Keep in mind that song is dedicated to him being a lost homeless Louisiana drug addict and coming to Harlem NY and becoming a Five Percent…Before going to Chicago and becoming a FOI.
When confronted about that he had no argument and acknowledged he himself sounds like an East coast artist.
"When New York nikkas were callin' Southern rappers lame but then jackin' our slang" During his first time at Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg's Hot 97 morning show yesterday, Jay Elect explains that the above line ain't a diss, but rooted in personal experience. Hey, if the truth hurts, you'll...
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Not to mention his entire debut album has more Jay Z (Brooklyn New York) lines than his own.
Terrible messenger.
Nah that would be Richard Pryor.
From what we now understand, it might have been more than an idea.