Ron Browz produced “Ether”, the diss Nas made aimed at Jay-Z. Ever since producing the hit, he has been infamously named “Ether Boy”.

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Referencing fellow Chicago rapper- Lupe Fiasco. Vakill is saying if you want to hear positive music, dont listen to him, instead listen to Lupe.

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How people pretend to be someone they are not.

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J
October 9th, 2012

I think it’s more literal, meaning that how can people or upper class people feed off the work of others with contributing back to where they came from.. in the beginning we all came from the same place.

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reference to the Terminator, a movie about a cyborg killer assassin sent back in time to kill a person or “Terminate”. K-os uses this term to say that your place in the industry should be removed.

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Forbes magazine- is a magazine about business and money etc… basically what k-os is saying that most rappers in the industry rap for the money and nothing else.

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Eric Sermon says he is just as evil as the “three sixes”, which is 666- the number of the beast/devil.

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Pete Rock- the producer, has been known for taking many songs from other artists, and making remixes, which are better than the original eg) Public Enemy’s- Shut em Down, and Notorious B.I.G’s — Juicy. Erick Sermon is saying that he is more doper than the remixes that Pete Rock produce.

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Its a reference to the hip hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and their single “Thuggish Ruggish Bone”, which is a very hardcore track.

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If niggas keep playing around with X, they might end up buried 6 feet under the ground.

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Dmx is saying, the only thing left to do with the body is to bury it in a grave, or burn it to ashes to put in a urn.

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June 11th, 2012

maybe being respectful after killing them? what would have been the victim in the dope games wish? Its dog eat dog game and X knows that. He was simply just wanting to come out on top and still respecting their wishes and beliefs?

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