Lyrics & breakdown
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- 16
Niggas knew you was a rat when you made "Ghetto Qu'ran" (Uh-huh)
17Had names in the daily news
18Shot you nine times
Block noteAttacks the target's street credibility
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “Niggas knew you was a rat when you made "Ghetto Qu'ran" (Uh-huh),” Styles P links 50 Cent with police protection or informing, casting doubt on the hard public persona used in the feud. Why it was said: Jadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand. The point is to expose a contradiction between 50 Cent's threatening image and alleged reliance on authorities, making later threats sound performative rather than credible.
ContextJadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand.
- 24
Took his style and ran wit it (Haha)
25Singin' on the hooks the same
26Bitch you don' Scanned wit it
Block noteReduces the target to a dismissive caricature
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “Bitch you don' Scanned wit it,” Styles P replaces 50 Cent's preferred identity with a degrading label intended to make the opponent look ridiculous or contemptible. Why it was said: Jadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand. The label gives the audience a short, repeatable frame for the feud; repetition of that frame can shape how 50 Cent is remembered.
ContextJadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand.
- 28
Fuck sales, you hear your boss on a D-Block hook (D Block!)
29We do shows in New York
30Nigga we not shook
Block noteUses career results as evidence
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “Fuck sales, you hear your boss on a D-Block hook (D Block!),” Styles P turns releases, sales, label standing, or career momentum into a public measurement of 50 Cent's position. Why it was said: Jadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand. The artist invokes an external scoreboard so listeners can compare 50 Cent's claims with visible results, making status something that can be disproved rather than merely debated.
ContextJadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand.
- 32
Put his head to the floor
33So we can show his faggot man how his Reeboks look
34And you could all die in an instant (Yea)
Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “And you could all die in an instant (Yea),” Styles P converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at 50 Cent. Why it was said: Jadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand. 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.
ContextJadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand.
- 55
Shots fired
Block noteTurns money and possessions into leverage
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “Now you rich and you tryna die,” Styles P contrasts financial power or possessions with 50 Cent's alleged lack of money, access, or control. Why it was said: Jadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand. The comparison converts status into material evidence and is meant to make 50 Cent's success claims look hollow beside something listeners can picture and measure.
ContextJadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand.
Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “You been pussy since that sheepskin,” Styles P uses gendered or sexual language to question 50 Cent's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: Jadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand. The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage 50 Cent's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.
ContextJadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand.
Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “Cause you was pussy,” Styles P uses gendered or sexual language to question 50 Cent's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: Jadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand. The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage 50 Cent's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.
ContextJadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand.
Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “Cause you was pussy,” Styles P uses gendered or sexual language to question 50 Cent's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: Jadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand. The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage 50 Cent's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.
ContextJadakiss and Styles P entered the conflict after Jadakiss appeared on Ja Rule's ‘New York’ and 50 Cent attacked him on ‘Piggy Bank.’ Their responses challenge 50's street narrative, commercial leverage and use of the nine-shot survival story as a brand.
- 100
Shots fired
- 137
Shots fired