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I just been informed that you confirmed and solidified the attempted assassination of my life
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But unfortunately you sent a young boy to do a grown man's job, ya dig
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I hope you're ready for the consequences and repecussions that you're mouth got the rest of your body into
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(No homo) United States is the playground
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New York is base, but this ain't tag, you ain't safe on base nigga, lets play
Multi-line diss block
Block noteClaims geographic legitimacy
TargetJay-Z
MeaningWhat it means: In “New York is base, but this ain't tag, you ain't safe on base nigga, lets play,” Cam'ron uses place and local affiliation to decide who can credibly represent the scene challenged in the song. Why it was said: Cam'ron's conflict with Jay-Z grew out of Roc-A-Fella business tensions, Dipset's relationship with Damon Dash and competing accounts of who created opportunities for whom. The lyrics challenge Jay-Z's authorship, loyalty, fashion, executive record and claim to have made Cam wealthy. The feud is presented as larger than two individuals, so the line asks listeners to treat Jay-Z as an outsider or a poor representative of the claimed community.
ContextCam'ron's conflict with Jay-Z grew out of Roc-A-Fella business tensions, Dipset's relationship with Damon Dash and competing accounts of who created opportunities for whom. The lyrics challenge Jay-Z's authorship, loyalty, fashion, executive record and claim to have made Cam wealthy.
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[Verse 1 Cam'ron]:
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Camel-Clutch him, Iron Sheik
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Farnsworth Jigga, lying geek try to creep
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All while a giant sleeps
Block noteTreats the target's persona as fabricated
TargetJay-Z
MeaningWhat it means: In “Farnsworth Jigga, lying geek try to creep,” Cam'ron says Jay-Z's public story or image is false rather than a reliable account of who the target is. Why it was said: Cam'ron's conflict with Jay-Z grew out of Roc-A-Fella business tensions, Dipset's relationship with Damon Dash and competing accounts of who created opportunities for whom. The lyrics challenge Jay-Z's authorship, loyalty, fashion, executive record and claim to have made Cam wealthy. Once the persona is presented as invented, the boasts and accusations built on it become easier for listeners to dismiss.
ContextCam'ron's conflict with Jay-Z grew out of Roc-A-Fella business tensions, Dipset's relationship with Damon Dash and competing accounts of who created opportunities for whom. The lyrics challenge Jay-Z's authorship, loyalty, fashion, executive record and claim to have made Cam wealthy.
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Wasn't concerned wit' it but Brittish was burned a bit
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He said that he learned the shit, heard Jigga confirmed the hit
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He looked me in my eye and said "You paralyzed permanent"
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Holmes, no hot comb, but his head we'll put a perm in it
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Who's talkin', sweetcakes, sneaks laced, be safe
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My nigga's flew in from three states, cheap-skate
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An elite eight, how street beef taste
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Your papes right, face sliced, we ate
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Cuz we'll break the shotties on ya
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Beware the hottie karma, on ya, I warned ya
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No Nets, invest in body armor (Sorry Vince)
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And death to the apes, should've kept it a case
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Now you left in a lake or either you're neck in a brace
Multi-line diss block
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When I step in the place, yep I'm wreckin' the race
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Wesson, got a question, "Made a vest for your face?"
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You act old, you are old, you asshole
Block noteReduces the target to a dismissive caricature
TargetJay-Z
MeaningWhat it means: In “You act old, you are old, you asshole,” Cam'ron replaces Jay-Z's preferred identity with a degrading label intended to make the opponent look ridiculous or contemptible. Why it was said: Cam'ron's conflict with Jay-Z grew out of Roc-A-Fella business tensions, Dipset's relationship with Damon Dash and competing accounts of who created opportunities for whom. The lyrics challenge Jay-Z's authorship, loyalty, fashion, executive record and claim to have made Cam wealthy. The label gives the audience a short, repeatable frame for the feud; repetition of that frame can shape how Jay-Z is remembered.
ContextCam'ron's conflict with Jay-Z grew out of Roc-A-Fella business tensions, Dipset's relationship with Damon Dash and competing accounts of who created opportunities for whom. The lyrics challenge Jay-Z's authorship, loyalty, fashion, executive record and claim to have made Cam wealthy.
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Shucky Ducky, I'm Chucky, Child's Play, Black Robe
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Hot keys of butter, brother, guns you see
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In traffic, red light, green light, 1, 2, 3
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What you done to me
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You say they pulled guns on me
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I laugh, that was fun to me, this year I faced a 1 to 3 (Rikers)
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The 6 building, 4-Main, they placed the boy
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To the left man you actin' irreplacable
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Hook
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Cam'ron & Hell Rell:
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You must not know 'bout me, you must not know 'bout me
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To the left, to the left
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You must not know 'bout me, you must not know 'bout me
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To the death, to the death
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I'mma move and smack him, get Rug' to clap him
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The dude is acting, I'll pull the Luger, first let Ruger ask him
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(What? Is this nigga stupid or dumb? Which one?)
