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We at war, Sister Souljah Quadir Lateef and Jasiri X – Chess Clock
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Sister Souljah and Chuck D did a song called “Buckwhylin'” that opens with the words"We are at war" on the Terminator X album Valley of the Jeep Beats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHBwwdegvSc

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You dying digital tic-toc goes the digits Quadir Lateef and Jasiri X – Chess Clock
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Your life has an allotted time just like games played by the clock on the chessboard. http://www.uscfsales.com/chronos-gx-digital-chess-clock-with-push-button.html?linksource=google&gclid=CIv64OC2lLoCFYaDQgod9hUARw

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"They ain't living in the world. Put the clock on them. Put the heat on their backs- they breakdown. Put them in the park fishing for dollars and they break. Me? (chuckles) I don't give a shit. Put the clock on that motherfucker, I'll chew his ass up just like the rest of them. Chew them right up." Quadir Lateef and Jasiri X – Chess Clock
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This clip, spoken by Samuel L. Jackson, came from the movie Fresh. It was a classic flick about how chess life and street life are connected.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj4aZZPsayo

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The poison pawn is bait, Sunspot Jonz (Ft. Rakaa Iriscience & Zumbi) – 64 Squares in the Cypher
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Inspired by game play in chess, the “poisoned pawn” is a methodology of staying safe in the streets espoused by the Hip Hop Chess Federation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYcHnAlroD4

HHCF Founder Adisa Banjoko also explained it on the outro of “Eyes Wide” by Rakaa Iriscience.

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Hip Hop Chess building bridges, connect nations Sunspot Jonz (Ft. Rakaa Iriscience & Zumbi) – 64 Squares in the Cypher
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Hip-Hop Chess Federation is a nonprofit 501©3 that fuses music, chess and martial arts to promote unity, strategy and nonviolence. It was founded by Adisa Banjoko aka The Bishop of Hip-Hop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNoj_S6VKnM

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the code is in notations Sunspot Jonz (Ft. Rakaa Iriscience & Zumbi) – 64 Squares in the Cypher
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Algebraic notation is the method by which the movements of a chess game are documented. It is the language of chess, and it’s how chess players speak to one another. Here’s a quick lesson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mp4LTSAOQA

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With sacred geometry, Sunspot Jonz (Ft. Rakaa Iriscience & Zumbi) – 64 Squares in the Cypher
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Sacred geometry is used to plan the building of religious structures, and has many manifestations in architecture, art, and even chess. This book is one of many that display the mathematical elegance of sacred geometry—in chess and in life.

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You can walk in hella yoked and leave the party with ya jaw broke Adisa The Bishop – Penitentiary Brothers

My dad taught me to live like Craigs dad taught him http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE28xzIGnE8

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Y'all know The Bishop, I capture queens- kill kings
Crush rooks, knight and
Pawns, I live for these things Adisa The Bishop – Penitentiary Brothers

I’m all about strategic thinking that leads to a swift victory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNoj_S6VKnM

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I tuck my chain and keep it peace Adisa The Bishop – Penitentiary Brothers

If you ever went to an ill house party and you WERE NOT a gangsta you had to learn to tuck your chain from time to time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBn85jCRsUM

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added at October 8th, 2013 03:25
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