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MIC Line Monsta Island Czars – MIC Line
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Doom rocking his King Geedorah (then King Ghidra) persona on what turned out to be one of his only appearances with the Monsta Island Czars.

The beat (which samples the rare groove tune “Mademoiselle” by Foxy) originally appeared on one of Doom’s Special Herbs instrumental albums, credited as being ‘from the cupboard of DJ Spinna’ (whatever that means).

Side note: “Mademoiselle” is better known as the break from “Burial” by Leviticus, a jungle classic.

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We enslave ourselves, taught by the Europeans to hate ourselves Lil B – King Cotton
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Enslaving ourselves is a reference to mental slavery, an internalized low self-image that some black people have as a result of negative images of themselves in the mainstream media. Television, movies and magazines are some of the worst offenders.

We’ve come a long way since the days of Amos ‘n’ Andy and Stepin Fetchit but mental slavery is still in effect. The famous 1940s experiment in which African American children favored white dolls over black dolls was recreated in 2006 with identical results. And Chris Rock’s 2009 film Good Hair exposed deep-rooted issues in the black community about self-image.

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Cross the clear blue yonder, sea to shinin' sea Wu-Tang Clan – Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit
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Deck’s style carries across the skies and over the seas. The line is based on lyrics from two well-known American patriotic songs:

Off we go into the wild blue yonder
Climbing high into the sun
- The US Air Force Song

America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea
- “America the Beautiful”

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De vil alle tjekke, når vi ligger det
Kommer ind og smækker det, beatet - jeg vækker det
I ved hva', der kommer ud af min mund
Hænger med de vildeste gutter
Det minder mig om, vi stikker det af
For de kalder mig alle fucking chopper Tech N9ne (Ft. Busta Rhymes, Ceza, D-Loc the Gill God, JL, Twista, Twisted Insane, USO & Yelawolf) – Worldwide Choppers
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Translation:

They all want to check it when we lay it down
Coming in and smashing it, the beat I’m awakening it
You know what’s coming out of my mouth
Hanging with the craziest guys
It reminds me that we light it up
Because they all call me “wild fucking chopper”

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its just fucking chopper not wild fucking chopper

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Take a visit to the Bing and embrace my dunny Jedi Mind Tricks – The Worst
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Vinnie visits his man in jail and they hug it out.

The Bing is the solitary confinement wing of New York’s Rikers Island jail – it’s where they sent Lil Wayne after he was caught with that iPod. Dunny is that Mobb Deep dun language for son.

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Like my twin brother, we did everything together
From hundred raka'at salats to copping butter leathers MF DOOM (Ft. Kurious) – ? (Question Mark)
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DOOM and Subroc weren’t actually twins but were only a couple of years apart and so grew up joined at the hip. They did everything together from prayer to clothes shopping.

The salat is an Islamic prayer made up of repeated phrases called raka'at. A hundred raka'at salat would be a prayer with the same phrase repeated one hundred times (or the same two phrases repeated fifty times each etc).

DOOM doesn’t mention his Muslim roots in his later years, but he and his brother spent their formative years practising a form of Islam. Check out the Peachfuzz video or the picture on the back of Operation: Doomsday.

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DOOM alludes to his Muslim faith in a few later songs. Notably, there’s a Five Percenters reference in “Angelz”.

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Hundred Raka'at Salat is a particular session performed during the month of ramadan. it’s optherwise known as “Salat ul tarawih” It’s crazy long, and usually only the disciplined adults can stand through a whole session.
In “cooping butter leather” Doom is cleverly using the two opposing activities (Devotion Vs Splurging) To illustrate how close him and Subroc were, I.e. Brothers who stick together whether they were being righteous or ratchet.

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Yeah, This is a Ohio Playas, collaboration Count Bass D – Ohio Playas
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The original Ohio Players were a 70s funk group. Count Bass and J. Rawls adopted the name because Rawls represents Columbus, Ohio and Count grew up in Canton, Ohio. They went on to release an EP called True Ohio Playaz.

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I'm automatic like the Sandbox, or The Pointer Sisters
Or maybe even Prince for instance Count Bass D – Ohio Playas
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A reference to the website Sandbox Automatic, one of the first online Hip Hop retailers (they started in 1996). As of 2013 they are still online although they stopped selling vinyl several years ago.

Count also gives nods to The Pointer Sisters and Prince, both of whom released songs in the 80s called “Automatic”.

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Front and get your belly torn, I keep a Pelle on Big L – Sandman 118 Freestyle
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Stabbing is one of the ways for Big L to kill a person. Pelle Pelle was a 90s clothing company – their leather jackets were very popular with rappers.

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I'm high powered, fucking freak bitches like Adina Howard Big L – Sandman 118 Freestyle
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“Freak Like Me” by R&B singer Adina Howard was a huge hit in 1995.

Ghostface uses the same rhyme in Raekwon’s Ice Cream, also released in 1995:

I’m high powered put Adina Howard to sleep
Yo pardon, that bitch been on my mind all week

Which came first?

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