besides Big, has anyone come at the Roots? challenged any of the members about their music/style or wanted to have a lyrical battle(HAHAHA - the match would be over faster than Andre the Giant vs. Mr Bean)
3. "if you even insinuate that "flavor in your ear" line was directed to us" In response to Reply # 0 Fri May-27-05 04:16 AM by 15
i will delete your account!
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8. "RE: if you even insinuate that "flavor in your ear" line was directed to..." In response to Reply # 3
sorry bro, u are correct, just checked on the lyrics. but then tell MTV not to put that story up. Can't remember which episode it was, but some guy said that Big got upset - thought the Roots had mocked one of his vids.
BUT NO ONE HAS TOLD ME AS YET - anyone tried any lyrical battles
31. "RE: if you even insinuate that "flavor in your ear" line was directed to..." In response to Reply # 8
Big was pissed about the "What They Do" video. There was this scene with BT in the bedroom rapping at the edge of the bed and 3 chicks drinking champagne. It was really similar to "One more Chance" video with Faith in the bed nodding. It also harkened to the beginning of the "Warning" video.
Big told the Source that he was really digging the Roots and bumping "Silent Treatment" and then he sees the "What They Do" video. He really didn't see the parody aspect at all. He thought he was being dissed.
The whole "Flavor in Ya Ear" Remix dropped at the same time as "Do You Want More??" He had to be talking about the Gooch. Plus Big was no stranger to Different Strokes references "You played out like that Arnoid and that What you talkin bout Willis?"
Biggie : " ...more Guns than Roses, foes is, shaking in their boots, invisible bullies like The Gooch, Disappear, vamoose, you're wack to me, take them rhymes back to the factory..."
12. "hello yankee lover" In response to Reply # 10
you and i are on the same side o' the fence!
the world seems to have forgotten who the GOOCH is....and seems to think he is talking about the ROOTS
not to mention---we seemed to provoke him on "what they do" in which he was dismayed in the source....(never outright dissed us just questioned "why would niggas disrespect me?")
so when i saw "besides Big" i thought this was another "invisible bully like the roots"
--i was being tongue in cheek with the deletion.
however i would like to analyze that to everyone who thinks its "roots"
why would big ass BIG....call us Bullies? like we stole his milk money lol
check the resume
organix-93 (from the ground up)-94 do you want more?!!???!-95 illadelph halflife-96 things fall apart-99 (the legendary)-99 the roots come alive-99 phrenology-2002 the tipping point-2004 (the roots present...) 2004 homegrown: the beginne
21. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA the cooch." In response to Reply # 19
this is the most abbot and costello inspired who's on first post ever!
this is a bermuda triangle post if there ever was one.
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20. "this means you was born before 1978" In response to Reply # 14
on different storkes in elementery class there was a snuffleluohagus type bully (snuffy meaning everyone on sesame street thought snuff was invisible) named the gooch.
arnold would be afraid to go to school.
and everytime willis would try to avenge him...the gooch would never show.
i think the gooch finally made an appearence like 6 years into it.
but being a mofo born in 72...biggie forgot th---well then again...he set the trends
guess he dropped a reference that only old heads got.
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32. "RE: that would be interesting...but i dont think that mainstream hip hop" In response to Reply # 30
>dont want the possiblity of backpack rap becoming popular so >they wouldnt risk it with a jay z video > >also.. > >too many jay z fans dont know what a backpacker is to begin >with
33. "Didn't NAS get pissed and call ya'll "Sambo"" In response to Reply # 0
Because ya'll backed Jay for MTV unplugged? I remember reading that somewhere. It was during Nas's "I'm calling out everyone in the rap game" movement. I thought it would be interesting to hear Thought take it to NAS.
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