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Did Phife just call Chuck D corny? No.

Like Chuck D, Phife shuts down corny MCs. It’s not a diss, it’s a shout-out to Mistachuck and the Public Enemy song Shut ‘Em Down. See Phife’s verse on Show Business for another.

Fun trivia: Chuck D is one of the faces on the Midnight Marauders album cover.

(top row, second in from the left)

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Remi Martin’s crew, presumably the same crew as Busta Rhyme’s crew, is just as insane.

730 is a reference to the 730 Examination, a psychiatric test that New York State defendants are given to see if they’re mentally fit to stand trial. Mentioned in numerous episodes of Law & Order SVU and Big L’s Ebonics:

If you 730, that mean you crazy

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Produced by Dug Infinite who also did 1, 2 Many

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Ghost signs off by changing the subject and proclaiming himself an ebony God, probably in reference to the Five Percent Nation belief that the black man is God.

5-9-70 is the 9th of May 1970, which is Ghost’s date of birth.

7-15-4 is the word G-O-D spelt out in numbers

  • G is the seventh letter made
  • O is the fifteenth letter of the alphabet
  • D is the fourth letter

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Ghostface made numerous guest appearances on other Wu projects before releasing his own solo album. “CBL” probably refers to Raekwon’s Cuban Linx album. Ghost featured on many of the tracks, including “Ice Water.”

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Nas pays tribute to his lyrical father and pisses him off in the process. The God Rakim didn’t appreciate the public airing of his personal info or the fact that Nas never contacted him about the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bprIqJ2M1SQ

There was no beef though. And honestly there’s not much here that a fan wouldn’t already know (or that Rakim’s Wikipedia page wouldn’t tell you). The R should be more worried that Nas named his daughter after his. That’s just weird.

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Diamond raps about the three most important things in his life – girls, weed, and music.

This is the title track of Diamond’s classic first album. The title is a play on the phrase sex, drugs and rock & roll.

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Refers to Eric B & Rakim’s debut release – the “My Melody” / “Eric B is President” single, released in 1986.

“Make ‘em clap to this” is a line from “President” that was used as a hook for the popular album remix. Because there was no other hook, the track became informally known by this title.

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Before “Flava In Ya Ear” came out, Craig Mack debuted his awkward, offbeat flow on Mary J Blige’s “You Don’t Have To Worry” remix.

Puffy would often put new Bad Boy artists on songs with more established artists to build up a buzz. Biggie also featured on a Mary J Blige song and the R&B group Total would later feature on a few of his.

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This song has appeared on three different Tech N9ne albums.

This version featured on Tech N9ne’s second album as “Planet Rock 2K (Original Version)”.

A bouncier remix with a different hook appeared on his first and third albums, titled “Planet Rock 2K (Down South Remix)” and “P.R. 2K1” respectively. It samples “Drag Rap” by the Showboys, a certified bounce classic

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