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and gwan on me way Boogie Down Productions – 100 Guns
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Gwan is a Jamaican term meaning “going,” “going on” or “go on”.

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Beating Your Drum Wiz Khalifa – Studio Lovin'
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Another musical metaphor for the fact that he is giving her sex.

In slang, to “beat it up” means to be on the giving end of a sexual encounter. Beat that pussy is a popular phrase in rap music.

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Ain't no fallin', no, next time I meet a new girl
I can no longer play stupid or be immature Eminem – 8 Mile
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With his dream at stake, wasting time chasing women or falling in love seems immature and trivial and will only distract him from reaching his goal.

In the movie, Rabbit starts falling for Alex (Brittany Murphy). However, he is blind-sighted when (SPOILER) he catches Alex having sex with his producer/friend “Wink” (Eugene Byrd)

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Talk broken English and drug selling Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy
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Other racial stereotypes of Black Americans include the use of a “broken english” sometimes referred to as ebonics and a thuggish or ghetto lifestyle characterized by the sale and consumption of drugs.

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Jay-Z sampled this on his song Broken English

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Or reinforce stereotypes of today
Like all my brothers eat chicken and watermelon Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy
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A common stereotype of Black Americans is a love for fried chicken and watermelon. This stereotype emerged in the racist Post Civil War South as a way to dehumanize Blacks and subject them to ridicule.

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but I DO eat chicken and watermelon! #frfr

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Rap is like a set-up, a lot of games
A lot of suckers with colorful names
I'm so-and-so, I'm this, I'm that Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy
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He believes that the rap game is full of attention grabbing gimmicks and boast rapping.

And he doesn’t like it.

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I think saying he doesn’t like it is too harsh. How could he dislike what made him? He’s just pointing out that rap can be bigger than that, and that even though it was only 20 years old at the time, Hip Hop was already starting to loose connection with it’s roots of creativity, individualism, and culture.

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That's why I walk with my head up
When I hear wack rhymes I get fed up Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy
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He takes pride in the fact that his raps have substance, and he gets frustrated when he hears the work of weak, one dimensional rappers

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Let us begin, what, where, why or when
Will all be explained like instructions to a game Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy
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Fun Fact: Those are 4 of the 5 essential ‘W’s of journalism: What, Where, Why, When. Traditionally, the list begins with 'Who’, but we know that’s KRS-One.

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I'm way ahead of you nigga, you need binoculars to view me Crooked I – 40 Barz
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Binoculars are used to magnify far away objects. His rapping skills are so far ahead of his competition, that the only way for them to even see him is through binoculars.

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I want the cover of Forbes Crooked I – 40 Barz
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Forbes Magazine is a publication known for it annual list of the richest Americans and the world’s top billionaires.

If you find yourself on the cover of Forbes, chances are you’re filthy stinkin' rich.

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