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Gangster & Gentleman (abrégé en G&G) est le label fondé par le Roi Heenok lui-même.
Il comprend à ce jour, outre le Roi Heenok lui-même, Kinimod, Ugolepatron, Rapiso, la chanteuse Lynn, Royal, Atlas, Molabrique, Saincère et le rappeur du groupe Infamous Mobb G.O.D. pt. III.

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Roi Heenok, lui-même descendant d'esclaves haïtien, s'identifie souvent dans ses textes à la classe des opresseurs blancs, ainsi le Ku Klux Klan ou Napoléon Bonaparte dans “Tu vas mourir ce soir”, tandis que ses opposants dans le rap-jeu sont toujours assimilés aux nègres asservis.

Pour être exact, les maîtres blancs ne se donnaient que rarement la peine de fouetter eux-mêmes leurs esclaves, mais déléguaient cette tâche ingrâte à un autre de leur esclave, comme on peut le voir sur la gravure ci-dessous :

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King of New-York est un film de gangster de 1990, réalisé par Abel Ferrara, avec Christopher Walken dans le rôle principal.

Ce film est rapidement devenu culte parmi les amateurs de films de gangster, et a notamment servi de source d'inspiration à The Notorious B.I.G., qui emprunta son surnom de “Black Frank White” au personnage principal.

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Un bel exemple de chiasme.

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“Mula” est l'argot américain pour l'argent.

Cette ligne reprend le titre du premier film de la Trilogie du dollar de Sergio Leone, dont Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand est l'ultime volet.

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Game feels like Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz on here, quoting the famous “Get Low”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYH7_GzP4Tg

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Cristal is a high-standard champagne, but on this track The Game is more about having some hard liquor like Hennessy cognac. He’s more concerned with drinking than being fancy.

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Le Gros Chien n'en a rien à faire de ce que les gens peuvent penser de sa conduite. En bon anarchiste, il rejette cette autre soumission à la norme sociale qu'est le souci de sa réputation.

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La laisse est le symbole du chien apprivoisé, de celui qui est soumis aux normes imposées par la société. Le Gros Chien lui n'obéit à personne, la preuve c'est qu'il pisse partout.

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L'expression usuelle est “dire tout haut ce que tout le monde pense tout bas”. Le Gros Chien, lui, dit tout haut ce que les gens n'osent même pas penser tout bas. Et en plus, il pisse partout.

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