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This is a common rap sentiment.
For the beating in one’s torso to stop, means that their heart has stopped functioning, almost always signalling death.
This means that Thewz plans on not letting anything stop him from persuing his goal to be an incredible rapper, until he literally dies, signalling a complete and utter dedication to his art, and to the game itself.
2 zeroes on a check, now that's just a sad amount Thewz – If Dreams Come True
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This line is a reference to the common hood mentality that a paycheque with only 2 0’s – in the hundred-dollar-range – was adequate to live off of.
This line talks about Thewz’s awakening, and the realization that life was even MORE of a struggle than he had thought, and he mourns the fact that at the time, he thought it was a privilege to make an amount that he now sees as pennies.
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Although Cam'ron spit 3 full verses and one part-verse dissing Jay-Z, Cam says that this is just the start of the beef.
If Jay comes back, Cam is just going to come back, and fight for as long as it takes.
This is a reference to boxing, where a full match used to be 15 rounds, so Cam is saying he’s going to ‘go the distance’ with Jay, if he has to. .
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Nas went from being a relative nobody, to killing every track he was featured on
This began on Main Source’s “Live at the Barbeque”. After the release of the song, he began to be critically acclaimed, and people started to notice him. This lead to cultural prominence, even before Illmatic, and people began calling him the next coming of Rakim
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