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A play on the female rapper, MC Lyte’s name.

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At the time West Coast gangsta rap was on the rise in the late 1980s/early ‘90s, Common “went away to school” at Florida A&M University, where he studied business administration before he dropped out to pursue music.

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You can achieve anything if you put mistrust and people disagreeing with you behind yourself. If you can concentrate and block out anything which breaks that concentration, you’ll be surprised at your own capabilities.

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Rakim, is considered by many to be one of the most, if not THE most skilled and influential Emcee of all time. His musical career began in 1985 when he started one of the greatest hip hop duos of all time, Eric B is President with Eric B handling the production side. They released their first album, Paid in Full, in 1987. It is considered a hip hop milestone, as Rakim took lyricism to another level, with songs like Paid in Full, I Ain’t No Joke and Eric B is President. The duo broke up in 1993, due to Eric B paranoid of Rakim abandoning him if they signed to a new label. He has since then embarked on a less succesful solo career. Although his name has faded over the years, his impact on hip hop is not forgotten and is still to this day considered to be one of the greatest to ever touch a microphone.

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He’s got enough connections to make one phone kill and get them killed and have the entire situation over, but that will cause more drama and danger. He can’t be bothered with all the shit that comes with it.

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If there are three cars you’ve never seen before parked out your house, you’re right to be a bit suspicious. Especially if you’re like Kerser and made lots of enemies of the years.

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His rapping is a way of expressing himself, which makes him feel better, seeing as he’s having trouble coping with life (quitting drugs, enemies, stress etc.) He knows that rapping will eventually fuck him up later in life though.

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This hook is from DMX’s song – The Last Hope.

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Lil Wayne and T.I. are both lyrically on another level to almost any other mainstream rappers, so fucking with them is just idiotic. Even physically, fucking with Lil Wayne won’t end well for you.

ACCEPTED COMMENT: Lil Wayne here summarizes the well-known original Pimp C intro and says you can’t fuck with anybody of african descent.

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If hit hard enough in the back it can kill you. And getting hit by a train will also kill you, so honestly, what’s the difference?

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