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240 Bars (Spider Joke)

By The Game · Targeting Spider Loc

240 Bars (Spider Joke) is a diss track by The Game targeting Spider Loc. The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.

Released2006

Annotated13

ExplicitYes

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Multi-line diss block
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Here the break down, Spider Loc is a joke
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Nigga sound like chunk off the goonies, ya life is a movie
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You ain't a factor you a actor, 50 gave you a script
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Went from runnin' with the bloods to a G-Unit Crip
Block noteUses broken loyalty against the target
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “You ain't a factor you a actor, 50 gave you a script,” The Game presents Spider Loc as disloyal, abandoned, or unable to keep the support of people who were once close. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. The loyalty charge gives the feud a moral frame, portraying conflict with Spider Loc as the consequence of betrayal while suggesting the target lacks a dependable circle.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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What's a G-Unit Crip? Not a gang in L.A
Multi-line diss block
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Bang on records but nigga won't bang in L.A
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Why the fuck you wake me up?, nigga I'm tired
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You a busta, so I'ma light your ass on fire
Block noteMakes the rejection unmistakably direct
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “Why the fuck you wake me up?, nigga I'm tired,” The Game drops any pretense of a subliminal and rejects Spider Loc in blunt, unqualified language. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. The direct wording removes plausible deniability: listeners are not left guessing whether Spider Loc is part of the dispute or whether a response is being invited.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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Nigga want my spot so he runnin' wit Buck
Multi-line diss block
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Keep tryna play The Game and you gon' get fucked
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I heard diss after diss, lil nigga you suck
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Like your baby mama in the third row of my truck
Block noteMakes the feud personal through family
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “Like your baby mama in the third row of my truck,” The Game brings a relative or family boundary into the exchange with Spider Loc, moving the dispute beyond music and into private life. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. Family references explain why the conflict feels personal: they raise the emotional cost for Spider Loc and make the line more consequential than a routine comparison of rap skill.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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Norvell, I'll whoop your ass in your own hood
Multi-line diss block
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You so hard, why you ain't put out that song about Suge?
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Trapped in the closet, R. Kelly-ass nigga
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Get swiss-cheesed up, ol' deli-ass nigga
Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “Norvell, I'll whoop your ass in your own hood,” The Game converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Spider Loc. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Spider Loc as unable to return for another round.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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T.boz in Belly-ass nigga
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Better ask around, I been the truth since Makaveli passed, nigga
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And I ain't wanna have to do this shit
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I rather be at home listening to the Cam'ron diss
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Dr. Dre said it best "a bitch is a bitch"
Multi-line diss block
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You a MySpace gangsta, nigga suck my dick
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Your flow is Budweiser, mines is Crystal
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Put the faggot on ice, he gon' be there for a while
Block noteAttacks the target's ability to rap
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “Your flow is Budweiser, mines is Crystal,” The Game challenges Spider Loc on writing, delivery, flow, or command of the microphone rather than relying only on a personal insult. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. This goes to the qualification that gives Spider Loc standing in a rap battle; if the craft is weak, the reply loses authority before its other claims are considered.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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Now watch me put my chest out like 10 OG's
Multi-line diss block
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I wore this G-Unot shirt to show M.O.P
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I'm gutter, muthafucka
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Tell you "Fuck you" to 50 face and won't st-st-stutter, muthafucka
Block noteMakes the rejection unmistakably direct
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “Tell you "Fuck you" to 50 face and won't st-st-stutter, muthafucka,” The Game drops any pretense of a subliminal and rejects Spider Loc in blunt, unqualified language. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. The direct wording removes plausible deniability: listeners are not left guessing whether Spider Loc is part of the dispute or whether a response is being invited.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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And now that I put the kids to bed, I tell you a story about a spider caught in his web
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Marvel Williams, a well known Crip
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Not 'cause he put in work, 'cause his brother a snitch
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He belong in G-Unit, I'ma tell you the truth
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50 this nigga's brother tell more than you
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So I'ma break it down like an ounce of glue
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I met the nigga Spider at Aaliyah video shoot
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True, true, he had on no blue
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DMX start laughin', said "this nigga think he better than you"
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So I kicked a freestyle, and in the meanwhile this nigga soakin' up game tryna copy my style
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Gave him a hunnid bars, all he did was smile
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And DMX name me the fuckin' problem child
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Now back to the future, you got a problem now, snoopin' around my hood, get fucked doggy style
Multi-line diss block
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I'll pull your faggot ass out them G-Unit sneakers and let ya soul burn in hell on the anniversary to Ether
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You G-Unit Crip, used to be a Piru, your name Marvel, all you need now is a Spider-Man suit
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Black Wall Street, bitch, you can't fuck wit my crew
Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “I'll pull your faggot ass out them G-Unit sneakers and let ya soul burn in hell on the anniversary to Ether,” The Game uses gendered or sexual language to question Spider Loc's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage Spider Loc's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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My flow blind, baby, I'ma make you do what it do
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Let's take a ride nigga I'ma make room in the coupe
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Put the shovel in the truck, throw you in it too
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Bitch in the passenger side say she hear somebody screamin'
