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Pillow case to your face, make the shell muffle (Woo!) JAY-Z (Ft. The Notorious B.I.G.) – Brooklyn's Finest
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Got to the plaza, we're waiting for the G train
We put a plan together, just in case the beef came
Now we Bed-Stuy bound
Far from home and on unknown ground Mobb Deep – Trife Life
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On the East and West Coast the same shit is goin on
The industry be talkin', offendin' me often Nas – We Will Survive
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Nas has always been a believer that there ain’t no best rapper, but a lot of great rappers, which is why he says “a king” and not “the king.”
Light as a rock, bitch, hard as a cock, bitch Mobb Deep (Ft. Lil' Kim) – Quiet Storm (Remix)
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Lil Kim shouts out to fellow Brooklyn rapper MC Lyte. Kim pays homage by reciting the opening line from Lyte’s diss track 10% Dis and then references Lyte’s 1988 album and single Lyte As a Rock while acknowledging herself and Lyte as a couple of hardcore MC’s in the rap game.
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Who he got pregnant, let me tell you, ahh... JAY-Z & Beanie Sigel – Streets Is Talking
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Since Jay lives in the future, would the answer be…..B?
On a serious note, Jay-Z may be talking about a girl he got pregnant in the early 90s, who later had a miscarriage. He talks about it in his song “This Can’t Be Life”.
Rumours would follow Jay throughout his whole career though. In 2016 his “secret child” was still a topic of tabloid press.
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This line was repeated by JAY-Z in his song, “Girls Girls Girls Pt. 2”
And also appears in Mary J Blige’s song “I Can Love You Lyrics”