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Sisqó is an American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and actor. He is the lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill.
Nas mentioned his name also on Stillmatic (Freestyle):
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DJ Clue is a famous mixtape producer, he has highly acclaimed works like The Professional which went platinum.
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Probably a reference to Cop Killer, a 1992 song by Body Count featuring Ice T in a controversial song about wanting to kill cops.
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An allusion to “Good Morning, Vietnam!”(1987) starring Robin Williams.
“Brook-nam” is slang for Brooklyn, It is a combonation of the words “Brooklyn” and “Vietnam”.
It comes from the war-zone aspect of many of the neighborhoods.
“Morning” is a pun on “Mourning”. It’s a comment on the way violence and death are glorified in the culture.
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Canibus performed at the ‘98 VMAs covered in silver body paint.
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Bo Derek is an American film and television actress, movie producer, and model perhaps best known for her role in the 1979 film 10.
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Obie Trice discussing how he is still a popular rap superstar without resorting to silly gimmicks and colorful names on a track featured on the soundtrack for the movie 8 Mile.
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In the movie Scarface, Tony killed his best friend Manolo when he found out that Manolo was sleeping with his sister. Manolo was also softer and lacked the cojones that defined Tony
Nas is referring to Bring it on by Jay Z:
Nas flips the meaning of this line, which was 5 year old at that time.
Bad Boy bitin' Nas album cover, wait Nas – Last Real Nigga Alive
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The purple tape is Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx album, which was famously released on purple cassette. In the “Shark Niggas” interlude, Ghostface accused Biggie of copying Illmatic’s album cover concept for Ready To Die. Both featured childhood photos.
A valid criticism even though the baby on Biggie’s cover was not actually him.
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