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Fat Joe is alluding to the title of the song (Valley of Death) which comes from Psalm 23:4 of The Holy Bile:

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”

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April 15th, 2013

Also a refence to Kanye West´s song “Can´t tell me nothing” where Kanye says:

“I’m on TV talking like it’s just you and me
I’m just saying how I feel man”

Also in the video Kanye is rapping in the middle of a desert.

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Joe’s crew (The Darkside) has other crews running scared.

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January 20th, 2013

These other crews can’t keep running forever, sometime they’re gonna get it

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Runnin' by The Pharcyde

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Fat Joe has gone put out various poorly received albums, each riding on the back of chart topping singles. Joe feels like people wrote him off as a top MC in the rap game.

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Crack: Crack cocaine is a powerful drug that causes a hard addiction.

Crack: Fat Joe also goes by the alias of Crack or Joe Crack. In this line he is saying that they want Crack “Fat Joe”, so he feels summoned to come back in the rap game and take it back to the style he started with, as a “reporter” from the streets.

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Muslims only shake with their right hands as the left hand is used for hygiene and personal cleaning

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ATCQ is rooted in hip-hop, standing firm, and a here to stay. Also could be that they were born to do this since they were planted (born).

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The beat and his rhymes are on point, fitting snug like a glove or the teeth on a zipper.

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