"…Involuntary servitude and slavery it prohibits/That's why they giving drug offenders time in double digits." — Killer Mike, "Reagan," R.A.P. Music, 2012 (Williams Street Records)
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Section 1 of the 13th Amendment reads: "Neither slavery nor involun… https://t.co/ct10zOvw8s
"You got game like me? I doubt it/They say pimpin' ain't easy...what's so hard about it?" — A.G., "Fat for the 90's," from Lord Finesse's Return of the Funky Man, 1992 (Giant/Reprise)
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@agofditc@lordfinesseditc#rhymesyndicate @ditcent #ditc#pimp … https://t.co/uncpBOAyqe
"I had nothing, and I wanted it/You had everything, and you flaunted it./Turned the needy into the greedy/With cocaine, my success came speedy." — Ice-T, "New Jack Hustler," 1991 (Sire/Warner Bros.)
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@icet #newjackhustler @djaladdin_ #rkoi#cocaine … https://t.co/5gBxinowfh
"Just because no one can understand how you speak/Don’t necessarily mean that what you be sayin' is deep." — Talib Kweli, “Good Mourning,” from Reflection Eternal’s Train of Thought, 2000 (Rawkus)
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@talibkweli#hitek#reflectioneternal#trainofthoug… https://t.co/2HDq1Blbhg
"... Hangin' pictures on my wall/Every Saturday: Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl/I let my tape rock till my tape popped..." - The Notorious B.I.G., "Juicy," Ready to Die, 1994 (Bad Boy/Arista)
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#notoriousbig#biggie#biggiesmalls@diddy@trackmas… https://t.co/YWESjwAGsx
"Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined. I think of crime, when I'm in a New York state of mind." — Nas, "New York State of Mind," Illmatic, 1993 (Columbia)
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@nas @djpremier #Illmatic#newyorkstateofmind#sleepisthecousinofdeath#hiphop #… https://t.co/x6KBrYqGnp
(The Remix) TONIGHT at S.O.B.'s (204 Varick St., NY) Black Moon performs Enta Da Stage for its 25th anniversary
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"This is dedicated to the ones who kept frontin." — Buckshot Shorty, "Who Got da Props?" from Black Moon's Enta Da Stage, 1993 (Nervous/… https://t.co/DEVu5NeNIX
TONIGHT at S.O.B.'s (204 Varick St., NY) Black Moon performs Enta Da Stage for its 25th anniversary
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"This is dedicated to the ones who kept frontin." — Buckshot Shorty, "Who Got da Props?" from Black Moon's Enta Da Stage, 1993 (Nervous/Wreck)
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@re… https://t.co/SvG3pbPdd9
"She said, 'I think we got a nice future.'/That night I learned all about the Kama Sutra." — Masta Ace, "Brooklyn Masala," A Long Hot Summer, 2004 (M3 Records)
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@mastaacepics #alonghotsummer#m3records@diddy#justins#kamasutra@yelp#restaurant #… https://t.co/MyWjqiYNUo
"Perm in your hair, or even a curly weave/With your New Edition Bobby Brown button on your sleeve..." — LL Cool J, "Around the Way Girl," Mama Said Knock You Out, 1990 (Def Jam)
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@llcoolj#marleymarl#rqstyle#defjam#mamasaidknockyouout#aroundthew… https://t.co/vJ5iior1ut
This morning's announcement of Kanye West's impending visit to the White House is reminiscent of Eazy-E's controversial decision to attend a Republican fundraiser back in 1991—one that cost $4,000 a plate. This event prompted Ice Cube's rant on "No Vasel… https://t.co/ouj5v4Xenb