Lyrics & breakdown
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- 01
[Produced by Needlz]
- 30
Cause I’ll do yo’ little ass like Jay did Mobb Deep
31Yeah homey in New York niggas like your vocals
32But that’s only New York dawg, yo’ ass is local
Block noteClaims geographic legitimacy
TargetJa Rule
MeaningWhat it means: In “Yeah homey in New York niggas like your vocals,” 50 Cent uses place and local affiliation to decide who can credibly represent the scene challenged in the song. Why it was said: The track belongs to 50 Cent's feud with Ja Rule and Murder Inc., a dispute involving personal conflict, label rivalry, and competing diss records. The feud is presented as larger than two individuals, so the line asks listeners to treat Ja Rule as an outsider or a poor representative of the claimed community.
ContextThe track belongs to 50 Cent's feud with Ja Rule and Murder Inc., a dispute involving personal conflict, label rivalry, and competing diss records.
- 44
Banks’ shit, sells; Buck’s shit, sells
45Game’s shit, sells; I’m rich as hell
46Shyne poppin’ off his mouth from a cell
47He don’t want it with me, he in PC
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetShyne
MeaningWhat it means: In “Shyne poppin’ off his mouth from a cell,” 50 Cent addresses Shyne directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The track belongs to 50 Cent's feud with Ja Rule and Murder Inc., a dispute involving personal conflict, label rivalry, and competing diss records. Naming or plainly addressing Shyne removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe track belongs to 50 Cent's feud with Ja Rule and Murder Inc., a dispute involving personal conflict, label rivalry, and competing diss records.
- 53
Your picture and says she looks like me
54Kelis said her milkshake bring all the boys to the yard then Nas went
55And tattooed the bitch on his arm
Block noteTurns the target into a visual punchline
TargetKelis
MeaningWhat it means: In “Your picture and says she looks like me,” 50 Cent reduces Kelis to an exaggerated physical caricature instead of engaging the target's preferred public image. Why it was said: The track belongs to 50 Cent's feud with Ja Rule and Murder Inc., a dispute involving personal conflict, label rivalry, and competing diss records. A visual insult is easy for an audience to remember and repeat; the goal is to make ridicule of Kelis travel beyond the song itself.
ContextThe track belongs to 50 Cent's feud with Ja Rule and Murder Inc., a dispute involving personal conflict, label rivalry, and competing diss records.