Jay Z lines that went over your head

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"i caught smaller cases trying to get capital"

not a overly deep line, but one day i was listening to vol 3 (nymp) on repeat and i kinda went :ohhh: :heh:

listened to that song a thousand times and never caught that line :russ:

-DMP-

:ohhh:

Breh I'm still catching shyt I glossed over from Jay songs I've heard a million times
 

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I don't understand how any of this is complicated, shouldn't have been over the head to begin with. If you want real "over-the head",

Try to decipher this...













good luck.
 

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I don't understand how any of this is complicated, shouldn't have been over the head to begin with. If you want real "over-the head",

Try to decipher this...













good luck.


Because these are subtle bars, shyt that you'll hear while Jay flowing over a beat and you're like "ok he's spitting," then revisit the song days/months/years later and go "oh shyt, that's what he was saying?!" It's not like a song where you're trying your hardest to be intricate and "deep" ala this Budden song you posted.
 

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Knowing I can go just switching a spare, on the highway of life, nikka its sharp in my sight. Oh!
Keen senses, ever since I was a, teen on the benches, every time somebody like Enus was mentioned.
I would turn green, me? Being in the trenches. Him living adventurous, not worrying bout expenditures

nikkas say its the dawn/don, but I'm superstitious. shyt is as dark as its been, nothing is going as you predicted.

:banderas: That dynasty intro >>
 

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Its not really about lyrics going over your head. Its just that sometimes you hear something and then you go "oh sh!t" . Its like you're doing something different than you did years ago and the words are just clearer or since you're done different things in life the meaning is different and just clicks...

Plenty of times now when i'm playing music while at work ... Nas, Jay, Big, Wu, etc...because i'm older, in a different space or just really listening alot of meanings just be like BAM .. especially because alot of Jays line have 2 or 3 meanings
 

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Knowing I can go just switching a spare, on the highway of life, nikka its sharp in my sight. Oh!
Keen senses, ever since I was a, teen on the benches, every time somebody like Enus was mentioned.
I would turn green, me? Being in the trenches. Him living adventurous, not worrying bout expenditures

nikkas say its the dawn/don, but I'm superstitious. shyt is as dark as its been, nothing is going as you predicted.

:banderas: That dynasty intro >>

i loved that part ... just let people know how short and unpredictable life can be

How about in order to be with me (or whatever) you gotta drop AMIL ...
 

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To point out something else about the Hot 97 Grammy Family Freestyle, I think this YouTube comment brought up something interesting



:ohhh:




YOOOOO :lupe:

Shxt like this is why I love rap, you listen to a song for years, fvkk with it in all sorts of situations only to discover years later the true meaning of certain bars or sounds :banderas:
 

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"i caught smaller cases trying to get capital"

not a overly deep line, but one day i was listening to vol 3 (nymp) on repeat and i kinda went :ohhh: :heh:

listened to that song a thousand times and never caught that line :russ:

-DMP-

So simple, but I never peeped it until your post.
 
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