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- 43
Other niggas legs starts wobbling, when opportunities start knockin
44You got the crown, pass off like Stockton
45It's time to work, I'm offically clocked in
Block noteContests who deserves the top position
TargetLloyd Banks
MeaningWhat it means: In “You got the crown, pass off like Stockton,” Joe Budden turns rank, legacy, or leadership into the issue and argues that Lloyd Banks' claim to the position is undeserved. Why it was said: Joe Budden uses the record as an extended case for his own writing and against what he sees as image-driven rap. Specific bars touch Lloyd Banks, while most of the performance addresses unnamed peers and the industry's ranking of lyricists. The line identifies the prize behind the feud—control of reputation—and asks whose record supports the title rather than whose claim went unchallenged.
ContextJoe Budden uses the record as an extended case for his own writing and against what he sees as image-driven rap. Specific bars touch Lloyd Banks, while most of the performance addresses unnamed peers and the industry's ranking of lyricists.
- 79
Your first week ain't right, they can't fuck wit 'em
80Now if you don't sell five mill, they had enough of 'em
81Let me find out hip-hop's turning Republican
Block noteUses career results as evidence
TargetLloyd Banks
MeaningWhat it means: In “Your first week ain't right, they can't fuck wit 'em,” Joe Budden turns releases, sales, label standing, or career momentum into a public measurement of Lloyd Banks' position. Why it was said: Joe Budden uses the record as an extended case for his own writing and against what he sees as image-driven rap. Specific bars touch Lloyd Banks, while most of the performance addresses unnamed peers and the industry's ranking of lyricists. The artist invokes an external scoreboard so listeners can compare Lloyd Banks' claims with visible results, making status something that can be disproved rather than merely debated.
ContextJoe Budden uses the record as an extended case for his own writing and against what he sees as image-driven rap. Specific bars touch Lloyd Banks, while most of the performance addresses unnamed peers and the industry's ranking of lyricists.
- 127
No name, but it's no sublime
128Nigga, you know who you are, I'll end it before it goes too far
129Your buzz still fucked, you a liar money
Block noteTreats the target's persona as fabricated
TargetLloyd Banks
MeaningWhat it means: In “Your buzz still fucked, you a liar money,” Joe Budden says Lloyd Banks' public story or image is false rather than a reliable account of who the target is. Why it was said: Joe Budden uses the record as an extended case for his own writing and against what he sees as image-driven rap. Specific bars touch Lloyd Banks, while most of the performance addresses unnamed peers and the industry's ranking of lyricists. Once the persona is presented as invented, the boasts and accusations built on it become easier for listeners to dismiss.
ContextJoe Budden uses the record as an extended case for his own writing and against what he sees as image-driven rap. Specific bars touch Lloyd Banks, while most of the performance addresses unnamed peers and the industry's ranking of lyricists.
- 154
They just said that fucking with me, they didn't mean it