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SoundScan

SoundScan is a diss track by The Game targeting Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and 50 Cent. The Game attacks 50 Cent and G-Unit after his removal from the group and the collapse of their public reconciliation.

Released2006
Annotated7
ExplicitYes
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  1. 01

    [Intro]

    02

    Hey yo, Hov, thanks for letting me borrow this beat so I could break down the SoundScan

    03

    This just in: Number 1 this week is Diddy: 176,332

    04

    Number 2 is Evanescence: 107,000

    05

    Number 3: JoJo, 105,000

  2. 06

    Number 4: Justin Timberlake! 95,000

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    Number 5: Dierks Bentley, 81,000

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    Number 6: Rod Stewart, 76,000

    09

    Number 7: Hinder, 76,435

  3. 10

    Number 8: Ruben Studdard: 69,000

    11

    Number 9: Tony Bennett: 66,000

    12

    Skip the bullshit, Lloyd Banks in at number 16: 48,000, ha ha,

  4. 13

    [Verse 1]

    Multi-line diss block
    14

    Banks, what you wearing all that blue for? You no Snoop Dogg

    15

    Fake king of New York, you ain't Jay-Z, you RuPaul,

    16

    You ain't hard nigga, you ain't hot

    17

    Yayo, do your dance, show homie how to flop

    Block noteUses career results as evidence

    TargetLloyd Banks

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Yayo, do your dance, show homie how to flop,” The Game turns releases, sales, label standing, or career momentum into a public measurement of Lloyd Banks' position. 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 artist invokes an external scoreboard so listeners can compare Lloyd Banks' claims with visible results, making status something that can be disproved rather than merely debated.

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

  5. 18

    Christopher Lloyd gon' be Christopher Reeves

    Multi-line diss block
    19

    Picture him rollin' through the N.Y.C

    20

    Tellin' niggas that I stole your logo, tryna use me for promo

    21

    Your logo is a shield, and you stole that from the po-po

    Block noteUses a public loss to puncture the image

    TargetLloyd Banks

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Tellin' niggas that I stole your logo, tryna use me for promo,” The Game points to property being taken or another visible loss as evidence that Lloyd Banks' claimed security and power failed in practice. 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 anecdote gives the audience a concrete event against which to test Lloyd Banks' persona, turning an abstract toughness debate into a remembered humiliation.

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

  6. 22

    You cop nigga, you ain't got New York on lock, nigga

    Multi-line diss block
    23

    Check the record store, they still got yo shit in a box nigga

    24

    Your boss sing songs, only R&B nigga wit' bling on

    25

    Y'all should stop rappin', and sell ringtones

    Block notePortrays the target as controlled by others

    TargetLloyd Banks

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Your boss sing songs, only R&B nigga wit' bling on,” The Game depicts Lloyd Banks as dependent on a label, executive, crew leader, or gatekeeper rather than acting independently. 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 accusation attacks autonomy by suggesting that Lloyd Banks' career choices and even the feud itself are being directed by somebody with greater power.

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

  7. 26

    Drunk ass flow, G-Unit alcoholic

    Multi-line diss block
    27

    Me and Dipset seem to be the only motherfuckers (Ballin'!)

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    Again and again, I will aim, cock, and shoot

    29

    Make your fitted cap spin in the wind

    Block noteTreats the target's persona as fabricated

    TargetLloyd Banks

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Make your fitted cap spin in the wind,” The Game says Lloyd Banks' 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. 30

    With your Jay Leno chin

    Multi-line diss block
    Block noteTurns the target into a visual punchline

    TargetLloyd Banks

    MeaningWhat it means: In “With your Jay Leno chin,” The Game reduces Lloyd Banks to an exaggerated physical caricature instead of engaging the target's preferred public image. 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 visual insult is easy for an audience to remember and repeat; the goal is to make ridicule of Lloyd Banks travel beyond the song itself.

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

  9. 31

    [Chorus]

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    When Game in this bitch

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    It's goin' down, man

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    Tryna play me out, but you out of bounds, man

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    Where your goons at when I come around, man?

  10. 36

    Banks, Yayo, and Buck is runnin' from the SoundScan

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    When Game in this bitch

    38

    It's goin' down, man

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    Tryna play me out, but you out of bounds, man

  11. 40

    Where the goons at when I come around, man?

    41

    Banks, Yayo, and Buck is runnin' from the SoundScan

  12. 42

    [Verse 2]

    Multi-line diss block
    43

    Young Buck, when your album comin' out?

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    Naw, for real, go ask 50 when your album comin' out

    45

    You niggas fightin' over airtime

    46

    It's my fault that he pushed your album back farther than Clyde Drexler hairline

    Block noteTurns the target into a visual punchline

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “It's my fault that he pushed your album back farther than Clyde Drexler hairline,” The Game reduces 50 Cent to an exaggerated physical caricature instead of engaging the target's preferred public image. 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 visual insult is easy for an audience to remember and repeat; the goal is to make ridicule of 50 Cent travel beyond the song itself.

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

  13. 47

    Creep up on your tour bus, pull out the pump

    Multi-line diss block
    48

    Word from Cashville, you ain't been down south in months

    49

    You got money in the bank? I'll tell you what I think - you're broke

    50

    What you gon' do when 50 stop payin' your car notes?,

    Block noteTurns money and possessions into leverage

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You got money in the bank? I'll tell you what I think - you're broke,” The Game contrasts financial power or possessions with 50 Cent's alleged lack of money, access, or control. 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 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.

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

  14. 51

    And the nigga Paul Wall take his grill back

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    Gotta go back to Nashville, you gon' feel that

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    David, this ain't' no butterknife Dre shit

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    This is one shot, kill, ask him where his face went

  15. 55

    Now back to the basics, you niggas stuck in the Matrix

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    Before the nigga finished the G-Unit logo I erased it

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    So face it, Freddy can never see Jason

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    A year and a half later, still looking for my replacement

  16. 59

    [Chorus]

    60

    When Game in this bitch

    61

    It's goin' down man

    62

    Try to play me out, but you out of bounds, man

    63

    Where your goons at, when I come around man?

  17. 64

    Banks, Yayo, and Buck is runnin' from the SoundScan

    65

    When Game in this bitch

    66

    It's goin' down, man

    67

    Tryna play me out, but you out of bounds, man

  18. 68

    Where the goons at when I come around, man?

    69

    Banks, Yayo, and Buck is runnin' from the SoundScan

  19. 70

    [Verse 3]

    71

    I got two words for Tony Yayo, One Blood

    72

    You 39 now and you still rappin'? Ughhh,,

  20. 73

    [Outro]