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21 Gunz (50 Cent Diss)

21 Gunz (50 Cent Diss) is a diss track by Ja Rule targeting 50 Cent and G-Unit. The recording also credits Young Merc and Caddillac Tah. The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

Released2006
Annotated5
ExplicitYes
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Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Intro: Irv Gotti & Ja Rule]

    02

    Come on Buck

    03

    Not guilty y'all got to feel me

    04

    Y'all gon' feel me nigga (Yeah)

    05

    Y'all can't run from me (Yeah) now motherfucker, (Brooklyn son in this motherfucker) I'm here (To all my soldiers) (BJ)

  2. 06

    Now who y'all ridin' with (All my niggas) (Ha ha, Preme) them bitch niggas or us (Soldierssssss)

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    Oooohhhhh nigga (Uh huh)

    08

    Murder Inc. (We right here) motherfucker (Inc. empire)

    09

    You gon' have to deal (Still doin') with us now (Y'all know where we at)

  3. 10

    Yo Rule (What we do) let's get these niggas, (Y'all know where we is) (Come on) come on, let's go

  4. 11

    [Chorus: Ja Rule]

    12

    We got M1s, 32s, 45s, streetsweepers

    13

    Throw your guns up, 21 gun salute

    14

    Niggas is soldiers, ready to die, recruits

    15

    We got 40 cals, 44s, Dillingers, 22s

  5. 16

    Throw your guns up, 21 gun salute

    17

    Cause you're nobody 'till somebody kills you

  6. 18

    [Verse 1: Ja Rule]

    19

    Nigga you walk around like you got an "S" on your chest

    20

    But wear a vest like a condom in the city of sex and violence

    21

    Problems, get me aroused, niggas is far gone

    22

    Why Lloyd Banks got gay lovers like Star Jones?

  7. 23

    Why Young Buck got stuck for all them fake stones?

    Multi-line diss block
    24

    And why the hood is screamin' G-Unit's homos?

    25

    Now I ain't sayin' y'all no gay niggas, but shit

    26

    Y'all ain't actin' like no straight niggas!

    Block noteTreats the target's persona as fabricated

    TargetG-Unit

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Why Young Buck got stuck for all them fake stones?,” Ja Rule says G-Unit's public story or image is false rather than a reliable account of who the target is. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. Once the persona is presented as invented, the boasts and accusations built on it become easier for listeners to dismiss.

    ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

  8. 27

    Cause now this bitch 50 snitchin' again

    Multi-line diss block
    28

    I'm throwin' shots to the wind

    29

    Cause me and Gotti, see, we dippin' again

    30

    Cause never have two men, owe so much to so many

    Block noteUses a degrading label to strip status

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Cause now this bitch 50 snitchin' again,” Ja Rule replaces 50 Cent's chosen public identity with the degrading label in the quoted bar, making contempt—not neutral description—the point of the line. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The insult supplies listeners with a short rival definition of 50 Cent; repeating that definition is meant to damage the authority the target brings into the feud.

    ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

  9. 31

    And I'm so glad, I'm so patient, wit enemies

    32

    If revenge is the sweetest joy next to gettin' pussy

    33

    Then killin' a pussy nigga is sweeter than bustin' in ya

    34

    And bust out more shots I'll do, cause you're nobody

  10. 35

    'Till I find you and kill you!

    Multi-line diss block
    36

    Ha ha

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “'Till I find you and kill you!,” Ja Rule converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at 50 Cent. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts 50 Cent as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

  11. 37

    [Chorus: Ja Rule]

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    We got M1s, 32s, 45s, streetsweepers

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    Throw your guns up 21 gun salute

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    Niggas is soldiers, ready to die, recruits (Yeah)

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    We got 40 cals, 44s, (Yeah) Dillingers, 22s (Blaow)

  12. 42

    Throw your guns up 21 gun salute (Yeah)

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    Cause you're nobody (Yeah) 'till somebody kills you

  13. 44

    [Verse 2: Young Merc]

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    Word on the streets, these niggas ridin' 'round wit the feds

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    Like I don't still ride wit one in the head

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    Like I won't have one of my youngins hop out broad day with the spread

    48

    That 'K hit, Banks fuck around and lose a leg

  14. 49

    And Yayo slumped in the hospital bed, eatin' through IVs

    50

    With a machine helpin' him breath, it's I.N.C

    51

    And I don't hate, niggas hate on me

    52

    More money more problems like B.I.G. (Baby, Baby)

