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I gotta tell what I feel (Mhm)
I gotta talk about my life as I see it The Notorious B.I.G. – Kick In The Door
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Who the fuck is you?
TREVIN JONES: Ahh, excuse me, Mr. Rapper, Mr. Rapper
THE MAD RAPPER: YouknowhatI'msayin? You can't be askin' me no question
TREVIN JONES: It's a family-oriented show
THE MAD RAPPER: I'ma tell you why I'm mad, youknowhatI'msayin?
I'ma tell you why I'm mad, I'ma tell you why I'm mad
These niggas is makin' $500,000 videos, youknowsayin?
They drivin' around in hot cars, youknowsayin?
They got bitches, they got all that shit
TREVIN JONES: Sir, please, please, refrain from your foul language
THE MAD RAPPER: YouknowhatI'ms--?
I'm still livin' with my Moms, youknowhatI'msayin?
That's my word, youknowI'ms—? The Notorious B.I.G. – Kick In The Door
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The Mad Rapper takes up the bulk of this auditory abortion. As you’ll soon see, he’s quite mad and quite long winded
Producer D-Dot eventually created an entire album in the Madd Rapper persona – Tell ‘Em Why U Madd (2000). This album is notable because it featured 50 Cent (on “How to Rob”), playing a major role in building the buzz that resulted in him being signed to Aftermath. This was also one of the earliest projects Kanye West has production credits on.
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This is a reference to the movie (and later TV series) Death Wish, which starred actor Charles Bronson as an executioner of gangsters, a vigilante.
Sold more powder than Johnson & Johnson The Notorious B.I.G. – Kick In The Door
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Biggie reportedly started to sell drugs when he was just 12. Before launching his career as a rapper, he used to sell cocaine to make some money for himself, but he eventually got arrested in 1991 and had to spend 9 months in jail.
Of course Johnson powder kinda looks like cocaine.
This might be a shot at JAY-Z. In his classic song “Dead Presidents II”, he rapped about his past as a former drug dealer by precisely alluding at the fact that in ‘88 he had already made a lot of money with criminal activities, but Biggie doesn’t seem impressed.
I dabbled in crazy weight without rap, I was crazy straight
Partner, I’m still spending money from ‘88… what?
Now ya braillin' it, snatch that light shit, I'm scalin' it The Notorious B.I.G. – Kick In The Door
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Why the Mad Rapper say the hottest shit, but be sellin' the least?
This skit epitomizes the age old question of mainstream rap versus underground. Underground complains that mainstream doesn’t make real hip hop and mainstream complains that underground is jealous of their money and success. Biggie is poking fun at less commercial rappers who have problems with him.
This is a response to De La Soul:
“I got some questions about your life if you’re so Ready To Die” – Dave
A pretty clear shot at Biggie, who seemed to be the main target of their 4th album “Stakes Is High”, which is known as their darkest and most bitter album.
de la were dissing big on their fourth album ‘stakes is high’ ..which was before the release of ‘life after death’
i feel like some of this mad rapper skit was towards them and other conscious rap acts, like the roots
Yo, I agree with @uno4668. But this is also a shot at 2pac, who released 4 albums when was alive. Yes them sold well, but he wasn’t exactly making money off his albums. Especially “All Eyes on Me”
De La Soul had released “Stakes is High” which was their 4th album with lackluster sales but the mostly the album was highly critical of the champagne-popping era which Biggie ushered in. The video for “Stakes is High” also started with a similar “Maury Povich” talk show format before it led into a video dissing the “Versace” era of hiphop. De La Soul were also known for their skits. Since 2Pac and Biggie had such similar sounds, their beef was personal and they were friends, this diss seemed more directed at “conscious” and “backpacker” rappers