That is something totally new indeed, god, true indeed god KMD (Ft. Brand Nubian) – Nitty Gritty
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Trying to leave Queens out Nas – A Queens Story
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Bugging on how his imagination was so sick Nas (Ft. Large Professor) – Loco-Motive
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Slick Rick is a pioneering Golden Era rapper whose early storytelling rhymes influenced countless others, including Nas, Biggie, and Snoop (who covered one of his songs).
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick was his debut album.
Rick influenced Hip Hop in other ways too, rocking gold teeth, truck jewelry, suits and designer accessories back when everyone else was still in Fila tracksuits.
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From 2002, when M.E.D. still went by the name Medaphoar. One of the Stones Throw Jukebox 45s singles.
Produced by Madlib.
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Produced by Madlib.
Came through, God, from out of nowhere, God Wu-Tang Clan – Killer Tape Skit
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The shooters rolled up on Shameek in a black Land Cruiser.
There were some wild theories about this referring to Shameek in the afterlife (“The nigga’s in a black land, God!”) but Ghost is clearly just describing how the drive-by went down.
cf. “Who’s the kid up in the green Land?” or “Where’s the sky blue Land at?”.
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When R&B singers attack
Breezy’s response to getting a bottle in the face in a New York nightclub.
For the rest of the lyrics (after Chris Brown’s verse), see Kanye’s “I Don’t Like”
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Second use of the term DL, short for down low.
In the early 90s, when this song was written, on the down low was slang for anything secretive or low profile. But over time it became a euphemism for black men secretly sleeping with other men while leading outwardly heterosexual lives.
Unsurprisingly the term dropped out of Hip Hop usage. This is a rare case where the newer meaning actually makes more sense than the original.
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