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Control

By Big Sean · Targeting A$AP Rocky, Big K.R.I.T., Big Sean, Drake, J. Cole, Jay Electronica, Mac Miller, Meek Mill, Pusha T, Tyler, the Creator, Wale

Control is a track by Big Sean with a diss section by Kendrick Lamar targeting J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T., Wale, Pusha T, Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, Drake, Big Sean, Jay Electronica, Tyler, the Creator and Mac Miller. The recording also credits Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. The performance uses direct name-checks and competitive challenges that were widely treated as calls to other prominent rappers.

Released2013
Annotated4
ExplicitYes
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  1. 01

    [Produced by No I.D.]

  2. 02

    [Intro: Big Sean]

    03

    Mhm, I look up

    04

    Yeah, and I take my time, nigga

    05

    I'ma take my time, woah

    06

    Mhm, power moves only, nigga

  3. 07

    [Verse 1: Big Sean]

    08

    Boy, I'm 'bout my business on business, I drink liquor on liquor

    09

    I had women on women: yeah, that's bunk-bed bitches

    10

    I've done lived more than an eighty-year-old man still kickin'

    11

    ‘Cause they live for some moments, and I live for a livin'

  4. 12

    But this for the girls who barely let me get to first base

    13

    On some ground ball shit

    14

    'Cause now I run my city on some town hall shit

    15

    They prayin' on my motherfuckin' downfall, bitch

  5. 16

    Like a drought, but you gon' get this rain like it's May weather

    17

    G.O.O.D. Music, 'Ye weather

    18

    Champagne just tastes better

    19

    They told me I never, boy, never say "never"

  6. 20

    Swear flow special like an infant's first steps

    21

    I got paid then reversed debts

    22

    Then I finally found a girl that reverse stress

    23

    So now I'm talkin' to the reaper to reverse death

  7. 24

    Yep, so I can kick it with my granddad, take him for a ride

    25

    Show him I made somethin' out myself and not just tried

    26

    Show him the house I bought the fam, let him tour inside

    27

    No matter how far ahead I get, I always feel behind in my mind

  8. 28

    But fuck tryin' and not doin'

    29

    'Cause not doin' is somethin' a nigga not doin' (Doin', doin')

    30

    I said, "fuck tryin' and not doin'"

    31

    ‘Cause not doin' is somethin' a nigga not doin'

  9. 32

    I grew up to Em, B.I.G., and Pac, bitch, and got ruined

    33

    So until I got the same crib B.I.G. had in that "Juicy" vid

    34

    Bitch, I can't motherfuckin' stop movin' (Stop movin')

    35

    Go against me, you won't stop losin'

  10. 36

    From the city where every month is May-Day at home, spray your dome

    37

    Niggas get sprayed up like A.K. was cologne for a paycheck or loan

    38

    Yeah, I know that shit ain't fair

    39

    They say Detroit ain't got a chance, we ain't even got a mayor

  11. 40

    You write your name with a Sharpie, I write mine in stone

    41

    I knew the world was for the taking and wouldn't take long

    42

    We on, tryna be better than everybody that's better than everybody

    43

    Rep Detroit, everybody, Detroit vers' everybody

  12. 44

    I'm so fuckin' first class I could spit up on every pilot

    45

    The city's my Metropolis, feel it, it's metabolic

    46

    And I'm over niggas sayin' they're the hottest niggas

    47

    Then run to the hottest niggas just to stay hot

  13. 48

    I'm one of the hottest because I flame drop

    49

    Drop fire, and not because I'm namedroppin', Hall of Fame droppin'

    50

    And I ain't takin' shit from nobody unless they're OGs

    51

    ‘Cause that ain't the way of a OG

  14. 52

    So I G-O collect mo' Gs, every dollar

    53

    Never changed though, I'm just the new version of old me

    54

    Forever hot-headed but never got cold feet

    55

    Got up in the game, won't look back at my old seats

  15. 56

    Clique so deep we take up the whole street

    57

    I need a bitch so bad that she take up my whole week, Sean Don

  16. 58

    [Bridge: Kendrick Lamar]

    59

    Miscellaneous minds are never explainin' their minds

    60

    Devilish grin for my alias aliens to respond

    61

    Peddlin' sin, thinkin' maybe when you get old you realize

    62

    I'm not gonna fold or demise

  17. 63

    I don't smoke crack, motherfucker, I sell it!

    64

    Bitch, everything I rap is a quarter piece to your melon

    65

    So if you have a relapse, just relax and pop in my disc

    66

    Don't you pop me no fuckin' pill, I'ma pop you, then give you this

  18. 67

    [Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]

    68

    Tell Flex to drop a bomb on this shit

    69

    So many bombs, ring the alarm, like Vietnam on this shit

    70

    So many bombs, make Farrakhan think that Saddam in this bitch

    71

    One at a time, I line them up and bomb on they mom while she watchin' the kids

  19. 72

    I'm in a destruction mode if the gold exists

    73

    I'm important like the Pope, I'm a Muslim on pork

    74

    I'm Makaveli's offspring, I'm the King of New York

    75

    King of the Coast; one hand, I juggle 'em both

  20. 76

    The juggernaut's all in your jugular, you take me for jokes

    77

    Live in the basement, church pews, and funeral faces

    78

    Cartier bracelets for my women friends, I'm in Vegas

    79

    Who the fuck y'all thought it's supposed to be?

  21. 80

    If Phil Jackson came back, still no coachin' me

    81

    I'm uncoachable, I'm unsociable, fuck y'all clubs!

    82

    Fuck y'all pictures! Your Instagram can gobble these nuts!

