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So all a nigga know is try and ball no pump fake Skeme – Pistols
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Ball can mean two things. Skeme actually wants to shoot the basketball, not just pretend to, just like he wants to actually be successful, not just fake it.

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Somebody told me, Tomorrow ain't a promise Skeme – Pistols
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This is a quote a lot of rappers incorporate into a lot of their songs, most commonly known is in Heaven by Scarface.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU6tjvJtba8

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On the ledge, next to veteran heads like Mt. Rushmore ANTHM (Ft. Blu) – Polaris
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ANTHM is on the same level as the fellow rappers that he would consider veterans, much like political veteran heads of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are on the ledge Mt. Rushmore:

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Pioneered the Beard GaLil Wayne – Pioneered the Beard
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https://soundcloud.com/genghiskhan69/pioneered-the-beard

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Wrath of Kahn Genghis Khan Artists – Wrath of Kahn
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Job Well Done Run The Jewels (Ft. Until The Ribbon Breaks) – Job Well Done
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Track 6 off of Killer Mike and El-P’s collaborative album Run The Jewels brings in the avant-R&B singer Until the Ribbon Breaks to create a banging song about their position in the rap game. Samples include Killer Mike’s very own “Don’t Die”, also produced by El-P.

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Bound 2 (Dub) Shad + Skratch Bastid – Bound 2 (Dub)
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Fresh off the release of The Spring Up EP, Shad decides to tackle Kanye’s recent gem with a little help on the boards from Skratch Bastid.

The song details the ups and downs of marriage and relationships, done so with incredible wordplay and imagery that Shad has become known for.

The original song samples Brenda Lee’s “Sweet Nothin’s”, Wee’s “Aeroplane (Reprise)” and The Ponderosa Twins Plus One’s “Bound”.

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Give You All I Can Shad – Give You All I Can
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Shad released this loosie shortly after winning the Juno Award for Best Rap Album at the 2011 Junos. Shad finds himself rapping about love and hip hop over a frequent collaborator Skratch Bastid-produced beat.

This note was released with the song,

I figure you guys got me here, so voila a little thank you for the love and cheers to a successful weekend… new joint – beat courtesy of my man Skratch Bastid.
– Shad

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Cause I'm from killa kill Adamsville right next door
Bowen Homes and Dixie Hills, Allen Temple Wildwood and Plainville Killer Mike – Southern Fried
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Mike was born in Adamsville, a predominantly African-American neighborhood on the west side of Atlanta, Georgia. He then lists off neighboring areas in the ATL.

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Ghetto Gospel Killer Mike – Ghetto Gospel
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Track #8 off of Killer Mike’s heavily praised R.A.P. Music puts Mike back in his politically-charged side, talking about drug dealing and the inequality in the justice system.

The El-P produced track samples the 1977 Emotions hit “Best of My Love”.

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This isn’t track 6 on the album.

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