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Gettin' dropped off, gettin' dropped off, gettin' dropped off, gettin' dropped off
Ring-ring-ring on the doorbell of the next door neighbors, on their front porch
Their front porch, their front porch, their front porch, their front porch
But they didn't want me neither, so they left me on someone else's lawn
Else's lawn, else's lawn, else's lawn
'Til somebody finally took me in, my great aunt and uncle, Edna and Charles
Edna and Charles, Edna and Charles, Edna and Charles, Edna and Charles, they were the ones who were left in charge Eminem – Evil Deeds
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In Em’s autobiography, The Way I Am, he stated that since no one else wanted him, his great aunt and uncle on his father’s side, decided to take him in. This is also a play on the TV show Charles in Charge.
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This is a reference to Lil Kim’s hit “Magic Stick”, a song 50 was featured on.
Magic stick of course refers to his dick – later he went on to produce a condom line called magic stick.
Kill a nigga, fill a nigga with holes, call women hoes
Hold up niggas, hold up hoes, break the calm, detonate bombs
Blow up niggas, blow up hoes, turn around, smack they moms Lupe Fiasco – Switch (The Science Project)
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And tryna figure out what happened to 'Germaine Propane'
"He couldn't have fell off that hard." Eminem – Can I Bitch
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Freedom or jail, clips inserted
A baby's bein' born same time a man is murdered
The beginning and end, as far as rap goes
It's only natural, I explain my plateau
And also what defines my name Nas – Made Nas Proud [Let Nas Down Remix]
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Drake feels like he has the whole rap game shook to say something negative about him, and so they’re quiet and taking no shots like a gun on safety.
This track is released in the cultural context of a fierce public debate about gun control taking place in the U.S. in 2012-2013.
Building off the preceding lines, artists within the industry won’t make the negative remarks about him publicly as they do in private due to their need for him.
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This fullback may have been Harvey Williams or Derrick Fenner, assuming Nas is telling a true story. If this is fiction, he is stealing the fuck-an-athlete’s-wife concept from Biggie.
It is gotta be Fenner since he is “a drunk who fucks cheerleaders and winds up in the papers”. From Fenner’s wikipedia:
“In 1987, Fenner spent time in jail after being arrested and charged for a murder. He was later released after his lawyer established that he had not been at the scene of the crime. In 1988, he pleaded guilty to cocaine possession and received probation. ”