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Ghost Unit Intro

Ghost Unit Intro is a diss track by The Game targeting 50 Cent, Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Olivia, Ma$e and Mobb Deep. The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.

Released2005
Annotated6
ExplicitYes
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  1. 01

    [Intro]

    02

    The following is a DJ Skee presentation

    03

    Nu Jerzey Devil

  2. 04

    [Interlude: Kid]

    Multi-line diss block
    05

    Who's under there? (it's 50 Cent)

    06

    Mom, there's ghosts under my bed!

    07

    (G-Unit, G-Unit, G-Unit, G-Unit)

    08

    Shut the fuck up

    Block noteUses a pointed question as an accusation

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Who's under there? (it's 50 Cent),” The Game puts 50 Cent'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 50 Cent: 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.

  3. 09

    (G-Unit, G-Unit, G-Unit, G-Unit, G-Unit)

    10

    Aw, shit never mind, it's just the Ghost Unit

    11

    Fuckin' faggots

  4. 12

    [Hook: Kid]

    13

    There's somethin' strange in your neighborhood

    14

    Who you gonna call? Ghost Unit

    15

    50, Buck and Banks in your neighborhood

    16

    What are they called? Ghost Unit

  5. 17

    [Verse: The Game]

    Multi-line diss block
    18

    It's time to put a end to the bullshit

    19

    Wanna scrap with young homie? Jump in the bull pit

    20

    Fake ass wanksta, you ain't no crook and

    21

    I got G-Unot all over Queens and Brooklyn

    Block noteTreats the target's persona as fabricated

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Fake ass wanksta, you ain't no crook and,” The Game says 50 Cent's public story or image is false rather than a reliable account of who the target is. 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. Once the persona is presented as invented, the boasts and accusations built on it become easier for listeners to dismiss.

    ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.

  6. 22

    Compton and Watts, ATL and Chi-town

    23

    After 300 Bars your whole crew locked down

    24

    And all you gon' do is sing about me

    25

    Cause you can't do a motherfuckin' thing about me

  7. 26

    [Bridge: Kid (G-Unit Members)]

    Multi-line diss block
    27

    (It's 50 Cent) I ain't afraid of no ghost

    28

    (Young Buck!) I ain't afraid of no ghost

    29

    (Lloyd Banks) I ain't afraid of no ghost

    30

    (Talk of New York, Tony Yayo) I ain't afraid of no ghost

    Block noteCalls the target's toughness an act

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “(It's 50 Cent) I ain't afraid of no ghost,” The Game portrays 50 Cent 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 50 Cent 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.

  8. 31

    [Interlude: Kid]

    32

    If you guys are still under there I got the Documentary on my iPod, bitches

    33

    Only little wiggers listen to that Massacre shit

    34

    Man, no ones scared of you guys, just shut the fuck up

    35

    What the fuck is Yayo doing with his hands and shit

  9. 36

    The motherfucker looks like Castro fabulous

    37

    Fake ass Flavor Flav and shit

  10. 38

    [Hook: Kid]

    39

    There's somethin' strange in your neighborhood

    40

    Who you gonna call? Ghost Unit

    41

    50, Buck and Banks in your neighborhood

    42

    What are they called? Ghost Unit

  11. 43

    [Interlude: Kid]

    Multi-line diss block
    44

    Man, I won this fuckin' G-Unot contest (I ain't afraid of no ghost)

    45

    And I got to bring Olivia to my school for show-and-tell (I ain't afraid of no ghost)

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    And the bitch whipped out a fuckin' dick, man (I ain't afraid of no ghost)

    47

    That was the hottest fuckin' shit in school history, man (I ain't afraid of no ghost)

    Block noteQuestions the target's judgment

    TargetOlivia

    MeaningWhat it means: In “And I got to bring Olivia to my school for show-and-tell (I ain't afraid of no ghost),” The Game characterizes Olivia as unintelligent, careless, or unable to understand the situation being addressed. 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 insult makes the target's decisions part of the evidence: a poor response can be framed not as strategy, but as proof that Olivia never understood the contest.

    ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.

  12. 48

    Now I got all these bitches on my dick and shit (I ain't afraid of no ghost)

    49

    Even black chicks man, they love me (I ain't afraid of no ghost)

    50

    And Game told me, I'm the only white kid in the world (I ain't afraid of no ghost)

    51

    That can call you a punk ass nigga! (The Game: I approve that) (I ain't afraid of no ghost)

  13. 52

    Biatch

  14. 53

    [Verse 2: The Game]

    Multi-line diss block
    54

    50's punk ass ain't never in the streets

    55

    So he poked his chest out and signed Mobb Deep

    56

    Nigga, you a bitch, when it's time for beef

    57

    All he gon' do is hide behind M.O.P

    Block noteReduces the target to a dismissive caricature

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Nigga, you a bitch, when it's time for beef,” The Game replaces 50 Cent'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 50 Cent is remembered.

    ContextThe Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.

  15. 58

    And I can respect that, they just gettin' they cheese

    Multi-line diss block
    59

    They thugs, but what about M-A-dollar sign-E

    60

    Even worse what the fuck you gon' do about me

    61

    Push Yayo back to Christmas Eve

    Block noteMakes the rejection unmistakably direct

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Even worse what the fuck you gon' do about me,” The Game drops any pretense of a subliminal and rejects 50 Cent 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 50 Cent 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.