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Sup y'all,

On the song "My Melody" from Rakim he says this:

I take 7 MC's put em in a line

And add 7 more brothas who think they can rhyme

Well, it'll take 7 more before I go for mine

And that's 21 MC's ate up at the same time

And on "Uuhhh" Will raps this:

I could take 12 rappers and put em' in line

Then 12 emcees that think they can rhyme

Then 12 more brothers that still ain't signed

Then don't do nothing just watch 'em decline

What are your thoughts about this?

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:ditto: Yeah I don't think Will is biting Rakim. Will is a ol' skool hiphop head, he wouldn't do that to sum1 that is from the ol' skool. I mean when think about rappers that have quoted from songs or sounds for that matter. I can name one Em -Hail Mary 03' and then there's Tupac's Hail Mary listen to the first couple of lines Em uses some of Pac's. Of course I love the original more. :angel: Will has came across a law suit about biting sumbody else's song. I believe they sued him for using the music from Grand Master Flash's-Super Rappin' in his song Will2K. I think the case was dismissed. But still Will has never bit anybody else's style or lyrics.

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Probably not biting, just paying homage! Can you honestly see will stealing lyrics! He doesn't need to!

1. Will would obviously be a fan of Rakim's talent

2. Will isn't dumb enough to steal from a respected artist and expect to get away with it

3. Its all about paying respects to the old skool

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So what's the big deal about doing that, most of Jay-Z' punchlines come from Biggie and Big Daddy Kane songs, while Will makes up most of his punchlines, that was just paying homage to Rakim right there. U just noticed that now? Damn you gotta listen to more Rakim, he's a legend.

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Hey I found this list that mimi posted a couple months ago about Jay-Z' biting lyrics, look at how much he bites, how can y'all like him so much? They forgot to list the one he took from Big Daddy Kane on "La La La" from "Ain't No Half Steppin":

Jay Z Biter or Writer Lyrics

Biggie - "Hypnotize"

"That's why I, squeeze first ask quesions last. That's how most of these so called gangstas pass"

Jigga - "Squeeze 1st"

"That's why I, squeeze first ask quesions last. That's how most of these so called gangstas pass"

Biggie - "The World Is Filled"

"When the Remi's in the system, ain't no tellin will I f*&$ em will I diss em, that's what these h*& yellin I'm a pimp by blood, not relation

Y'all still chase on, I'll replace on, punks Drunk of Dom"

Jay-Z - "Give It 2 Me"

"When the Remi's in the system, ain't no tellin Will I f^%$# 'em will I diss 'em, that's what they be yellin

I'm a pimp by blood, not relation

Y'all be chasin, I replace them, huh?

Drunk off Crist"

Biggie - "Who Shot Ya"

Thou shalt not f%$# with or see Poppa feel a thosand deaths...

Jay-Z - "Squeeze 1st"

Thou shalt not f%$# with raw me, or he face a thousand deaths...

Biggie-"Unbelievable"

"Get ready to die, tell God I said hi

And throw down some ice, for the nicest MC"

Jay-Z - "Friend or Foe 98"

"Do me a favor dude, get 2 ice cubes I pass them take that ice up, for the nicest MC"

Biggie - "Kick in The Door"

"Your reign on top was short than leprechauns"

Jay-Z - "The Ruler's Back"

"Your reign on the top was shorter than leprechauns"

Biggie - "One More Chance"

"isn't this great, my flight leaves at eight her flight lands at nine, my game just rewinds"

Jay-Z - "Girls...Remix"

"isn't this great, my flight leaves at eight her flight lands at nine, my game just rewinds"

Biggie - "Real N&^%s Do Real Things"

"On the road to riches and diamond rings real n&^%s do real things"

Jay-Z - "Real N&^%s"

"On the road to riches and diamond rings real n^%$ do real things"

Biggie - "Who Shot Ya"

"Old school new school need to learn though I burn baby burn like Disco Inferno"

Jay-Z - "Frestyle"

"Old school, new school need to know this I burn like Left Eye Lisa Lopez"

Biggie - "One More Chance"

"I don't chase em I replace em"

Jay - "Is That Yo B!tch"

"I don't chase em I duck em I replace em"

Big L - (on the 7 minute 95' freestyle with Jigga)

"All I got for chicks is hard d%$# and bubble gum"

Jay-z - "A Million and One Questions"

"All I got for chicks is hard d%$# and bubble gum"

Snoop Dogg - "What's My Name?"