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(What? Is this nigga stupid or dumb? Which one?)
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[Verse 2 Cam'ron:]
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Soundscan, stupid ass, I get stupid cash
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Movie platinum, soundtrack did three, you do the math
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At 80%, let's mob, I just robbed you for a couple mil stupid
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At your desk job
Block noteUses a public loss to puncture the image
TargetJay-Z
MeaningWhat it means: In “At 80%, let's mob, I just robbed you for a couple mil stupid,” Cam'ron points to property being taken or another visible loss as evidence that Jay-Z's claimed security and power failed in practice. Why it was said: Cam'ron's conflict with Jay-Z grew out of Roc-A-Fella business tensions, Dipset's relationship with Damon Dash and competing accounts of who created opportunities for whom. The lyrics challenge Jay-Z's authorship, loyalty, fashion, executive record and claim to have made Cam wealthy. The anecdote gives the audience a concrete event against which to test Jay-Z's persona, turning an abstract toughness debate into a remembered humiliation.
ContextCam'ron's conflict with Jay-Z grew out of Roc-A-Fella business tensions, Dipset's relationship with Damon Dash and competing accounts of who created opportunities for whom. The lyrics challenge Jay-Z's authorship, loyalty, fashion, executive record and claim to have made Cam wealthy.
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My car my office, chick my intern
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Security's an armrest, yes you'll get skinburned
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Janitor got keys please, don't even want a broom
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The stoop's the lobby, bodega's the conference room
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Put in work with the Glock, I been workin' a lot
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Juelz is Human Crack, shit, I got work on your block
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And they smoke it up, your label's like my coke
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Shook it, cook it, rock it, broke it up
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Sorta like an open dutch, gat clap, tote and clutch
Multi-line diss block
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You the only one eatin and the rest of them is broke as fuck
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Nas, I'll take your boobie home, make a movie
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Treat her like a beach ball, you know, place her coochie
Block noteTurns money and possessions into leverage
TargetJay-Z
MeaningWhat it means: In “You the only one eatin and the rest of them is broke as fuck,” Cam'ron contrasts financial power or possessions with Jay-Z's alleged lack of money, access, or control. Why it was said: Cam'ron's conflict with Jay-Z grew out of Roc-A-Fella business tensions, Dipset's relationship with Damon Dash and competing accounts of who created opportunities for whom. The lyrics challenge Jay-Z's authorship, loyalty, fashion, executive record and claim to have made Cam wealthy. The comparison converts status into material evidence and is meant to make Jay-Z's success claims look hollow beside something listeners can picture and measure.
ContextCam'ron's conflict with Jay-Z grew out of Roc-A-Fella business tensions, Dipset's relationship with Damon Dash and competing accounts of who created opportunities for whom. The lyrics challenge Jay-Z's authorship, loyalty, fashion, executive record and claim to have made Cam wealthy.
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Only the cake could move me, what you want K or Uzi?
Multi-line diss block
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Don't smack him Jim, I'mma take his kufi
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You know, rip it off, quick they get clipped and tossed
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Signed to HOV, what you want dog, his bitch a boss
Block notePortrays the target as controlled by others
TargetJay-Z
MeaningWhat it means: In “Signed to HOV, what you want dog, his bitch a boss,” Cam'ron depicts Jay-Z as dependent on a label, executive, crew leader, or gatekeeper rather than acting independently. Why it was said: Cam'ron's conflict with Jay-Z grew out of Roc-A-Fella business tensions, Dipset's relationship with Damon Dash and competing accounts of who created opportunities for whom. The lyrics challenge Jay-Z's authorship, loyalty, fashion, executive record and claim to have made Cam wealthy. The accusation attacks autonomy by suggesting that Jay-Z's career choices and even the feud itself are being directed by somebody with greater power.
ContextCam'ron's conflict with Jay-Z grew out of Roc-A-Fella business tensions, Dipset's relationship with Damon Dash and competing accounts of who created opportunities for whom. The lyrics challenge Jay-Z's authorship, loyalty, fashion, executive record and claim to have made Cam wealthy.
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Reeled in by a Harlem girl, you got him girl
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Treat him like my diamond globe, rock his world
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While we style in Coupes, hyphy, wild and loose
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Call B.C.W. it's child abuse
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[Cam'ron]
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I'mma move and smack him, get Rug' to clap him
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The dude is acting, I'll pull the Luger, first let Ruger ask him
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(What? Is this nigga stupid or dumb? Which one?)
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(What? Is this nigga stupid or dumb? Which one?)
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You must not know 'bout me, you must not know 'bout me
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To the left, to the left
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You must not know 'bout me, you must not know 'bout me
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To the death, to the death