DISSNATION
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Uncle Otis

By The Game · Targeting Big Sean, Frank Ocean, Jay-Z, Kreayshawn

Uncle Otis is a diss track by The Game targeting Jay-Z, Kreayshawn, Big Sean and Frank Ocean. The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.

Released2011
Annotated3
ExplicitYes
Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Intro]

    02

    This shit for my Uncle Otis

  2. 03

    [Verse 1]

    04

    Uh, here's a dome shot to this nigga named Otis

    05

    Niggas think they the coldest but nigga you just the oldest

    06

    Niggas be chasing they youth, but it's gone

    07

    Yo, 'Ye, this nigga didn't even want to put you on

  3. 08

    Them he turned around, put on Sean

    09

    But forgot to tell him Beni Han-Han don't sell no fuckin' wontons

    10

    I don't wear Sean John, but fuck with that Cîroc shit

    11

    2Pac back, well, hit 'em up with some Pac shit

  4. 12

    (Who run the world?) Jayceon

    13

    Yeah, with Kelly Rowland, come and be my motivation

    14

    If you invented swag, then I invented gangsta

    15

    Got one in the chamber; the throne is now in danger

  5. 16

    And I don't wear no Gucci Gucci Fendi Fendi Prada

    Multi-line diss block
    17

    I'm Charles Louboutin, you niggas ain't saying nada

    18

    Lil white bitch, better stay in your place

    19

    You call me a nigga, I'ma put the K in your face

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetJay-Z

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Lil white bitch, better stay in your place,” The Game addresses Jay-Z directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent. Naming or plainly addressing Jay-Z removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextThe supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.

  6. 20

    This a stick up bitch

  7. 21

    [Hook]

    22

    So put your hands up in the air

    23

    I just wanna, I just wanna, I just wanna

    24

    I just wanna know is any gangstas up in here

    25

    I do it, I do it, boy

  8. 26

    So put your hands up in the air

    27

    I just wanna, I just wanna, I just wanna

    28

    I just wanna know is any gangstas up in here

    29

    I do it (I called Khaled, tell 'em "Fuck it, I'm on one")

  9. 30

    [Verse 2]

    Multi-line diss block
    31

    I created Tyler, the Creator

    32

    Here go courtside seats, you are now watching the greatest

    33

    Shades blocking the haters, stays rocking the latest

    34

    The show goes on 'til I start aiming the lasers

    Block noteContests who deserves the top position

    TargetJay-Z

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Here go courtside seats, you are now watching the greatest,” The Game turns rank, legacy, or leadership into the issue and argues that Jay-Z's claim to the position is undeserved. Why it was said: The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent. The line identifies the prize behind the feud—control of reputation—and asks whose record supports the title rather than whose claim went unchallenged.

    ContextThe supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.

  10. 35

    And Lupe'll soufflé half you motherfuckers

    36

    This the Drew League, I don't wanna speak about The Rucker

    37

    Cause Jennifer Lopez just got a divorce

    38

    And I already got her up in the Porsche

  11. 39

    Tryna teach you how to love

    40

    How to love

    41

    Marc Anthony too short (Bitch!) look how that nigga look

    42

    Man, I'm 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot

  12. 43

    Crooks and castles, all my niggas crooks with castles

    44

    Red Nation graduation, yeah, crooks with tassels

    45

    It's a party, it's a party, it's a party

    46

    Sitting up in Marvin's Room, blowing that Marley

  13. 47

    You wanna hit it

  14. 48

    [Hook]

    49

    So put your hands up in the air

    50

    I just wanna, I just wanna, I just wanna

    51

    I just wanna know is any gangstas up in here

    52

    I do it, I do it, boy

  15. 53

    So put your hands up in the air

    54

    I just wanna, I just wanna, I just wanna

    55

    I just wanna know is any gangstas up in here

    56

    I do it

  16. 57

    [Verse 3]

    58

    I got the money, up in the rubber band

    59

    Don't run up on me, try to take it from me, boom

    60

    I ain't Morris Chestnut, I ain't Ricky

    61

    But I'll give you 9 shots, you can call it 50

  17. 62

    Dre got that super bass, I just call it Nicki

    63

    Working on that Detox, blowing on that sticky

    64

    Can I hit it in the morning? Bet it be a quickie

    65

    Gotta hustle hard, Ace, Tunechi and Ricky

  18. 66

    Waves Frank Ocean, you could see my odd future

    Multi-line diss block
    67

    You gonna need more than Novocain after I shoot you

    68

    Yesterday I went to Coachella, not to see Jigga

    69

    I went to see Wiz, but there's Amber: perfect

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    TargetJay-Z

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You gonna need more than Novocain after I shoot you,” The Game converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Jay-Z. Why it was said: The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Jay-Z as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.

  19. 70

    I took a seat on the red futon

    71

    Hit it with that Wiz shit on, whatever

    72

    So put that pussy on my face

    73

    And let me taste a little taste

  20. 74

    I'ma eat it up like it's my last

    75

    I'ma, I'ma do it different, she ain't getting no cash

    76

    You know why? I'm not a star, somebody lied

    77

    I got a chopper in the car (Huh) that ain't a lie, nigga

  21. 78

    [Hook]

    79

    So put your hands up in the air

    80

    I just wanna, I just wanna, I just wanna

    81

    I just wanna know is any gangstas up in here

    82

    I do it, I do it, boy

  22. 83

    So put your hands up in the air

    84

    I just wanna, I just wanna, I just wanna

    85

    I just wanna know is any gangstas up in here

    86

    I do it

  23. 87

    [Outro]

    88

    Nah, I ain't think so

    89

    Uncle Otis, holler at me!