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Turn the music up
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Baby, that's comin' from the speakers
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She said "I ain't trippin', I hear somebody screamin'"
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Had to throw her off so I start singin'
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[Chorus]
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I know you don't love me
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You ain't the same when 50 Cent's in town
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I know you don't love me
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You always talkin' 'bout how Ma$e get down
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I know you don't love me
Multi-line diss block
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You scream and holla when Spider Loc's around
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Got me fucked up wit them G-Unit Crips
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Tryna run game on me, you punk bitch
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “You scream and holla when Spider Loc's around,” The Game addresses Spider Loc directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. Naming or plainly addressing Spider Loc removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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[Verse 2]
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Get yo ass in the trunk
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Prodigy know that I ain't a punk
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Keep these rap niggas in check like a pair of ducks
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Who can flip like I do? Spit like Nas too?
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Rock a Yankee fitted, still throw up Piru?
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Rock a Dodger fitted in the middle of The Bronx
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I shine in any hood like Paul Wall fronts
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Nigga, my flow foolish, sit back while I do this and watch me maneuver through Cedar Block and end up in Hoover
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I spit like a Ruger
Multi-line diss block
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You spit crap like a rookie dice shooter, snake eyes to the loser
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Nigga, I'm Grand Puba
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Gave 'em somethin' grand Nubian, created G-Unot, 50 tried to sue me and
Block noteReduces the target to a dismissive caricature
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “You spit crap like a rookie dice shooter, snake eyes to the loser,” The Game replaces Spider Loc's preferred identity with a degrading label intended to make the opponent look ridiculous or contemptible. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. The label gives the audience a short, repeatable frame for the feud; repetition of that frame can shape how Spider Loc is remembered.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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Say he kicked me out the group, nigga, I left
Multi-line diss block
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Spider, you want my spot? Nigga, clean up my mess
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Dirty ass nigga, 50 give him a check
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And if you sign, put your contract on the internet
Block noteUses career results as evidence
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “And if you sign, put your contract on the internet,” The Game turns releases, sales, label standing, or career momentum into a public measurement of Spider Loc's position. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. The artist invokes an external scoreboard so listeners can compare Spider Loc's claims with visible results, making status something that can be disproved rather than merely debated.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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I been bangin' for 10 years, motherfucker, I been a vet
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For 500 dollars he'll claim any set
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Give him a 1000 dollars, he'll tat it on his hand, damn
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That's worse than me lyin' sayin' Olivia was a man
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Ya double XL cover look like "Makin' of the band"
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You mad, 'cause I got my own shoe?
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And my nigga take shots for The Game like MJ do?
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Some say it's bullshit 'till I pull quick, empty a full clip
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Get on the horn, tell him "Meet me in the bullpit"
Multi-line diss block
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Tony Yayo, you old ass coward, 36 and you spit your hottest verse on my album, now, I ain't sayin' that you dope, nigga
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But you better than Spider Loc, nigga
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50 saw the opportunity and thought he could use him
Block noteCalls the target's toughness an act
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “Tony Yayo, you old ass coward, 36 and you spit your hottest verse on my album, now, I ain't sayin' that you dope, nigga,” The Game portrays Spider Loc as frightened or unwilling to stand behind the aggression shown in public. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. A diss threat depends on the audience believing the speaker will confront the opponent; calling Spider Loc afraid is designed to empty that threat of force.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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I know he don't be listenin' to that wack-ass music
Multi-line diss block
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You got The West on your back? You a lyin' bastard
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You the reason niggas push mute when they play Madden
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What the hell made you think you could fuck with The Game
Block noteUses a pointed question as an accusation
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “You got The West on your back? You a lyin' bastard,” The Game puts Spider Loc's conduct on trial through a question that is meant as a challenge, not a neutral request for information. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. The question shifts the burden onto Spider Loc: any answer must accept the premise raised in the lyric or explain why that premise is false.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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When ya claim to fame was Yukmouth chain?
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Take my advice and lay low
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Heard you and your uncle Yayo got ran the fuck outta San Diego
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I give you five shots when the 38 blow
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Leave a hole in your chest the size of a bagel
Multi-line diss block
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We can do it when you say so
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Wait 'till the Lakers on the road, shoot it out at the Staples
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Open your chest, show the world what you made of, my dick hard, I can't wait 'till the day come
Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation
TargetSpider Loc
MeaningWhat it means: In “Open your chest, show the world what you made of, my dick hard, I can't wait 'till the day come,” The Game uses gendered or sexual language to question Spider Loc's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation. The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage Spider Loc's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.
ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.
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When I can put the infrared on him
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Let Billboard rest, don't speak on my dead homie
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All you new West Coast niggas, chill, the city is mine, Eazy left it to me in his will
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[Outro: G Magic]