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I Told You

I Told You is a diss track by The Game targeting 50 Cent, Ma$e, Young Buck, Olivia, Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks. 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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Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Hook]

    02

    I told you not to fuck with my gangsta

    03

    I swear to God I told him Mase

    04

    Prayin on my downfall since I came up

    05

    Young Buck, Olivia ain't safe

  2. 06

    I'm riding through your neighborhood with my stainless

    07

    Yayo, I'm outside your place

    08

    If I can't get you I'm fucking Lloyd Banks up

    09

    You know nigga look at my face

  3. 10

    Cause I told you not to fuck with my gangsta

    11

    I swear to God I told him Mase

    12

    Prayin on my downfall since I came up

    13

    Young Buck, Olivia ain't safe

  4. 14

    You told us that Ja Rule was a wanksta

    15

    Yayo, I'm Outside your place

    16

    Now the whole G-Unit camp is in danger

    17

    It's The Game, nigga look at my face

  5. 18

    [Verse 1]

    19

    First things first, motherfucker, stop tellin' them lies

    20

    It's easy to stretch the truth now that Hommo died

    21

    In front of your grandma house, right outside

    22

    Nigga ran up on your shit and let off nine

  6. 23

    And 50 know homicide let off nine

    Multi-line diss block
    24

    You ain't die 'cause you only got shot 3 times

    25

    1 in your jaw, two in's and out's

    26

    He was screamin' and that's why they knock his teeth out

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You ain't die 'cause you only got shot 3 times,” The Game converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at 50 Cent. 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 50 Cent 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.

  7. 27

    I've seen your medical report, you phony, homie

    Multi-line diss block
    28

    Look me my eyes, I tried to warn you, homie

    29

    A coward dies a thousand deaths in his vest

    30

    I'll give you six more slugs, you can add to the rest

    Block noteTreats the target's persona as fabricated

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “I've seen your medical report, you phony, homie,” 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.

  8. 31

    Till' everybody from New York wanna be from the West

    Multi-line diss block
    32

    Lace your converse bitch and take your last breath

    33

    Cause that G-Unit shit ain't gonna last

    34

    You could sign Jesus Christ, he couldn't save your ass

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Lace your converse bitch and take your last breath,” The Game addresses 50 Cent 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 50 Cent 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.

  9. 35

    [Hook]

    36

    I told you not to fuck with my gangsta

    37

    I swear to God I told him Mase

    38

    Prayin on my downfall since I came up

    39

    Young Buck, Olivia ain't safe

  10. 40

    I'm riding through your neighborhood with my stainless

    41

    Yayo, I'm outside your place

    42

    If I can't get you I'm fucking Lloyd Banks up

    43

    You know nigga look at my face

  11. 44

    Cause I told you not to fuck with my gangsta

    45

    I swear to God I told him Mase

    46

    Prayin on my downfall since I came up

    47

    Young Buck, Olivia ain't safe

  12. 48

    You told us that Ja Rule was a wanksta

    49

    Yayo, I'm Outside your place

    50

    Now the whole G-Unit camp is in danger

    51

    It's The Game, nigga look at my face

  13. 52

    [Verse 2]

    53

    I took a trip to Connecticut, I was lurking with the Glock

    54

    Mad 'cause Sha Money had me working for the cops

    55

    You 5-0 nigga, that your name

    56

    Where I come from 5-0, that's some change

  14. 57

    We did background I know you move packs and things

    Multi-line diss block
    58

    But he "Get Low" like Bleek when them ratchets bang

    59

    Mase step inside the confessional booth

    60

    You turned your back on God, the devil got you spooked

    Block noteFrames the attack in moral terms

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You turned your back on God, the devil got you spooked,” The Game uses religious or moral imagery to cast 50 Cent's behavior as corrupt, condemned, or beyond ordinary rivalry. 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. That language raises the stakes from winning a record to deserving judgment, giving the retaliation the posture of a sentence rather than another insult.

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

  15. 61

    You ain't Murder shit, you don't even got your own block

    Multi-line diss block
    62

    Takin orders from a snitch that sleeps with cops

    63

    And Little Curtis always lookin for a scam to pull

    64

    You ain't the real 50 Cent, you "Sammy The Bull"

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You ain't Murder shit, you don't even got your own block,” The Game converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at 50 Cent. 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 50 Cent 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.

  16. 65

    You got shot in the mouth once you still talkin' shit

    Multi-line diss block
    66

    Gap teeth in your mouth so my dick has got to fit

    67

    Now my nuts on your tonsils, my little kid is screaming G-UNOT at your concert

    Block noteUses a past shooting as a reputational wound

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You got shot in the mouth once you still talkin' shit,” The Game invokes a shooting involving 50 Cent as remembered evidence rather than leaving the dispute at the level of abstract threats. 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 reference is meant to retell a real injury on hostile terms, turning survival or public sympathy into a detail that can be used to question 50 Cent's image.

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

  17. 68

    [Hook]

    69

    I told you not to fuck with my gangsta

    70

    I swear to God I told him Mase

    71

    Prayin on my downfall since I came up

    72

    Young Buck, Olivia ain't safe

  18. 73

    I'm riding through your neighborhood with my stainless

    74

    Yayo, I'm outside your place

    75

    If I can't get you I'm fucking Lloyd Banks up

    76

    You know nigga look at my face

  19. 77

    Cause I told you not to fuck with my gangsta

    78

    I swear to God I told him Mase

    79

    Prayin on my downfall since I came up

    80

    Young Buck, Olivia ain't safe

  20. 81

    You told us that Ja Rule was a wanksta

    82

    Yayo, I'm Outside your place

    83

    Now the whole G-Unit camp is in danger

    84

    It's The Game, nigga look at my face