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It’s not often that Shad has a chorus or a hook in his songs, much to the board’s disdain. Instead, Shad just raps straight bars for the entire song, like this one, which usually doesn’t sell very much, but doesn’t sacrifice any time to a substance-less hook.

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Track 4 off of JD Era’s acclaimed mixtape, Th1rt3en. Sample’s Rihanna’s 2009 hit song “Hard” for the chorus, this was JD Era’s first well known hit song, and garnered radio play on local Toronto radio stations, along with spins on MuchMusic.

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A Philly Blunt is a large cigar brand which is often hollowed out and filled with marijuana.

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Doe Or Die was the critically acclaimed 1995 debut album by AZ. The title combines 2 common phrases: John Doe, meaning to hustle, and do or die, meaning you either do it or you’re killed. In this phrase, AZ is saying that he will hustle until he is deceased.

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This time when AZ refers to a mac, he is not talking about the 1973 blaxploitation film, rather referring to the firearm; the Military Armament Corporation Model, otherwise known as a MAC. It is a highly compact machine pistol which can be carried around in one hand, similar to an Uzi.

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Goldie is one of the protagonists from the 1973 social commentary The Mack. Being a mack means to be smooth with the ladies, or pimpish, which AZ claims he is.

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AZ has always been the one to be controlled by money. Whether he’s “money orientated” or anything else, he surely lets Cash Rule Everything Around Him.

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Zsa Zsa Gabor is a Hungarian actress who acted in Broadway and on television. She is not known for being the toughest person, rather a diva, which Redman is comparing someone too.

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A double edged sword is a sword with both sides of the blade sharp, meaning it can be swung any way and do damage. Also known as a Jian, Pedang, Khanda, Tega, Geom, etc.

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Guerillas in tha Mist is the title of the 1992 debut album by Da Lench Mob; a group of West Coast rappers closely associated with N.W.A. legend Ice Cube. They were certainly known as raunchy vocalists, as their controversial lyrics about the Nation of Islam got their videos banned from TV.

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