshining the master.”

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Again referring back to the first sentence mentioning the importance of making your superiors feel comfortable in their position.

This line also describes one of the greatest instruments with which to gain power–inflate your enemies ego.. A person without humility fails to see his weakness and make corrections.

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Although your master may be proud of your accomplishments at first, once you receive enough attention and acclaim for your actions it is likely to cause your master to feel insecure about his own accomplishments and fear that he will be overthrown by you.

A great example of this can be seen in the story of Los Angelos math teacher Jaime Escalante, who was the inspiration for the movie Stand and Deliver as well as a best-selling novel following his teaching success. Despite his success he was later forced out of school districts by his administrations, more than likely caused by insecurity.

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By making your higher-ups feel comfortable in their position you are doing two things; 1) you are inflating their pride, creating a significant chink in their armor to exploit at a later time. 2) you are avoiding any attack they may launch due to fear of losing their position of power.

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A common way to gain recognition in the rap game now-a-days is to start a beef with higher profiled artist’s. However, a lot of artists end up biting off more than they can chew when it comes to hip hop rivalries, which Vanguard alludes to in this line.

Mad Cow refers to the disease transmitted through unknowingly eating tainted “beef”. This play on words comes full circle to connect with the previous line concerning the number “16” & “ounce”–the average size of a steak.

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Curren$y and his crew Fly Society/JetLife are known to stick to smoking mainly joints, or J’s…

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Besides his affinity for obscure movie references and lyrics about the best weed available to man, Curren$y is known for one of the smoothest flows this side of the Mississippi.

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Curren$y has tried the label thing a few times but has not had luck releasing much of his music. After he went independent he started releasing music at a prodigious pace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY4TdaqgE7s

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Chris Paul, also known simply as CP3, was drafted by the New Orleans Hornets in the 2005 NBA Draft.

Besides numerous All-Star appearances and awards, CP3’s greatest accomplishment with the New Orleans Hornets was winning Rookie of the Year for the 2005-06 season.

Curren$y is saying that his rapping ability is so good that even a potential MVP like Chris Paul would crown Spitta with an award like that.

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Spitta decides to lace ‘em up with some LOUD lime green strings which shows his unique style

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