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Shots Fired

Shots Fired is a diss track by Styles P targeting 50 Cent. The recording also credits Jadakiss. 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.

Released2007
Annotated8
ExplicitYes
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  1. 01

    [Intro: Styles P & Jadakiss]

    02

    Hehe

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    D-Block, Double R

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    Time Is Money (That's right)

    05

    Yea

  2. 06

    Niggas is cowards

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    Fo sho

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    Ah heh, load up nigga (Uh)

    09

    Let's go

  3. 10

    [Verse 1: Jadakiss & Styles P]

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    Yo, we woulda been killed you

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    Why even bother, nigga?

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    You ratted on Preme

    14

    He prolly ya father, nigga

  4. 15

    In New York you was never a don (Never)

    Multi-line diss block
    16

    Niggas knew you was a rat when you made "Ghetto Qu'ran" (Uh-huh)

    17

    Had names in the daily news

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    Shot 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.

  5. 19

    You could barely move (Uh)

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    D-Block got the tenth shot

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    Fuck it

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    Let's air the dude (Yea)

  6. 23

    You dissed Ja Rule

    Multi-line diss block
    24

    Took his style and ran wit it (Haha)

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    Singin' on the hooks the same

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    Bitch 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.

  7. 27

    And don't try to diss a D-Block crook (Uh-uh)

    Multi-line diss block
    28

    Fuck sales, you hear your boss on a D-Block hook (D Block!)

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    We do shows in New York

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    Nigga 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.

  8. 31

    If it's war get the four

    Multi-line diss block
    32

    Put his head to the floor

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    So we can show his faggot man how his Reeboks look

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    And 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.

  9. 35

    For instance

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    Tre pound leave ya ass smokin' like incense (Uh)

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    The four pound'll make ya man smoke like a Winston

  10. 38

    [Chorus: Styles P & Jadakiss]

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    Shots fired

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    Man in a hole, nigga

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    Shots fired

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    Tell G Unit to roll, nigga

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    Shots fired (Ah heh)

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    Nine times, the tenth one'll do it to him

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    Shots fired

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    Somebody better tell him we'll ruin him

  12. 47

    Shots fired

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    50 keep runnin' his lips, nigga

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    Shots fired (Ah heh)

    50

    Damn, you already been hit, nigga

  13. 51

    Shots fired

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    We don't give a fuck if you rich, nigga

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    Shots fired

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    Get the fuck off our dicks, nigga

  14. 55

    Shots fired

  15. 56

    [Verse 2: Styles P & Jadakiss]

    Multi-line diss block
    57

    Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

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    Was a classic

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    Now you rich and you tryna die

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    You'ze a dumb bastard

    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.

  16. 61

    We gon' be hesitant, can't see the beast

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    And you roll wit more police than the muthafuckin' president

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    [?] bitch nigga, he get ill

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    Like we ain't know he cock-blocked Game out his Reebok deal, and

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    Plus he had the label like "don't let him drop"

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    "Let my niggas drop first so they won't let it rock" and

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    Bitch-made nigga (Bitch)

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    Got a problem wit us? Come see us wit a gun

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    Or a switchblade, nigga

    Multi-line diss block
    70

    Damn, we thought you knew

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    Got ya shit sprayed, nigga

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    You been pussy since that sheepskin

    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.

  19. 73

    In fifth grade, nigga

    Multi-line diss block
    74

    Niggas stole ya bike

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    Cause you was pussy

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    Tried to take ya life

    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.

  20. 77

    Cause you was pussy

    Multi-line diss block
    78

    Now we gon' take ya mic

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    Cause you was pussy

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    Left the hood and hired the cops, just your luck

    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.

  21. 81

    We the one that fire dem shots

    82

    What?

  22. 83

    [Chorus: Styles P & Jadakiss]

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    Shots fired

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    Man in a hole, nigga

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    Shots fired

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    Tell G Unit to roll, nigga

  23. 88

    Shots fired (Ah heh)

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    Nine times, the tenth one'll do it to him

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    Shots fired

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    Somebody better tell him we'll ruin him

  24. 92

    Shots fired

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    50 keep runnin' his lips, nigga

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    Shots fired (Ah heh)

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    Damn, you already been hit, nigga

  25. 96

    Shots fired

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    We don't give a fuck if you rich, nigga

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    Shots fired

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    Get the fuck off our dicks, nigga

  26. 100

    Shots fired

  27. 101

    [Verse 3: Jadakiss & Styles P]

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    You wasn't real wit me

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    Now you gotta deal wit me

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    I'mma get you the same tombstone as the real 50

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    For all of y'all hear us, the bigger the nigga is, the more pallbearers

  28. 106

    Y'all be wit the cops, we the 44 wearers

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    Y'all scared of the block, same ones we tear up so don't get near us

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    Cause you could never worry me

    109

    I know you been to jail, you

  29. 110

    Also been to therapy

    111

    In the hood 'til they bury me, my fault

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    I heard you did a Shock bid in Lakeview, if my man woulda knew then he woulda ate you

    113

    How 'bout?

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    He was in the bunk right next to you and I coulda made him put a L-O-X on you

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    All ya'll niggas together ain't got enough bars for us

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    Heard a bunch of shit from ya'll, none of it was hard to us

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    Kill his ass if there's no cops and he not wired

  31. 118

    Can't come back to New York, nigga

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    Shots fired

  32. 120

    [Chorus: Styles P & Jadakiss]

    121

    Shots fired

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    Man in a hole, nigga

    123

    Shots fired

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    Tell G Unit to roll, nigga

  33. 125

    Shots fired

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    Nine times, the tenth one'll do it to him

    127

    Shots fired

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    Somebody better tell him we'll ruin him

  34. 129

    Shots fired

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    50 keep runnin' his lips, nigga

    131

    Shots fired

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    Damn, you already been hit, nigga

  35. 133

    Shots fired

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    We don't give a fuck if you rich, nigga

    135

    Shots fired

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    Get the fuck off our dicks, nigga

  36. 137

    Shots fired

  37. 138

    [Outro: Jadakiss & Styles P]

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    Ha ha ha ha

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    Controversy sells, contro, controversy sells

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    Controversy sells but it ain't like death

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    I just can't say it any clearer (Uh)

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    Shots fired

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    Shots fired

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    Shots fired

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    Shots fired