    83

    Gobble dick up 'til you hiccup, my big homie Kurupt

  22. 84

    This the same flow that put the rap game on a crutch

    85

    (West, West, West, West, West, West)

    86

    I've seen niggas transform like villain Decepticons

    87

    Mollies probably turn these niggas to fuckin' Lindsay Lohan

  23. 88

    A bunch of rich-ass white girls lookin' for parties

    89

    Playin' with Barbies, wreck the Porsche before you give them the car key

    90

    Judgement to the monarchy, blessings to Paul McCartney

    91

    You called me a black Beatle, I'm either that or a Marley

  24. 92

    I don't smoke crack, motherfucker, I sell it!

    Multi-line diss block
    93

    I'm dressed in all black, this is not for the fan of Elvis

    94

    I'm aimin' straight for your pelvis, you can't stomach me? You plan on stumpin' me?

    95

    Bitch, I've been jumped before you put a gun on me

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    TargetJ. Cole

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Bitch, I've been jumped before you put a gun on me,” Big Sean converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at J. Cole. Why it was said: The performance uses direct name-checks and competitive challenges that were widely treated as calls to other prominent rappers. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts J. Cole as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe performance uses direct name-checks and competitive challenges that were widely treated as calls to other prominent rappers.

  25. 96

    Bitch, I put one on yours, I'm Sean Connery

    Multi-line diss block
    97

    James Bonding with none of you niggas climbin' one-hundred mill' in front of me

    98

    And I'm gon' get it even if you're in the way

    99

    And if you're in it, better run for Pete's sake

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetJ. Cole

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Bitch, I put one on yours, I'm Sean Connery,” Big Sean addresses J. Cole directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The performance uses direct name-checks and competitive challenges that were widely treated as calls to other prominent rappers. Naming or plainly addressing J. Cole removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextThe performance uses direct name-checks and competitive challenges that were widely treated as calls to other prominent rappers.

  26. 100

    I heard the barbershops be in great debates all the time

    101

    'Bout who's the best MC: Kendrick, Jigga, and Nas

    102

    Eminem, André 3000; the rest of y'all

    103

    New niggas just new niggas, don't get involved

  27. 104

    And I ain't rockin' no more designer shit

    105

    White T's and Nike Cortez, this red Corvette's anonymous

    106

    I'm usually homeboys with the same niggas I'm rhymin' with

    107

    But this is hip-hop, and them niggas should know what time it is

  28. 108

    And that goes for Jermaine Cole, Big K.R.I.T., Wale

    Multi-line diss block
    109

    Pusha T, Meek Millz, A$AP Rocky, Drake

    110

    Big Sean, Jay Electron', Tyler, Mac Miller

    111

    I got love for you all, but I'm tryna murder you niggas

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    TargetBig K.R.I.T.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “I got love for you all, but I'm tryna murder you niggas,” Big Sean converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Big K.R.I.T.. Why it was said: The performance uses direct name-checks and competitive challenges that were widely treated as calls to other prominent rappers. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Big K.R.I.T. as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe performance uses direct name-checks and competitive challenges that were widely treated as calls to other prominent rappers.

  29. 112

    Tryna make sure your core fans never heard of you niggas

    Multi-line diss block
    113

    They don't wanna hear not one more noun or verb from you niggas

    114

    What is competition? I'm tryna raise the bar high

    115

    Who tryna jump and get it? You're better off tryna skydive

    Block noteChallenges the target's public standing

    TargetBig K.R.I.T.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Tryna make sure your core fans never heard of you niggas,” Big Sean questions whether Big K.R.I.T.'s attention, audience, or reputation reflects genuine respect. Why it was said: The performance uses direct name-checks and competitive challenges that were widely treated as calls to other prominent rappers. Visibility can be mistaken for victory, so the artist recasts Big K.R.I.T.'s recognition as temporary, manufactured, or disconnected from credibility.

    ContextThe performance uses direct name-checks and competitive challenges that were widely treated as calls to other prominent rappers.

  30. 116

    Out the exit window of five G5's with five grand

    117

    With your granddad as the pilot, he drunk as fuck, tryna land

    118

    With the hand full of arthritis and poppin' prosthetic leg

    119

    Bumpin' Pac in the cockpit so the shit that pops in his head

  31. 120

    Is an option of violence, someone heard the stewardess said

    121

    That your parachute is a latex condom hooked to a dread

    122

    West Coast

  32. 123

    [Verse 3: Jay Electronica]

    124

    You could check my name on the books

    125

    I Earth Wind & Fire'd the verse, then reigned on the hook

    126

    The legend of Dorothy Flowers proclaimed from the roof

    127

    The tale of a magnificent king who came from the nooks

  33. 128

    Of the wild magnolia (Woo-hoo!), mother of many soldiers

    129

    We live by every single word she ever told us

    130

    Watch over your shoulders

    131

    And keep a tin of beans for when the weather turn the coldest

  34. 132

    The Lord is our shepherd, so our cup runneth over

    133

    Put your trust in the Lord, but tether your Chevy Nova, I'm spittin' this shit for closure

    134

    And God is my witness, so you could get it from Hova

    135

    To all you magicians that's fidgetin' with the cobra

  35. 136

    I'm solid as a rock, 'cause I came from a rock

    137

    That's why I came with the rock, then signed my name on the Roc

    138

    Draw a line around some Earth, then put my name on the plot

    139

    'Cause I endured a lot of pain for everythang that I got

  36. 140

    The eyelashes like umbrellas when it rain from the heart

    141

    And the tissue is like an angel kissin' you in the dark

    142

    You go from blind sight to hindsight, passion of the Christ right

    143

    To baskin' in the limelight, it take time to get your mind right

  37. 144

    Jay Electricity, PBS Mysteries

    145

    In a lofty place tanglin' with Satan over history

    146

    You can't say shit to me, alhamdulillah

    147

    It's strictly by faith that we made it this far