  15. 53

    I'm in the hood, homie, that's where you can find me

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    Where we got O's for sale, not to mention a D

    55

    Got fiends on lard, nigga I go hard

    56

    14 I was moving that white on my front yard

  16. 57

    See I'm far from a nigga that's just in the booth spittin' it

    58

    Nigga I'm still livin' it, try me I'll empty it

    59

    I'm still dirty nigga, low in the rover, no holster

    60

    Rule give me the word, it's over

  17. 61

    Yeah

  18. 62

    [Chorus: Ja Rule]

    63

    We got M1s, 32s, 45s, streetsweepers

    64

    Throw your guns up, 21 gun salute

    65

    Niggas is soldiers, (Yeah) ready to die, recruits

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    We got 40 cals, (Yeah) 44s, (Yeah) Dillingers, (Yeah) 22s

  19. 67

    Throw your guns up, 21 gun salute (Gun salute)

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    Cause your nobody 'till somebody (Yeah) kills you

  20. 69

    [Verse 3: Caddillac Tah]

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    I got a massacre in the cut waitin' to happen

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    Four bitch niggas, a bitch put 'em in the ditch, dirt nap 'em

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    The purse snatcher, chain thief, turn killer, the zoo keeper

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    With tranquilizers for the gorillas, nigga, get your banana peeled quick

  21. 74

    When them hammers spit, slip, get hit and watch the blood drip

    75

    And soak your G-Unit skee coat, and we on the speed boat

    76

    With bottles and smooth models that deep throat

    77

    Weed smoke in the air, literally in the lair, jet, we blowin' down

  22. 78

    O.G. kush by the pound, now, got a 'K with a clear clip

    79

    That hold 100 rounds, and it's nothin' for me trunk it and come visit your town

  23. 80

    [Verse 4: Ja Rule]

    Multi-line diss block
    81

    Cause on legal ground, The Inc's been acquitted (You know)

    82

    But you know the hood is screamin' we got away wit it (Ha ha ha)

    83

    Cause 50 your see-through, and nigga I see you

    84

    Lookin' like a homo on the cover of GQ

    Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Lookin' like a homo on the cover of GQ,” Ja Rule uses gendered or sexual language to question 50 Cent's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage 50 Cent's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.

    ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

  24. 85

    Ascot in the air, literally in the air

    Multi-line diss block
    86

    Who dat (Yeah) Tyson Beckford was hittin' from the rear?

    87

    Your mom's (Ha ha ha) is queer, lesbian, gay (Come on)

    88

    So it makes sense that 50 got gay tendencies

    Block noteMakes the feud personal through family

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Your mom's (Ha ha ha) is queer, lesbian, gay (Come on),” Ja Rule brings a relative or family boundary into the exchange with 50 Cent, moving the dispute beyond music and into private life. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. Family references explain why the conflict feels personal: they raise the emotional cost for 50 Cent and make the line more consequential than a routine comparison of rap skill.

    ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

  25. 89

    [Chorus: Ja Rule]

    90

    We got M1s, (Ha ha ha) (Niggaaaasssss) (What) 32s, (Come on) (What) 45s, (Niggaaaa) streetsweepers

    91

    Throw your guns up, 21 gun salute

    92

    Niggas is soldiers, (Soldierssssssssss) ready to die, recruits (You know)

    93

    We got 40 cals, 44s, Dillingers, (What, what) 22s

  26. 94

    Throw your guns up, 21 gun salute

    95

    Cause your nobody 'till somebody kills you ('Till I find and kills you)

  27. 96

    [Outro: Irv Gotti & Ja Rule]

    97

    Ha ha

    98

    Your plan got fucked up nigga (Yeah) (Yeah)

    99

    We right here (Murder Inc. shit)

    100

    You have to deal (Inc. empireeeeee) with the shit now nigga (Ha ha) (We back niggas)

  28. 101

    Them handcuffs don' came off nigga (Ha ha ha haaaaaaaaa)

    102

    We free Rule (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

    103

    Sittin' on about fifty million nigga (Not fifteen)

    104

    Haaaaaa (Come on, come on)

  29. 105

    Supreme Team commin' soon

    106

    The Supreme Team commin' soon

    107

    The Supreme Team commin' soon

    108

    Motherfuckers