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Humpty

Lambada

This is neither of those dances.

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Benjamin is explaining that he knows what it’s like to get pretty low, but he wants to show us that we’re not alone. He let’s us know that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. No matter how much we believe that we’ll never find that light for ourselves, he assures us that we will. He found it, and so can we.

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He’s cold, like the brisk winter weather. He’s not very good at expressing emotion.

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How much more fun can you have with race politics?

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This song, along with the cover of Black Bastards, is what got KMD in trouble with A&R. Its uncompromising view of social issues didn’t sit well with label execs, who thought they had signed a fun ATCQ knockoff.

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An ode to weed echoed later in Madvillain’s “America’s Most Blunted.” Possibly the most DOOM-like of any KMD track.

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Zev, Onyx, and Subroc on the track, the remix featured Kurious.

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One of Tyson’s trademarks was his punching power. He holds the record for the fastest knockout, at eight seconds into the match.

Mike Tyson might be the most dominant boxer of all time. Though he didn’t reign over the sport as long as some of his peers, at his peak the list of equals is a very quick read.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v0vl6iTlC4

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Back in the 80’s, Toys ‘R Us main advertising gimmick was that of the Toys 'R Us Kid, the quintessential precocious youngster.

ZLX doesn’t want to be looked at as a kid, even as a particularly smart one. He imagines that facial hair, usually seen as a touchstone in development, would increase his stature in others minds.

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If you attract the attention of undesirables, you’re apt to end up far worse off than you started. In staying humble, and down to earth, you keep yourself safe from the dangers of envy.

It’s like what MF DOOM once said, “Jealousy, the number one killer among black folk”.

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