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Started by Oldboy, Apr 3, 2015, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

    Apr 3, 2015
    Camu Tao would f--- his hair cut up to force him to stay home and make beats to get rent money.
    Danny Brown used to transcribe Aesop Rock lyrics to work on his penmanship.
    J Cole was a huge Canibus fan which he conveniently never mentions.
    Kool G Rap has a graphic song about domestic abuse not many people remember. Didn't feel like fiction either.
    Freddie Gibbs' dad was a police officer and he enlisted in the army after college.
    Eric B had tons of ghost producers including Rakim himself.
    Logic grew his fan base by being in Call of Duty Let's Play videos.
    Missy Elliot has Graves' disease which is why she kind of disappeared for a while.
    Kendrick Lamar rap battled Charles Hamilton before he ever had a buzz.
    So did Rone who is prominent on KOTD/URL battle circuits.
    Lupe's career was put in motion with drug money.
    Chilly Chill still manages him from jail.
    Eminem stage dove at Scribble Jam and nobody caught him.
    He broke his arm and rocked a cast during the last round.
    The Beastie Boys' mainstream debut "License to Ill" was originally titled "Don't Be a fa----".
    Nas gave his daughter a producer credit on Stillmatic so she would always receive royalties for it.
     
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  2. spurs19
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    Rhymefest wrote the majority of jesus walks
     
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  3. Disclosure
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    Disclosure R&B Stan

    Apr 3, 2015
    He mentions canibus in loads of songs, but canibus dissed him on a video and ever since then he doesn't acknowledge him
     
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  4. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

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    :westbrook3:
     
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  5. Charlie Work
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    What songs? I can't recall any but I'm not the biggest authority on Cole.
     
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  6. Disclosure
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    Disclosure R&B Stan

    Apr 3, 2015
    Lol I remember hearing about this, I'm pretty sure he cowrote some of it but didn't write the entire/majority of it, also remember consequence cowriting some songs for Kanye aswell but can't remember, I think they fell.out because kanye didn't give consequence enough credit
     
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  7. DKC
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    Apr 3, 2015
    lol, very unsurprising.
     
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  8. Oldboy
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    i remember one day when ghost writing was forbidden
     
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  9. Disclosure
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    Disclosure R&B Stan

    Apr 3, 2015
    "remember back in 9-8 my favourite rap canibus
    Now these b------s want a n----- phone number and a d-ck" - I got it


    " my name aint James but my.word is bond, shout out to canibus, had a similar line 98 or 99"
    Royal flush




    That's just top of the head
     
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  10. spurs19
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    Apr 3, 2015
    Dont know if it counts and most people probably already know

    Rick ross

    Got chased out of detroit by trick trick and his 'boys' before doing a concert there
     
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  11. Loyalty
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    Loyalty we go hard on earth

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    I have loads of these, I read Wikipedia like it's my job. Here are some rap ones from my site:

    Kanye West Fun Fact
    - The song "Gold Digger" by Kanye West, was originally recorded in Ludacris' house, and written from a female perspective for rapper Shawnna to use on her album. She declined and it was later rewritten and used by Kanye himself.

    Kanye West / Eminem Fun Fact
    - Kanye West and Eminem won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album 10 times total in the 16 year span from 2000-2015.

    Shaquille O'Neal Fun Fact
    - Shaquille O'Neal had a moderately successful rap career, releasing 4 albums in the 1990s. He collaborated on songs with rappers Method Man, Redman, RZA, Jay-Z, The Notorious B.I.G., and Mobb Deep.

    Freddie Gibbs Fun Fact
    - Rapper Freddie Gibbs came up with the idea for the name of his album Piñata (originally called Cocaine Piñata) after having a dream that he had a 4 year old kid whose birthday party had kids hitting a piñata filled with cocaine.

    Jay-Z Fun Fact
    - Jay-Z released a solo rap album every year during the first 8 years of his career (1996-2003).

    Katy Perry Fun Fact
    - Katy Perry used Wikipedia to research which rapper to collaborate with for her song "California Girls", browsing other West Coast artists before selecting Snoop Dogg

    Akon Fun Fact
    - In a 2009 interview with Ellen DeGeneres, singer/rapper Akon revealed that his complete name was Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam.
     
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    2 pac: me and my girlfriend is about his gun not his girlfriend
     
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    Proof and eminem

    Proof used to hustle at high school by sneaking eminem into the lunch hall and betting on Em to win a battle against anybody and he always won. Kind of like white men cant jump scenario
     
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    :kanye:
     
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  15. Robot
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    Already known that?, or that not true
     
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    Much more successful career than Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf.
     
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    Tupac and Outkast were supposed to collaborate on a track, but it never came to fruition

    [​IMG]
     
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  18. Meero
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    Meero Ay ay ay

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    Big Sean Fun Fact
    - Big Sean came second in a rap battle that would have won him a spot on Shady Records

    Eminem Fun Fact
    - Eminem has been falsely reported dead by a car crash 4 times and a drug overdose once.

    Kanye West Fun Fact
    - Kanye lived in China for more than a year with his mother when he was in fifth grade.

    Kendrick Lamar Fun Fact
    - Kendrick recorded 'Look Out For Detox' right after meeting Dr. Dre.

    Drake Fun Fact
    - Two men robbed Drake while he was on date in 2009.

    Dr Dre Fun Fact
    - Dr Dre lied to Tupac and told him he produced 'Got My Mind Made Up.'
     
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  19. Lucy
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    Pusha T/Malice/Clipse Fun Fact
    - Their ex-manager is doing 32 years behind bars after being arrested for being a drug kingpin since 2000-ish.
     
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    Radeem I listen to people smarter than me

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    If Drake was browsing this thread he would be like.

    Why did you bring out this fact just when I've forgotten about this. :drake4::drake5:
     
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