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The Taped Conversation (Diss G-Unit)

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

Released2008
Annotated12
ExplicitYes
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Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    Talk]

  2. 02

    [Chorus]

  3. 03

    If you see me in the streets rolling

    04

    If you see me in the block holding

    05

    If you see me rolling by

  4. 06

    [First Verse]

  5. 07

    Remember that you don't know me (you don't know me)

    Multi-line diss block
    08

    There's A G in Young Buck, there's a G in The Game

    09

    Banks, Yayo n 50 ain't no g in there name

    10

    I'm a certified gangsta, fuck them wankstas

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Banks, Yayo n 50 ain't no g in there name,” The Game addresses 50 Cent directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. 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. Naming or plainly addressing 50 Cent removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

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

  6. 11

    Can't carry no heat but you can still get shanked up

    Multi-line diss block
    12

    The beef ain't a chevy but it still get cranked up

    13

    You don't care about your son if u did he'd get yanked up

    14

    Tapin niggas phone calls what kinda shit is that

    Block noteMakes the feud personal through family

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You don't care about your son if u did he'd get yanked up,” The Game brings a relative or family boundary into the exchange with 50 Cent, moving the dispute beyond music and into private life. 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. Family references explain why the conflict feels personal: they raise the emotional cost for 50 Cent and make the line more consequential than a routine comparison of rap skill.

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

  7. 15

    (Talk)

  8. 16

    Parents knows me ask your daughter

    Multi-line diss block
    17

    You call your daughter right now

    18

    She knows Lloyd Banks

    19

    She knows who I am we this out man

    Block noteMakes the feud personal through family

    TargetLloyd Banks

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Parents knows me ask your daughter,” The Game brings a relative or family boundary into the exchange with Lloyd Banks, moving the dispute beyond music and into private life. 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. Family references explain why the conflict feels personal: they raise the emotional cost for Lloyd Banks and make the line more consequential than a routine comparison of rap skill.

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

  9. 20

    If your daughter comе to the party she would have gradе a security

    Multi-line diss block
    Block noteMakes the feud personal through family

    TargetLloyd Banks

    MeaningWhat it means: In “If your daughter comе to the party she would have gradе a security,” The Game brings a relative or family boundary into the exchange with Lloyd Banks, moving the dispute beyond music and into private life. 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. Family references explain why the conflict feels personal: they raise the emotional cost for Lloyd Banks and make the line more consequential than a routine comparison of rap skill.

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

  10. 21

    I felt the itch I knew those G-Unit white beeders was tapped

    Multi-line diss block
    22

    I spoke to M.O.P chopped it with Billy n fame

    23

    We good real niggas don't play those silly ass games

    24

    I told Buck in '05 I can never stay loyal

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetG-Unit

    MeaningWhat it means: In “I felt the itch I knew those G-Unit white beeders was tapped,” The Game addresses G-Unit directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. 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. Naming or plainly addressing G-Unit removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

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

  11. 25

    To a homo snitch nigga that's weaker than tin foil

    26

    O y o y why this nigga wanna play games

    27

    With that Cashville nigga n that cedar block game

    28

    Get the fuck out of Tyson mansion and turn the drama up

  12. 29

    This nigga a bitch tried to burn his own momma up

  13. 30

    If you see me in the streets rolling

    31

    If you see me in the block holding

    32

    If you see me rolling by

  14. 33

    I terroried your click cause I'm a muthafuckin boss

    Multi-line diss block
    34

    Keep playin u be M.I.A like Rick Ross

    Block notePortrays the target as controlled by others

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “I terroried your click cause I'm a muthafuckin boss,” The Game depicts 50 Cent 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 50 Cent's 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.

  15. 35

    [Talk]

  16. 36

    I wanted to be in Miami

    37

    But it's a couple things that went down there

    38

    A couple things that went on down there

    39

    Invol a couple rappers that

  17. 40

    I don't even want to you know be in that territory right now so

  18. 41

    I been fuckin with buck the whole time churp churp the whole 9

    Multi-line diss block
    42

    You made us millionaires bitch thanks for the co-sign

    43

    Took the pevil out your hand, threw it in the ocean

    44

    My style is quick sand now u movin in slow motion

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You made us millionaires bitch thanks for the co-sign,” The Game addresses 50 Cent directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. 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. Naming or plainly addressing 50 Cent removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

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

  19. 45

    You done made that nigga Buck made, I told u boy, walkin around like a buff ass soldier boy

    Multi-line diss block
    46

    That nigga Tony Yayo, got a felony but ain't Jay-O

    47

    Suck a million dick since as the nigga 50 say so

    48

    Banks, fuck you nigga, you starvin

    Block noteTurns money and possessions into leverage

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Suck a million dick since as the nigga 50 say so,” 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.

  20. 49

    I give you a buck fifty let Buck fuck fifty n carv em

    Multi-line diss block
    50

    You gonn die regardless when I spin this revolver

    51

    King of New York you wear the ghost of Christopher Wallace

    52

    Don't drink this nigga water, you dunno wats in that shit

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You gonn die regardless when I spin this revolver,” The Game converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at 50 Cent. 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 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.

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

  21. 53

    I took one sip n got sick of that fuckin shit, now it's on

  22. 54

    [Chorus]

  23. 55

    If you see me in the streets rolling

    56

    If you see me in the block holding

    57

    If you see me rolling by

  24. 58

    [Talk]

  25. 59

    That was your worst mistake you could have ever made

    Multi-line diss block
    60

    Since kicking my ass out you bitch ass nigga

    61

    Fuck you going to kick some real nigga out the group nigga

    62

    Fuck your group nigga

    Block noteReduces the target to a dismissive caricature

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Since kicking my ass out you bitch ass nigga,” The Game replaces 50 Cent's preferred identity with a degrading label intended to make the opponent look ridiculous or contemptible. 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 label gives the audience a short, repeatable frame for the feud; repetition of that frame can shape how 50 Cent is remembered.

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

  26. 63

    Put that on my mama nigga

    Multi-line diss block
    64

    Fuck your group nigga

    65

    Three homos nigga

    66

    Fuck y'all nigga going to do now nigga

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Fuck your group nigga,” The Game addresses 50 Cent directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. 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. Naming or plainly addressing 50 Cent removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

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

  27. 67

    Yayo 43 can't rap

    68

    Nigga Banks got the longest chin

    69

    Since nigga superhead nigga

    70

    And Boo Boo know what's up with you nigga

  28. 71

    Still got that Gap in your mouth nigga

    Multi-line diss block
    72

    Let me put my dick in your mouth nigga

    73

    But you might like that fagge ass nigga

    74

    Can't replace Game can't replace Young Buck

    Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Let me put my dick in your mouth nigga,” The Game uses gendered or sexual language to question 50 Cent's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. 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 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.

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