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The Wrap (Freestyle)

By Ja Rule · Targeting 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, Proof

The Wrap (Freestyle) is a diss track by Ja Rule targeting 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Proof and Dr. Dre. The recording also credits Hussein Fatal. The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

Released2003

Annotated3

ExplicitYes

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Lyrics & breakdown

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[Intro: Ja Rule]
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Buck 89 on the boards
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What up Buck
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Word to God
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Hussein, what up nigga
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Haha
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Life is good
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Ayo
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It's a reality that
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All the real niggas
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Got ta smash on the bitch niggas
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And you know I like to call this the wrap, hehe
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Yeah, yeah
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Uh huh, yeah, yeah
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[Verse 1: Ja Rule]
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It's a wrap and any man that don't wanna get clapped
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Better not violate the camp, get shot down by chance
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I'm real advanced with that cock and blast
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'Cause the feds want us bad for cleanin' cash
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But what cashes we cleansin', it's all about the Benjamins, what
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If it's dirty then we rinsin' it off
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Real niggas don't give a fuck, mobbed up in H2s
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Niggas is talkin' shit, aw bitch, that's old news
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They say I rap the rhythm and blues
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And when I turn on the radio, I hear y'all niggas rappin' it too
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He's like "Baby can you give it to me"
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Nah, I'ma give it to you
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The same way that we gave it to Proof
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The same way that we gave it to Loose
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We put that bang, bang, bang to use nigga
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Cause Rule's the truth nigga, for show
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Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-uh-uh-oh
Multi-line diss block
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Hit 'em in retro, throwback like West 'Paul
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Niggas wanna ball, but can't on the West Coast
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Dre Day's been dead a long time ago
Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction
TargetDr. Dre
MeaningWhat it means: In “Dre Day's been dead a long time ago,” Ja Rule converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Dr. Dre. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Dr. Dre as unable to return for another round.
ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.
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Respect the Inc., Row, Rap-A-Lot collabo
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Just know y'all niggas ain't safe on the globe
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And while the world probes, IRS versus I.N.C
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I'm still wishin' y'all'll R.I.P
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Can I live, 'fore I D.I.E?
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I'm talkin', M.I.B, Murder Inc. bosses
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Count your losses, motherfuckers
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[Verse 2: Hussein Fatal]
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Now before they start runnin' they lips
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I just thought I should warn these motherfuckers, there's a gun in this bitch
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And I know he's got one on his hip
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But I got the drop, and outside, Rule got the drops
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All it takes is a cock and a pop
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Money for bail, ain't seein' no more sale
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Instead, I'm poppin' on yachts
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They told me J. Prince runnin' the south
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And I'm beast from the east, that'll come and put a gun in your mouth
Multi-line diss block
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I got bricks for days, dick to make a bitch behave
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Had to baldhead my shit threw, switch the waves
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Just that quick, slip and the mac spit, bladdat
Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “And I'm beast from the east, that'll come and put a gun in your mouth,” Ja Rule converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at 50 Cent. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. 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 record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.
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Hit four of 'em up in they chest, reload while they back flip
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We in this together, bad weather, rippin' the storm
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They some dictionary rappers, they just spittin' the norm
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You 'posed to know the La Costra Nostra flow
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I did it, cause I lived it, you can quote the flow
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Hit your six up with sixteen in sixty seconds
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Get your whips up, we split beams, keep fifty weapons
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To you coppers that's a posin' a threat
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Fire up the air holes in the tech
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To put a hole in your neck
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See I rep for the four forty but I'm 'bout the five
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Ride by, blazin' out the five, nigga I'm so cool
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Bitches say, Hizzy, you remind me of the old school
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In the club posted, snatchin' hoes with no jewels
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Nigga
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[Outro: Ja Rule and Hussein Fatal]
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You know (This gangsta shit)
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As the world turns (Yeah)
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These bitch niggas
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Is runnin' and hidin' and shit (You know these motherfuckers don't be dumpin' and dodgin')
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But I'm fuckin' chasin' y'all faggots
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All across the globe (Smashin' they ass)
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Ha ha (Smash, straight, straight)
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Out the back of BET
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Out the back of clubs
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Nigga, you ain't poppin' no bub in no motherfuckin' clubs (Nah)
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Nowhere, nigga
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Be honest with yourself you fuckin' clowns (Got 'em runnin')
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Y'all niggas is fuckin' clowns (They need)
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Y'all ain't goin' nowhere, nigga (They need [?] sneakers next to Nike)
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I'm right here, I'm right here, huntin' y'all motherfuckin' bitch ass niggas down
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It's a wrap niggas, hehe
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It's a wrap niggas ([?] [?] [?])
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It's a wrap
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Ayo, this nigga
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This nigga runnin' around talkin' about
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"I got shot nine times, I got shot"
Multi-line diss block
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Want everybody to be motherfuckin' sympathetic
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Ayo 50
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Pull your skirt down B
Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction
Target50 Cent
MeaningWhat it means: In “"I got shot nine times, I got shot",” Ja Rule converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at 50 Cent. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. 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 record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.
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Ayo, niggas get shot everyday B
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You tough, Hahaha
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Yeah
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Murder Inc. shit
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Haha
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Bitch ass niggas
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We out