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Artist: Jadakiss
Pick: "My Downfall," verse one
"Uhh, I dreams filthy/ My moms and pops mixed me with Jamaican rum and whiskey/ Huh, what a set-up/ Should've pushed them dead off, wipe the sweat off/ 'Cause in this world I'm dead off, squeeze lead off/ Benz sped off/ Ain't no shook hands in Brook-land/ Army fatigues bring fatigue to enemies, look, man/ You wanna see me locked up, shot up/ Moms crouched up over the casket, screamin' 'Bastard!'/ Cryin', know my friends is lying/ Y'all know who killed him, filled him with the Lugers, from they Rugers/ Or they desert/ Dying ain't the sh--, but it's pleasant/ Kinda quiet, watch my n---as bring the riot/ Giving cats the opposite of diets/ You gain 30 pounds when you die, no lie/ Lazy eye, I was high when they hit me/ Took a few cats with me/ Sh--, I need the company/ Apologies in order, to T'Yonna my daughter/ If it was up to me, you would be with me ..."
Where to find it: Life After Death (1997)
Why: "That was crazy, the pain, the origin, the thunder, just everything," Jada said. "I heard that song before it had a full production, then I heard the mastered version, which is even more crazy. Big, he used to say to me, 'Yo man, I'm glad you're on my team.' He used to invite us to hear his songs at his sessions. We sat down and said, 'You know what? We on the same label, we ain't even gonna say how nice we are. We just gonna get out there and show them.' I definitely miss B.I."
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