"Hip Hop is prosecution evidence/ The out of court settlement/ Ad space for liquor"

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“Universal ghetto life, holla black you know it well”

“Flow greatest like the greatest lakes / Capes on great estates, quiet water major waves”

“Steer the course, make a way / And come ashore on a greater day”

“Hip-Hop went from selling crack to smoking it”

“Young bloods can't spell but they can rock you in Playstation”

“Reservations, exclusive arrangements / Dinner with the patrons, the scenery is amazing / It's so outrageous, they whisper when they say it / When it's really real it's even realer than "The Matrix”

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