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The Realist Killaz

By 2Pac · Targeting Ja Rule

The Realist Killaz is a track by 2Pac with a diss section by 50 Cent targeting Ja Rule. The recording also credits 50 Cent. 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.

Released2003

Annotated3

ExplicitYes

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[Intro: Man talking]
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Yo, Red Spyda (ooh-wee) is that 50 Cent/Pac joint ready?
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{Gun cocking} Let me know, holla {Gunshot}
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[2Pac sample]
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There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see
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That's gon' make it hard to smile in the future
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[Intro: 50 Cent]
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Yeah nigga! Haha
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Let's go nigga, this is what it is
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2Pac cut his head bald
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Then you wanna cut yo' head bald (You pussy nigga!)
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2Pac wear a bandanna
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You wan' wear a bandanna
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(What do we have here now?)
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2Pac put a cross on his back
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You wanna put crosses on yo' back
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Nigga you ain't 2Pac
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This 2Pac!
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[Verse 1: 2Pac]
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Is it, money or women to funny beginnings, tragic endings
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I can make a million and still not get enough of spending
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And since my life is based on sinning, I'm hell-bound
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Rather be buried than be worried, living held down
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My game plan to be trained
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Military mind of a thug lord, sittin' in the cemetery cryin'
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I've been lost since my adolescence, calling to Jesus
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Balling as a youngster, wondering if he sees us
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Young black male, crack sales got me three strikes
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Living in jail, this is hell, enemies die
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Wonder when we all pass is anybody listening?
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Got my, hands on my semi-shotty, everybody's pissin'
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Please God can you understand me, bless my family
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Guide us all, before we fall into insanity
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I make it a point, to make my beat bumpin' warlike
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Drop some shit, to have these stupid bitches jaws tight
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[Chorus: 50 Cent & 2Pac]
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'Till Makaveli returns, it's all eyes on me
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(What do we have here now?)
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And you can hate it or love it, but that's what it's gon' be
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You should've listened, I told you not to fuck with me
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(What do we have here now?)
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Now can you take the pressure, that's what we gon' see
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[Gun cocking, gunshot]
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[Verse 2: 50 Cent]
Multi-line diss block
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Now since you're crying for mercy I promise
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My success'll be the death of you
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Lo and behold you sold your soul
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Nigga there's nothin' left of you
Block noteAccuses the target of trading integrity for success
TargetJa Rule
MeaningWhat it means: In “Lo and behold you sold your soul,” 2Pac says Ja Rule sacrificed principles or artistic identity in exchange for commercial advantage. 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 accusation reframes Ja Rule's success as a bad bargain: the larger the reward, the more it is supposed to prove what the target was willing to surrender.
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.
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Look in the mirror, ask yourself who are you?
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If you don't know who you are, how could your dreams come true?
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Motherfucker, I sat back and watched
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You pretended to be Pac, you pretended to be hot
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But you're not (Now)
Multi-line diss block
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I see it so clear, you can't take the pressure, you pussy
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I warned you not to push me
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You see me and chills run up your spine
Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation
TargetJa Rule
MeaningWhat it means: In “I see it so clear, you can't take the pressure, you pussy,” 2Pac uses gendered or sexual language to question Ja Rule's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. 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 tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage Ja Rule's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.
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.
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God made men the same boy, but your heart ain't like mine
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Press, they look at me like I'm a menace
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I was playing with guns
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While your momma had your punk-ass playing tennis
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I'm a nightmare, you see me when you dream
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Wake up, turn on your TV and see my ass again
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You cowardly-hearted, you couldn't make it on your own
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Fuck The Source, I'm on cover of Rolling Stone
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Hahahaha
Multi-line diss block
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(You pussy!)
Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation
TargetJa Rule
MeaningWhat it means: In “(You pussy!),” 2Pac uses gendered or sexual language to question Ja Rule's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. 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 tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage Ja Rule's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.
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.
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[Chorus: 50 Cent & 2Pac]
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'Till Makaveli returns, it's all eyes on me
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(What do we have here now?)
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And you can hate it or love it, but that's what it's gon' be
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You should've listened, I told you not to fuck with me
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(What do we have here now?)
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Now can you take the pressure, that's what we gon' see
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'Till Makaveli returns, it's "All Eyez On Me"
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(What do we have here now?)
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And you can hate it or love it, but that's what it's gon' be
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You should've listened, I told you not to fuck with me
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(What do we have here now?)
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Now can you take the pressure, that's what we gon' see
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[Gun cocking, gunshot]