"From the depths of the sea, back to the block Snoop Doggy Dogg, funky as the, the, The D.O.C went solo on that azz, but it´s still the same Long Beach is the spot where I served my cane ....What's my f%$# name"

"He is I, and I am him, slim with the tilted brim"

Jigga - "Jigga my n!gga"

"From the crap tables down in A.C.

back on the block Jay-Z motherf%$# from the, the, the Roc went solo on that azz but it´s still the same

Brooklyn be the place where I serve them thangs ....You heard the name"

"He is I, and I am him Slim with the tilted brim on twenty inch rims"

Nas - "Verbal Intercourse"

"From the womb to the tomb, presume the unpredictable

Guns salute life, rapidly, that's the ritual"

Jay - "Never change"

"From the womb to the tomb, from now until my doom drink army from one cup pass it around the room,

That's the ritual"

2pac - "My Ambitionz Az a Rydah"

"My attitude is f%$ it, and mothafukkas love it"

Jay-z "Blueprint 2"

"My attitude is ff%$ it, and mothaff%$ love it"

2pac - "Against All Odds"

"This is payback, i knew you bf%$ nf%$ from way back"

Jay-z - "Blueprint 2"

"This is payback, i knew you bf%$ nf%$ from way back"

Mase - "Lookin' at me"

"Why you over here looking at me, while my girl standing here"

Jay-z - ???

Yall Look it Up"

"Why you over here lookin at me, while all these girls up in here"

Biggie - "Big Poppa"

"I see some ladies tonight that should be having my baby.. baby."

Jay-Z - ???

"I see some ladies tonight that should be rollin wit Jay-Z, Jay-Z"

Biggie - "Be Happy" (R.Kelly ft. Biggie)

"Think About It While The Streets You Roam It's Don P And Cristie In The Fridge When You Get Home"

Jay-Z - "Best Of Both Worlds" (Jay-Z & R.Kelly)

"Think About It While The Streets You Roam It's Don P And Army In The Fridge When You Get Home"

Snoop Dogg - "Aint no Fun"

"Guess who's back in the mothaf%$# house with a fat d%$# for ya mothaff%$# mouth"

Jigga - "Ff%$# All Nite"

"Guess who's back in my motherf%$# house half black, half white chick, I call her Minnie Mouse"

Slick Rick - ???

"In these times, at least to me, there's alot of rappers out there tryin to sound like Ricky D"

Jay-Z - ???

"In these times, at least to me, there's a lot of rappers out there tryin to sound like Jay -Z"

Rakim - "No Competition"

"Competition is none, I remain at the top like the sun"

Jay-Z - "S. Carter"

"Competition is none, I remain at the op like the sun"

Cappadona - "Slang Editorial"

"I came to the fork in the road and went straight"

Jay-Z - "Renegades"

"I drove by the fork in the road and went straight"

Nas -

"Suede timbs on my feet makes my cypher complete"

Jay-Z -

"S.dots on my feet makes my cypher complete"

Lil Wayne -

"Number one rapper, sipping mo mo's, dont make me come press ya with this fo fo"

Jay-Z -

"Number one rapper, sipping mo mo's, dont make me come press ya with this fo fo"

2pac - "Against All Oddz"

Payback, I knew U b%$# n%$# from way back. witnessed me strapped with Macs, knew i wouldn't play that,"

Jigga - "Some People Hate"

N %$# This the Payback, I know U b%$# n%$# from way back. n%$# wanna clown but the pound it don't play that,"

Dr. Dre - "On the Chronic 2001 LP"

"You get zipped up in plastic when it happens that's it"

Jay-Z - "Takeover"

"Get zipped up in plastic when it happens that's it

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So what's the big deal about doing that, most of Jay-Z' punchlines come from Biggie and Big Daddy Kane songs, while Will makes up most of his punchlines, that was just paying homage to Rakim right there. U just noticed that now? Damn you gotta listen to more Rakim, he's a legend.

Yeah I need to listen more to Rakim! I'm starting to buy some old skool albums! I bought "The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick" this week and I love it! I need to get me some Rakim albums!

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"My Melody" is probably my favorite Eric B. + Rakim song, but i never really thought of it that way. FP has said a few times Rakim is the best emcee of all time (as many people would agree) and that he'd never wanna battle him. I agree that if the line waz influenced by that song, it waz done to pay homage 2 him. However, that line strikes me as one that Kel Spencer came up with. It just sounds like his lyrics.

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Yeah I need to listen more to Rakim! I'm starting to buy some old skool albums! I bought "The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick" this week and I love it! I need to get me some Rakim albums!

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Yeah, I've read the "Jay biting" list on the IC. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt even though Nas did call him out on it. :poke:

Nas (Ether)

How many of Biggie's rhymes gonna come out your fat lip?

Jay (What More Can I Say)

I Say a Big verse, I'm only bigging up my brother...

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Probably not biting, just paying homage!  Can you honestly see will stealing lyrics!  He doesn't need to!

Well biting is big word...but he's using some lyrics and the same idea!

He's not biting, he's paying respects to the line - it's done all the time, and normally it's with well known lines by other artists, because they know that fans are goin to point it out.

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